Business Law

by Marson, James; Ferris, Katy

• ISBN13: 9780198727347
• ISBN10: 0198727348
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-06-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Marson and Ferris' Business Law demonstrates the real applicability of the law to the business world, packed full of up-to-date and relevant examples and case law.

Designed for non-lawyers, Business Law is written in a clear and easy-to-follow style which avoids excessive legal terminology and presents the need-to-know facts and cases. Would-be entrepreneurs and those looking to a career in management will find that this book provides the solid base needed to make confident business decisions in the future.

Fully referenced throughout and with an accompanying Online Resource Centre, Business Law combines accurate legal detail with strong learning tools such as self-test questions, chapter summaries and key definitions, helping students successfully navigate their way through this often complex subject.

Online Resources
The book is accompanied by a comprehensive Online Resource Centre offering resources tailored to support students and lecturers.

Student Resources:
DT Multiple choice questions
DT Indicative answers to the end of chapter questions
DT Additional material on the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, business and ethics, corporate manslaughter, and the Legal Services Act 2007
DT Flashcard cases
DT Flashcard glossaries
DT Legal updates

Lecturer Resources:
DT Customizable PowerPoint slides for use in your teaching
DT Test bank of multiple choice questions

Author Biography

James Marson, Senior Lecturer in Law, Sheffield Hallam University,Katy Ferris, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Huddersfield

Table of Contents

1. Studying law
Part I The English Legal System
2. The law, the constitution and human rights in the UK
3. Sources of law, statutory interpretation, and the legislative process
4. The court structure and alternative forms of dispute resolution
Part II Law of the European Union
5. History, institutions, sources of law and the impact on the UK, and the international dimension
Part III Contractual Obligations
6. Essential features of a valid contract 1: offer and acceptance
7. Essential features of a valid contract 2: consideration, intention to create legal relations and certainty of terms
8. Contracts, contractual capacity, mistake, misrepresentation, and duress
9. Contractual terms
10. Statutory regulation of contracts
11. Discharge of contract and remedies for breach
Part IV Tortious Liability
12. Negligence and nuisance
13. Economic loss, the liability of professional advisors, and psychiatric injury
14. Vicarious liability and statutory duties
Part V Company Law
15. Type of organization and forming the business enterprise
16. Corporate administration
17. Maintenance of finance and capital
18. Corporate management
Part VI Agency Law
19. Agency
Part VII Employment
20. Employment status and the terms forming the contract
21. Dismissal at common law, redundancy and the transfer of undertakings
22. Unfair dismissal and constructive dismissal
23. Discrimination in the workplace and parental rights
24. Regulation of the conditions of employment
Part VIII Intellectual Property
25. Intellectual property