Getting Started in Business Law.

Cover
Title Page
Contents
1 What you need to know before you start
Fundamental rules
Terminology (Jargon)
2 Sources of law: Where does law come from?
Acts of Parliament - Legislation - Statute Law
Delegated legislation
Case law (judge made law)
Some useful terminology
The Law Reports
Objective and subjective tests
Common Law
The Law of Equity
3 The law of contract: Contractual 'ingredients'
Background
Offer
Carlill v The Carbolic Smoke Ball Company (1893)
4 The law of contract: Contracts in practice
Terms
The contents of contracts
Duress and undue influence
Privity of contract
How contracts come to an end
Electronic commerce and the law of contract
5 The law of tort
How the law of tort affects you and your business
The basic principles
The tort of negligence
Economic loss and 'pure' economic loss
An occupier's liability for premises
6 Types of business
Self-employment/sole traders
Incorporation
Partnerships
7 Outline of the English and Welsh system of courts
Civil and criminal courts and the tribunal system
The Supreme Court
The Court of Appeal
The High Court of Justice
The Magistrates' Courts
Overview of the tribunal system
8 Employment law
Section 1: Contracts of employment
Vicarious liability in workplace situations
Section 2: The main rights of an employee
9 Corporate governance
Failures of corporate governance
10 Cases and Acts
List of cases used
List of Acts of Parliament and Regulations.