Law for Business Students 12th Edition by Alix Adams, Stephanie Caplan, Graeme Lockwood 1292440449 9781292440446

Part 1: Introduction: Getting Started

1. Study Skills
   Introduction
   Starting to Study
   Good Study Habits
   Writing Law Assignments
   Revision and Examination Technique
   Conclusion

2. The Nature of Law
   Introduction
   What is Law?
   The Characteristics of English Law
   Why Do We Need Law?
   The Differences Between Criminal and Civil Law
   Changing the Law
   Essential Legal Terms
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 1
   Advanced Questions 1
   Further Reading
   Web Activity

3. How the Law is Made
   Introduction
   European Law
   Parliament
   The Courts
   The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998)
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 2
   Advanced Questions 2
   Take a Closer Look
   Web Activity
   Assignment 1

4. Resolving Legal Disputes
   Introduction
   The Court System
   Bringing a Case in the Civil Courts
   The Woolf Reforms 1999
   Settlement Out of Court
   Payment into Court and Offers to Settle
   Civil Litigation Procedures
   The Trial of the Case
   Executing the Judgment
   Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
   The Tribunal System
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 3
   Advanced Questions 3
   Web Activity
   Assignment 2

Part 2: Law of Contract, Agency, and Sale of Goods
5. The Law of Contract: Offer and Acceptance
Introduction
The Essentials of a Binding Contract
The Offer
The Acceptance
Chapter Summary
Review Questions 4
Advanced Questions 4
Take a Closer Look
Web Activity
Assignment 3

6. The Law of Contract: Consideration, Intention, and Privity
   Introduction
   Consideration
   Intention to Create Legal Relations
   Privity of Contract
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 5
   Advanced Questions 5
   Take a Closer Look
   Web Activity
   Assignment 4

7. The Terms of the Contract at Common Law
   Introduction
   Express and Implied Terms
   The Relative Importance of Contractual Terms
   Exemption Clauses: Limitation and Exclusion of Liability
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 6
   Advanced Questions 6
   Take a Closer Look
   Further Reading
   Assignment 5

8. Statutory Terms in Contracts for Sale of Goods and Services
   Introduction
   Part 1: Commercial Sales Contracts
   The Terms Implied by the Sale of Goods Act 1979
   Other Key Statutes Which Regulate Contracts Involving Goods
   Part 2: Consumer Sales
   An Overview of Consumer Sales Protection Before the CRA 2015
   The Consumer Rights Act 2015
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 7
   Advanced Questions 7
   Take a Closer Look
   Further Reading
   Assignment 6

9. Defects in the Contract: Misrepresentation, Mistake, Duress, and Undue Influence
   Introduction
   Misrepresentation
   Mistake
   Duress and Undue Influence
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 8
   Advanced Questions 8
   Take a Closer Look
   Web Activity
   Assignment 7

10. The Consequences of Illegality and Incapacity: Illegality and Incapacity
    Introduction
    Illegality
    Contractual Incapacity
    Chapter Summary
    Review Questions 9
    Advanced Questions 9
    Take a Closer Look
    Web Activity
    Assignment 8

11. Discharge of the Contract and Remedies for Breach
    Introduction
    Discharge of Contracts
    Remedies for Breach of Contract
    Chapter Summary
    Review Questions 10
    Advanced Questions 10
    Take a Closer Look
    Web Activity
    Assignment 9

12. The Law of Agency
    Introduction
    The Creation of Agency
    The Rights and Duties of the Agent
    The Rights and Duties of the Principal
    Termination of Agency
    Some Common Types of Specialist Agents
    Chapter Summary
    Review Questions 11
    Advanced Questions 11
    Take a Closer Look
    Web Activity
    Assignment 10

Part 3: The Law of Tort
13. The Tort of Negligence
Introduction
Negligence Liability

1. The Duty of Care

2. Breach of Duty

3. Proving Consequential Loss or Damage
   Defences in Tort
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 12
   Advanced Questions 12
   Take a Closer Look
   Web Activity
   Assignment 11

4. Negligence and Special Duty Situations
   Introduction
   Special Duty Situations
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 13
   Advanced Questions 13
   Take a Closer Look
   Web Activity
   Assignment 12

5. Product Liability
   Introduction
   Liability for Defective Products
   The Consumer Protection Act 1987 (Part I)
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 14
   Advanced Questions 14
   Take a Closer Look
   Web Activity
   Assignment 13

6. Occupiers’ Liability, Nuisance, and Vicarious Liability
   Introduction
   The Occupier’s Liability to People on the Premises
   Duties of an Occupier to People Outside the Premises
   Vicarious Liability
   Chapter Summary
   Review Questions 15
   Advanced Questions 15
   Take a Closer Look
   Web Activity
   Assignment 14

Part 4: Elements of Employment Law
17. Rights at Work: The Contract of Employment and Health and Safety at Work
Introduction
The Employment Contract: A Contract of Service
The Law of Tort: Employers’ Civil Liability for Industrial Injuries
Criminal Law Regulation of Safety in the Workplace
Chapter Summary
Review Questions 16
Advanced Questions 16
Take a Closer Look
Further Reading
Web Activity
Assignment 15

18. Rights at Work: Protection Against Discrimination in Employment
    Introduction
    The Equality Act 2010: The Core Provisions
    The Operation of the Equality Act 2010
    Age
    Disability
    Gender Re-assignment
    Marriage and Civil Partnership
    Pregnancy and Maternity
    Race
    Religion or Belief
    Sex
    Sexual Orientation
    Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Legislation
    The Promotion of Equality
    The Equality and Human Rights Commission
    Chapter Summary
    Review Questions 17
    Advanced Questions 17
    Take a Closer Look
    Further Reading
    Web Activity
    Assignment 16

19. Rights at Work: Protection Against Termination of Employment by Wrongful and Unfair Dismissal
    Introduction
    Wrongful Dismissal
    Unfair Dismissal
    Redundancy
    Transfer of Undertakings
    Claiming at the Employment Tribunal
    Chapter Summary
    Review Questions 18
    Advanced Questions 18
    Take a Closer Look
    Web Activity
    Assignment 17

Part 5: Introduction to Company Law
20. Business Organisations
Introduction
Legal Personality, Incorporation, and Limited Liability
The Sole Trader
The Partnership
The Registered Company
The Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) on Business Organisations
Conclusion
Chapter Summary
Review Questions 19
Advanced Questions 19
Take a Closer Look
Web Activity
Assignment 18

21. Forming a Registered Company
    Introduction
    Promoting the Company
    Forming the Company
    Buying a Company ‘Off the Shelf’
    Dissolution of the Company
    Chapter Summary
    Review Questions 20
    Advanced Questions 20
    Take a Closer Look
    Web Activity
    Assignment 19

22. Running the Company: Raising and Maintaining Capital
    Introduction
    Share Capital
    Loan Capital
    Chapter Summary
    Review Questions 21
    Advanced Questions 21
    Web Activity
    Assignment 20

23. The Management and Governance of Companies: Functions of Directors, Secretary, and Auditors
    Introduction
    The Directors
    The Company Secretary
    The Auditors of the Company
    Insider Dealing
    Chapter Summary
    Review Questions 22
    Advanced Questions 22
    Take a Closer Look
    Web Activity
    Assignment 21

24. Company Meetings, Shareholder Participation, and Minority Protection
    Introduction
    General Meetings
    Protecting the Rights of Minority Shareholders
    Chapter Summary
    Review Questions 23
    Advanced Questions 23
    Web Activity
    Assignment 22

Part 6: General Principles of Intellectual Property Law
25. Statutory Intellectual Property Protection: Copyright, Designs, Patents, and Trade Marks
Introduction
Statutory Regulation of Intellectual Property
The Impact of EU Law and International Treaties on Intellectual Property Rights
Chapter Summary
Review Questions 24