Business Law 2011-2012

by Slorach, J. Scott; Ellis, Jason G.

• ISBN13: 9780199609406
• ISBN10: 0199609403
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Business Law provides practical, up-to-date coverage of company, partnership, taxation and insolvency law, plus all relevant aspects of EU law. The manual is ideal for students on the Legal Practice Course and provides all of the relevant material students need to understand the latest legal developments affecting business law transactions. Coverage of the Companies Act 2006 is fully integrated and given prominence, mirroring the emphasis that business law courses place on this central piece of legislation. Additional emphasis has been placed on taxation and business accounts. Examples are used throughout the manual enabling students to contextualise their learning effectively. Extensive and updated statutory references allow students both to cross-reference to appropriate primary sources and use the guide to interpret such sources.

Online Resources
A free Online Resource Centre provides a range of student learning activities which guide students through scenarios based on topics in the book

Author Biography

J. Scott Slorach, Board Member for Programme Design, College of Law; and Visiting Professor at Strathclyde University, and Jason G. Ellis, Practice Head: Business Law, College of Law

Table of Contents

1: Partnerships
1. Characteristics of partnerships
2. Partnership management and finance
3. Liability of partners to outsiders
4. Partnership disputes
5. Termination of and retirement from a partnership
6. The partnership agreement
2: Companies
7. Limited companies
8. Formation of a limited company
9. Directors and Secretary
10. Shareholders
11. Company finance
12. Disposal of shares
13. Company meetings and resolutions
14. The articles of a private company
15. Disclosure obligations of companies and company accounts
16. Public companies
3: Taxation
17. Income tax: sole traders and partnerships
18. Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax on business assets
19. The corporation tax system
20. Taxation of directors' fees and employees' salaries
21. Taxation of distributions and debenture interest
22. Capital allowances
23. Tax consequences of leaving and joining a partnership
24. Value Added tax
4: Insolvency
25. Bankruptcy
26. Company insolvency proceedings
27. Liabilities arising from insolvency
5: Additional topics
28. A debenture document
29. Shareholders' agreements
30. Sale of a business to a company
31. Limited liability partnerships
32. Choice of business medium
33. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Articles 101 and 102
34. The right of establishment, the right to provide services, and the free movement of goods
35. Business contracts - agency or distribution agreements