Smith and Keenans Law for Business is an established and respected textbook. It is suitable for undergraduate non-law students who have a business law component in their degree. It also satisfies the business law requirements for a number of professional bodies such as the Association of Charted Certified Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
The book has been updated to include new statutory and case law developments, in particular the impact of new laws in the sphere of employment law, discrimination, and company law.
Features + Benefits
Strong reputation for reliability and accuracy
Comprehensive coverage of all areas of law required for Business Law courses, and their application to the business environment
Contains a wealth of questions and answers in multiple choice and essay form, encouraging student self-assessment and legal skills development.
Companion website compliments the book, including:
An instructors manual containing advice on using the book during teaching, overhead masters of diagrams and forms in the book, and suggested question solutions suitable for tutorial exercises.
Regular updates of the major developments in business law
Backcover
Smith and Keenans Law for Business is an established and respected textbook. It is especially suitable for undergraduate non-law students who have a business law component in their degree. It also satisfies the business law requirements for a number of professional bodies including the Association of Charted Certified Accountants, Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chartered Insurance Institute, and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
The book has been updated to include new statutory and case law developments, in particular the impact of new laws in the sphere of employment law, discrimination, and company law.
Key features of this edition:
* In the Legal System there is information on the new office of Community Judge and recent caselaw on alternative dispute resolution and the new Her Majesty's Court Service together with recent case law on the application of the Convention on Human Rights. Recent case law on professional negligence is included in particular that relating to the value of exclusion clauses in auditors' liability together with the form of disclaimer recommended by the relevant professional body
* Analysis of the Companies (Audit, Investigators and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 which strengthens the powers of auditors post-Enron, gives new duties to directors, and creates a new form of company (i.e. the Community Interest Company).
* Discussion of the Consumer Credit Act 2006
*Consideration of the Company Law Reform Bill.
* Examination of the Employment Relations Act 2004 and many new regulations on discrimination.
* A wealth of questions and answers, in both multiple-choice and essay form
* A Companion Website, containing an essential online update service, regularly providing information on the major developments in business law, ensuring that students always remain up to date with the latest developments in this area. It also contains a free Lecturers Guide, providing essential support for teaching, including advice on teaching with the book, overhead masters of the diagrams in the book, and suggested solutions to questions.
Denis Keenan is a Barrister, an experienced teacher and former Head of Department of Business Studies and Law. In addition to being author of a range of market-leading textbooks, he is also legal correspondent for Accountancy magazine and Editor of Accountants' Legal Service by Tottel Publishing.
Preface
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Law Report Abbreviations
PART 1 THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM
1 The meaning of law and its origins
2 Dispute resolution and legal services in England and Wales
3 European courts and human rights
4 The law making process I: UK legislation and its interpretation
5 The law making process II: Case law and the legislative organs of the European Union
PART 2 - THE LAW OF CONTRACT
6 Law of contract: making the contract I
7 Law of contract: making the contract II
8 Law of contract: making the contract III
9 Law of contract: reality of consent I
10 Law of contract: reality of consent II
11 Law of contract: contractual terms
12 Law of contract: contracts in restraint of trade and restrictive practices
13 Law of contract: discharge of contract
14 Law of contract: remedies and limitation of actions
PART 3 THE SALE OF GOODS
15 The sale of goods I: making the contract
16 The sale of goods II: product liability and transfer of title
17 The sale of goods III: performance of the contract and remedies
18 Contracts for the supply of goods and services
19 Supply of goods on credit
PART 4 EMPLOYMENT LAW
20 Employment I: the contract of employment
21 Employment II: discrimination
22 Employment III: termination of the contract
PART 5 COMPANY LAW IN THE STUDY OF BUSINESS
23 Company law I: setting up the company
24 Company law II: share capital, dividends and transfer
25 Company law III: loan capital, directors and insolvency; the partnership comparison
PART 6 AGENCY AND NEGLIGENCE
26 Agency in companies and partnerships - the common law
27 Negligence - generally and the business application Appendices:
Appendix I Company law reform: the Government White Paper Modernising Company Law
Appendix II - Answers to questions set in objective mode
Index
Smith and Keenan's Law for Business is an established and respected textbook. It is suitable for undergraduate non-law students who have a business law component in their degree. It also satisfies the business law requirements for a number of professional bodies such as the Association of Charted Certified Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. The book has been updated to include new statutory and case law developments, in particular the impact of new laws in the sphere of employment law, discrimination, and company law.
The book has been updated to include new statutory and case law developments, in particular the impact of new laws in the sphere of employment law, discrimination, and company law.
Features + Benefits
Strong reputation for reliability and accuracy
Comprehensive coverage of all areas of law required for Business Law courses, and their application to the business environment
Contains a wealth of questions and answers in multiple choice and essay form, encouraging student self-assessment and legal skills development.
Companion website compliments the book, including:
An instructors manual containing advice on using the book during teaching, overhead masters of diagrams and forms in the book, and suggested question solutions suitable for tutorial exercises.
Regular updates of the major developments in business law
Backcover
Smith and Keenans Law for Business is an established and respected textbook. It is especially suitable for undergraduate non-law students who have a business law component in their degree. It also satisfies the business law requirements for a number of professional bodies including the Association of Charted Certified Accountants, Chartered Institute of Marketing, Chartered Insurance Institute, and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
The book has been updated to include new statutory and case law developments, in particular the impact of new laws in the sphere of employment law, discrimination, and company law.
Key features of this edition:
* In the Legal System there is information on the new office of Community Judge and recent caselaw on alternative dispute resolution and the new Her Majesty's Court Service together with recent case law on the application of the Convention on Human Rights. Recent case law on professional negligence is included in particular that relating to the value of exclusion clauses in auditors' liability together with the form of disclaimer recommended by the relevant professional body
* Analysis of the Companies (Audit, Investigators and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 which strengthens the powers of auditors post-Enron, gives new duties to directors, and creates a new form of company (i.e. the Community Interest Company).
* Discussion of the Consumer Credit Act 2006
*Consideration of the Company Law Reform Bill.
* Examination of the Employment Relations Act 2004 and many new regulations on discrimination.
* A wealth of questions and answers, in both multiple-choice and essay form
* A Companion Website, containing an essential online update service, regularly providing information on the major developments in business law, ensuring that students always remain up to date with the latest developments in this area. It also contains a free Lecturers Guide, providing essential support for teaching, including advice on teaching with the book, overhead masters of the diagrams in the book, and suggested solutions to questions.
Denis Keenan is a Barrister, an experienced teacher and former Head of Department of Business Studies and Law. In addition to being author of a range of market-leading textbooks, he is also legal correspondent for Accountancy magazine and Editor of Accountants' Legal Service by Tottel Publishing.
Preface
Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Law Report Abbreviations
PART 1 THE ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM
1 The meaning of law and its origins
2 Dispute resolution and legal services in England and Wales
3 European courts and human rights
4 The law making process I: UK legislation and its interpretation
5 The law making process II: Case law and the legislative organs of the European Union
PART 2 - THE LAW OF CONTRACT
6 Law of contract: making the contract I
7 Law of contract: making the contract II
8 Law of contract: making the contract III
9 Law of contract: reality of consent I
10 Law of contract: reality of consent II
11 Law of contract: contractual terms
12 Law of contract: contracts in restraint of trade and restrictive practices
13 Law of contract: discharge of contract
14 Law of contract: remedies and limitation of actions
PART 3 THE SALE OF GOODS
15 The sale of goods I: making the contract
16 The sale of goods II: product liability and transfer of title
17 The sale of goods III: performance of the contract and remedies
18 Contracts for the supply of goods and services
19 Supply of goods on credit
PART 4 EMPLOYMENT LAW
20 Employment I: the contract of employment
21 Employment II: discrimination
22 Employment III: termination of the contract
PART 5 COMPANY LAW IN THE STUDY OF BUSINESS
23 Company law I: setting up the company
24 Company law II: share capital, dividends and transfer
25 Company law III: loan capital, directors and insolvency; the partnership comparison
PART 6 AGENCY AND NEGLIGENCE
26 Agency in companies and partnerships - the common law
27 Negligence - generally and the business application Appendices:
Appendix I Company law reform: the Government White Paper Modernising Company Law
Appendix II - Answers to questions set in objective mode
Index
Smith and Keenan's Law for Business is an established and respected textbook. It is suitable for undergraduate non-law students who have a business law component in their degree. It also satisfies the business law requirements for a number of professional bodies such as the Association of Charted Certified Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. The book has been updated to include new statutory and case law developments, in particular the impact of new laws in the sphere of employment law, discrimination, and company law.