Dr James Marson is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Reader in Law. He is Head of Research for Law at Sheffield Hallam University.Dr Katy Ferris is an Associate Professor in Business Law at Nottingham University.

Review from previous edition The inclusion of business scenarios is an excellent touch, enabling students to contextualize the legal content.

• Part 1 Introduction 1: How to study law for businesses Part 2 The English Legal System 2: The English legal system, constitution and human rights 3: Creating, finding, and applying the law 4: Dispute resolution for businesses Part 3 Contractual Obligations 5: Establishing an agreement: offer and acceptance 6: Establishing the contract: consideration, intention to create legal relations, and certainty of terms 7: Factors affecting the validity of a contract 8: Terms of a contract 9: Statutory regulation of contracts 10: Ending the contract Part 4 Tortious Liability 11: The tortious liability of businesses in negligence and nuisance 12: Non-physical damage and liability for economic loss 13: Responsibilities of employers for the torts of employees and statutory duties Part 5 Company Law 14: Legal requirements when establishing a business enterprise 15: The administration of corporations 16: Duties relating to corporation finance and capital 17: The management of corporations Part 6 Agency Law 18: Businesses and the responsibility of agents Part 7 Employment 19: Hiring staff and establishing the contract of employment 20: Ending employment contracts at common law; and duties to redundant and transferring staff 21: Statutory regulation of dismissals 22: Equality in employment relationships 23: Statutory and common law regulation of the conditions of employment Part 8 Intellectual Property and Data Protection 24: Intellectual property and data protection

Dr James Marson is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Reader in Law. He is Head of Research for Law at Sheffield Hallam University.Dr Katy Ferris is an Associate Professor in Business Law at Nottingham University.

Review from previous edition The inclusion of business scenarios is an excellent touch, enabling students to contextualize the legal content.

• Part 1 Introduction 1: How to study law for businesses Part 2 The English Legal System 2: The English legal system, constitution and human rights 3: Creating, finding, and applying the law 4: Dispute resolution for businesses Part 3 Contractual Obligations 5: Establishing an agreement: offer and acceptance 6: Establishing the contract: consideration, intention to create legal relations, and certainty of terms 7: Factors affecting the validity of a contract 8: Terms of a contract 9: Statutory regulation of contracts 10: Ending the contract Part 4 Tortious Liability 11: The tortious liability of businesses in negligence and nuisance 12: Non-physical damage and liability for economic loss 13: Responsibilities of employers for the torts of employees and statutory duties Part 5 Company Law 14: Legal requirements when establishing a business enterprise 15: The administration of corporations 16: Duties relating to corporation finance and capital 17: The management of corporations Part 6 Agency Law 18: Businesses and the responsibility of agents Part 7 Employment 19: Hiring staff and establishing the contract of employment 20: Ending employment contracts at common law; and duties to redundant and transferring staff 21: Statutory regulation of dismissals 22: Equality in employment relationships 23: Statutory and common law regulation of the conditions of employment Part 8 Intellectual Property and Data Protection 24: Intellectual property and data protection

Dr James Marson is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Reader in Law. He is Head of Research for Law at Sheffield Hallam University.Dr Katy Ferris is an Associate Professor in Business Law at Nottingham University.

Review from previous edition The inclusion of business scenarios is an excellent touch, enabling students to contextualize the legal content.

• Part 1 Introduction 1: How to study law for businesses Part 2 The English Legal System 2: The English legal system, constitution and human rights 3: Creating, finding, and applying the law 4: Dispute resolution for businesses Part 3 Contractual Obligations 5: Establishing an agreement: offer and acceptance 6: Establishing the contract: consideration, intention to create legal relations, and certainty of terms 7: Factors affecting the validity of a contract 8: Terms of a contract 9: Statutory regulation of contracts 10: Ending the contract Part 4 Tortious Liability 11: The tortious liability of businesses in negligence and nuisance 12: Non-physical damage and liability for economic loss 13: Responsibilities of employers for the torts of employees and statutory duties Part 5 Company Law 14: Legal requirements when establishing a business enterprise 15: The administration of corporations 16: Duties relating to corporation finance and capital 17: The management of corporations Part 6 Agency Law 18: Businesses and the responsibility of agents Part 7 Employment 19: Hiring staff and establishing the contract of employment 20: Ending employment contracts at common law; and duties to redundant and transferring staff 21: Statutory regulation of dismissals 22: Equality in employment relationships 23: Statutory and common law regulation of the conditions of employment Part 8 Intellectual Property and Data Protection 24: Intellectual property and data protection