Law for Business Students

Alix Adams is a barrister with over 30 years' experience of teaching law from GCSE to degree and postgraduate level.Stephanie Caplan is a barrister and a Senior Lecturer at Kings Business School, Kings College London and Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, with extensive experience in teaching law at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and with a special interest in employment law.Graeme Lockwood is a Senior Lecturer in business law at Kings Business School, Kings College, London with a broad range of teaching experience both at undergraduate and postgraduate level and on executive business courses. He is a prominent researcher with extensive publications in employment law.

• Preface Table of cases Table of statutes Table of statutory instruments Table of European and International legislation Part 1: Introduction: getting started Study skillsThe nature of lawHow the law is madeResolving legal disputesPart 2: Law of contract, agency and sale of goods The law of contract: Offer and acceptanceThe law of contract: Consideration, intention and privityThe terms of the contract at common lawStatutory terms in contracts for sale of goods and servicesDefects in the contract: Misrepresentation, mistake, duress and undue influenceThe consequences of illegality and incapacity: Illegality and incapacityDischarge of the contract and remedies for breachThe law of agencyPart 3: The law of tort The tort of negligenceNegligence and special duty situationsProduct liabilityOccupiers' liability, nuisance and vicarious liabilityPart 4: Elements of employment law Rights at work: The contract of employment and health and safety at workRights at work: Protection against discrimination in employmentRights at work: Protection against termination of employment by wrongful and unfair dismissal including redundancyPart 5: Introduction to company law Business organisationsForming a registered companyRunning the company: Raising and maintaining capitalThe management and governance of companies: Functions of directors, secretary and auditorsCompany meetings, shareholder participation and minority protectionPart 6: General principles of intellectual property law Statutory intellectual property protection: Copyright, designs, patents and trademarksCommon law protection of intellectual property: Passing off, malicious falsehood and breach of confidenceAppendix 1: Additional resources Appendix 2: Worth thinking about? and Review questions – outline answers Index