Understanding Business Law

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Description
An essential text for business students and a readily accessible reference for professionals encountering commercial law issues in their everyday work
Now in its eighth edition, Understanding Business Law covers a range of business law topics including the law of contract, sale of goods and employment law, consumer law, business structures, property (including intellectual property), civil wrongs , debt recovery and financial transactions. The authors use case examples and real-life scenarios to illustrate how legal principles are appli-ed in a business context. This updated edition is accompanied by extensive ancillary material to aid student learning and provide lecturer support.
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Contents
Part 1 : The Australian System
Chapter 1    :    The Australian Legal Landscape : The Big picture
Chapter 2    :    The Law Up Close
Chapter 3    :    Remedies Outside the Court System
Part 2 : Contracts, Sale of Goods and Employment
Chapter 4    :    Contracts : Formation
Chapter 5    :    Contracts ; Interpretation
Chapter 6    :    Contracts : Issues Affecting Consent and Agreement
Chapter 7    :    Contracts : Termination and Breach
Chapter 8    :    Sale of Goods
Chapter 9    :    Employment Law
Part 3 : Consumer Law
Chapter 10  :    Introduction to Consumer Law
Chapter 11  :    Consumer Protection Law
Chapter 12  :    Consumer Credit
Chapter 13  :    Competition Law
Chapter 14  :    Business Ethics
Part 4 : Business Structures
Chapter 15  :    Agency
Chapter 16  :    Choosing a Business Form : non-corporate Business Arrangements
Chapter 17  :    Trusts
Chapter 18  :    Companies : Creation and Operation
Chapter 19  :    Companies : Members, Management and Dissolution
Part 5 : Dealings with Property
Chapter 20  :    property
Chapter 21  :    Intellectual Property
Chapter 22  :    Bailment
Chapter 23  :    Insurance
Part 6 : Civil Wrongs and Debt Recovery
Chapter 24  :    Introduction to Torts
Chapter 25  :    Negligence
Chapter 26  :    Property and Business Torts
Chapter 27  :    Debt Recovery and Bankruptcy
Part 7 : Financial Transactions
Chapter 28  :    Negotiable Instruments and Banking
Chapter 29  :    Cheques and Plastic Money
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Author Details
Stephen Graw is a Professor of Law at James Cook University, where he teaches business and taxation law.
David Parker is a Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of Victoria University Law School's law degree program, and also teachers overseas in Victoria University's offshore business programs.
Keturah Whitford is an Associate Professor and Reader in Business Law in the Research School of Accounting and Business Information Systems in the College of Business and Economics at the Australian National University.
Elfriede Sangkuhl is a Senior Lecturer with the School of Law at Western Sydney University, where she coordinates and teachers revenue law and the law of employment
Christina Do is a Lecturer at Curtin Business School, and teachers in the Bachelor of Laws program in the Curtin Law School.
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