Full Description
This book features new updated material, including extensive changes on Courts and Court Proceedings, particularly the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 and the Access to Justice Act 1999 and covers the changes in Business Associations, including the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000. It contains a new unit on EU Law and revised examination questions at the end of each unit, which provide an ideal basis for modular study. It covers the English Legal system, important developments in Contract and Tort, including recent negligence cases and legislation such as the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 and the Competition Act 1998, sale of goods and new cases and materials on Employment law. Including tables, charts and case studies to aid learning and revision, it is suitable for AS/A Level and undergraduate HND/C Business and BA Business Studies students.
Contents
Unit 1. The nature and development of English Law; Unit 2. Sources of Law; Unit 3. The English court system; Unit 4. Other courts and tribunals; Unit 5.Court proceedings; Unit 6. Law of the European Union; Unit 7. Legal personality, capacity and agency; Unit 8. Liability for wrongful acts; Unit 9. Negligence; Unit 10. Further principles of liability in tort; Unit 11. The nature of a contract in English law; Unit 12. Agreement; Unit 13. Matters that affect the validity of contracts; Unit 14. The terms of the bargain; Unit 15. Performance, breach and remedies;Unit 16. Discharge,limitation and privity; Unit 17. Contracts and public policy; Unit 18. Sales and supply of goods: obligations of parties; Unit 19. Sale of goods: ownership and risk; Unit 20. Product liability; Unit 21. Credit and security; Unit 22. Business associations; Unit 23. Companies: formation and public controls; Unit 24. Financial structure of Companies; Unit 25. Companies: membership and management;Unit 26. The employment relationship; Unit 27. Terms of employment; Unit 28. Notice and dismissal; Unit 29. Redundancy payments and other rights.
