Law for Business Students, 12th edition

Published by Pearson (March 9, 2023) © 2023

  • Alix Adams Croydon College
  • Stephanie Caplan University of Westminster
  • Graeme Lockwood King's College, London
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Explore the key aspects of business law through accessible, engaging real-life cases.

Law for Business Students, 12th edition, by Adams, Caplan and Lockwood, provides you with comprehensive coverage of the fundamental legal principles relating to the business environment. It introduces legal concepts to non-law students in a practical, engaging way through real-life cases relevant to the business world.

This edition has been thoroughly updated to cover legal developments in diverse areas relevant to the core topics of law. It reflects the changes in the law as a result of Brexit, and Covid litigation arising in relation to employment rights.

Also available with a Companion Website.

Preface

Table of cases

Table of statutes

Table of statutory instruments

Table of European and International legislation

Part 1: Introduction: getting started

  1. Study skills
  2. The nature of law
  3. How the law is made
  4. Resolving legal disputes

Part 2: Law of contract, agency and sale of goods

  1. The law of contract: Offer and acceptance
  2. The law of contract: Consideration, intention and privity
  3. The terms of the contract at common law
  4. Statutory terms in contracts for sale of goods and services
  5. Defects in the contract: Misrepresentation, mistake, duress and undue influence
  6. The consequences of illegality and incapacity: Illegality and incapacity
  7. Discharge of the contract and remedies for breach
  8. The law of agency

Part 3: The law of tort

  1. The tort of negligence
  2. Negligence and special duty situations
  3. Product liability
  4. Occupiers' liability, nuisance and vicarious liability

Part 4: Elements of employment law

  1. Rights at work: The contract of employment and health and safety at work
  2. Rights at work: Protection against discrimination in employment
  3. Rights at work: Protection against termination of employment by wrongful and unfair dismissal including redundancy

Part 5: Introduction to company law

  1. Business organisations
  2. Forming a registered company
  3. Running the company: Raising and maintaining capital
  4. The management and governance of companies: Functions of directors, secretary and auditors
  5. Company meetings, shareholder participation and minority protection

Part 6: General principles of intellectual property law

  1. Statutory intellectual property protection: Copyright, designs, patents and trademarks
  2. Common law protection of intellectual property: Passing off, malicious falsehood and breach of confidence

Appendix 1: Additional resources

Appendix 2: Worth thinking about? and Review questions – outline answers

Index

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