Business Law / Edition 4

by Stephen Judge

Overview

With its real-world business-orientated approach, Business Law has been fully updated in line with the Companies Act 2006, and also streamlined to address the needs of today's student of this fascinating and fast-moving subject. Providing a salient introduction to law in a business context, this is a valuable learning companion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230575721
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/24/2009
Series:	Hart Law Masters , #2
Edition description:	4th ed. 2009
Pages:	624
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

STEPHEN JUDGE taught Business Law for over thirty years at the University of Surrey, UK, as well as spending time as Professeur Invite, Faculty of Law, Universite Rene Descartes, Paris. He is the author of a number of papers and the successful Business Law in the Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters series, as well as Q&A Company Law for Oxford University Press.
STEPHEN JUDGE taught Business Law for over thirty years at the University of Surrey, UK, as well as spending time as Professeur Invite, Faculty of Law, Universite Rene Descartes, Paris. He is the author of a number of papers and the successful Business Law in the Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters series, as well as Q&A Company Law for Oxford University Press.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM
Introduction to the English Legal System
Resolving Disputes
PART II: INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW OF OBLIGATIONS
Contract Law
Tort law
Remedies for Contract and Tort
PART III: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
The Business Forms Available Under UK Law
Partnerships
Registered Companies: Constitution and Contracts
Registered Companies: Share Capital
Registered companies: Shares and Shareholders and Minority Protection
Registered Companies: Directors, Directors' Duties
Registered companies: Loan Capital
Registered companies: Corporate Insolvency
PART IV: BUSINESS ASSETS AND SECURING LOANS
Business Property
Securing Loans
PART V: BUSINESS CONTRACTS
Agency
Employment Contracts
Sale and Supply of Goods
Insurance
PART VI: CONSUMER PROTECTION
Consumer Credit
Consumer Protection
PART VII: E-COMMERCE
E-commerce.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

..a detailed survey of the main principles and rules of English commercial law that apply to management and business practices. The book will be especially useful for non-law students in UK business studies programmes and can also serve as an informative guide for company managers and small businesses' -Dr Kern Alexander, The Judge Institute of Management, University of Cambridge, UK

'This book covers a wide rage of topics and should cover all topics offered on most business law courses. It is well organized and the topics are covered in sufficient breadth. The writing style is good, concise and clear' -Michael Connelly, Senior Lecturer in Law, Westminster Business School, the University of Westminster, UK