ACCA F4 - Corp and Business Law (ENG)

Contents iii

Contents

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Introduction
Helping you to pass v
Studying F4 vii
The exam paper ix
Syllabus and Study Guide x

Part A Essential elements of the legal system
1 Law and the legal system 3
2 Sources of law 17

Part B The law of obligations
3 Formation of contract I 37
4 Formation of contract II 55
5 Content of contracts 73
6 Breach of contract and remedies 89
7 The law of torts and professional negligence 105

Part C Employment law
8 Contract of employment 123
9 Dismissal and redundancy 139

Part D The formation and constitution of business organisations
10 Agency law 157
11 Partnerships 167
12 Corporations and legal personality 177
13 Company formation 195
14 Constitution of a company 209

Part E Capital and the financing of companies
15 Share capital 227
16 Loan capital 243
17 Capital maintenance and dividend law 257

Part F Management, administration and regulation of companies
18 Company directors 269
19 Other company officers 293
20 Company meetings and resolutions 303

Part G Legal implications of companies in difficulty or in crisis
21 Insolvency and administration 321

Part H Governance and ethical issues relating to business
22 Fraudulent and criminal behaviour 341

Practice question bank 359

Practice answer bank 369

List of cases and index 379

Review form