Keenan and Riches’BUSINESS LAW

Guided tour xii

Preface xvii

Legal study skills xviii

Case names, citations and law report abbreviations xxi

Acknowledgements xxiv

Table of cases xxv

Table of statutes xxxviii

Table of statutory instruments xli

Table of European and other legislation xliv

Part 1 INTRODUCTION TO LAW 1

1 The nature of law 3

2 Law making 12

3 Resolving disputes 45

Part 2 BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS 71

4 Classification and survey of types of business organisation 73

5 Non-corporate organisations – sole traders and partnerships 97

6 Companies 147

Part 3 BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS 201

7 Introduction to the law of contract 203

8 Types of business contract 266

9 The terms of business contracts 279

10 Contracts for the supply of goods and services 302

11 Business and the law of tort 330

12 Criminal liability in business 358

13 Credit 380

14 Consumer protection 401

Part 4 BUSINESS RESOURCES 419

15 Business property 421

16 Employing labour 452

Index 567

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