Indexaccidents, reporting 513
accounts 88 –90, 135, 171
disclosure of loans to and material interests of directors
182 –3
accountants 48, 91, 344 – 6, 355, 376
Act of Parliament, making of 19 –20
administration 192– 8, 558 –9
administrator, appointment of 194 –5, 558 –9
administrative law 4
advertising 282, 326, 392, 406, 407, 415
comparative advertising 440 –1
discriminatory advertising 525, 527, 532
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) 66,
477, 539, 541, 549, 555, 556
code of practice for sexual orientation regulations
compliance 532–3
age discrimination 520 –1, 524, 525 –7, 531
specific exceptions 526
agency 138, 222, 268, 271–2, 312 –3
duties 272
factors 313
termination 272
allowable deductions from pay 467, 479 – 80
alternative dispute resolution (ADR) 57, 64 – 6
animals 75
annual general meetings (AGMs) 90, 172, 174
annual percentage rate (APR) 388 –9
annual returns 175 – 6, 188
antenatal care 471–2, 478
appeals 54 – 6, 58, 61, 62, 63 – 4
planning permission 94
arbitration 65, 280, 409, 415, 417
arson 377
articles of association 151, 158 – 61
assets
distribution of 191–2
ring-fencing 196
Attorney General, references by the 55 – 6
auction sales 321
auditors 88, 89, 136, 165, 171, 174 –5, 344 – 6, 376
Auld, Sir Robin 50, 53bad debts, provision for 345
bailment 268
balance sheet 88 –9
bank holidays 516bank loans 384
bankruptcies 58, 61, 87, 88, 101–11, 311, 560
bankruptcy restriction orders (BRO) 109 –10
bankruptcy restriction undertakings (BRU) 110Committee of creditors
discharge 109 –11
family home 105 – 6, 107
fast-track voluntary arrangements (IVAs) 103
income payments 104
membership of company 171Types of partners
pensions 105
petition, the 101–2
preferential payments 108, 109
protection of employees 108 –9
scheme of arrangement 102, 103 – 4
set-off 106
barristers 46 –7, 117
bills 19 –20, 38
bills of exchange 228
bills of sale legislation 80
blackmail 449
breach of condition 282, 303, 304, 317, 318, 319 –20, 324
breach of contract 63, 121, 126, 157, 160 –1, 209, 221, 222,
224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 233, 253 –9, 293, 545, 560
actors 484
confidentiality 490 –1, 564
consumers 407
credit agreements 394, 397– 8
constructive dismissal 488
dismissal for disclosure of fraud 492
employment contracts 461, 490, 564
in delivery by instalments 316 –17
inducement of breach of contract 351
long notice periods 484
non-acceptance 319
in respect of repairs 318
salesmen 484
breach of duty 335–8, 396, 442, 484, 487, 505 – 6
breach of statutory duty 342, 355, 503, 508
breach of promise 222, 326
breach of term 282–3
breach of warranty 283, 320, 324, 414
breach of warranty of authority 272
British Standards Institute (BSI) 407
bullying at work 508, 511, 532, 534, 551567Index
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