Business Law

This eighth editions of Business Law includes updated material on the extensive changes on courts and court proceedings, particularly the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 and the Access to Justice Act 1999 and covers the changes in business associations including the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000. It contains a new unit on EU Law and revised examination questions at the end of each unit which should provide a basis for modular study. It covers the English legal system, important developments in contract and tort, including recent negligence cases and legislation such as the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 and the Competition Act 1998, sale of goods and new cases and materials on Employment law. It has tables, charts and case studies to aid learning and revision. It is suitable for AS/A Level and undergraduate HND/C Business and BA business studies students.

A. Crimes and torts As it has been noted in Unit 1, conflicts can arise in many
ways in a complex society, and the law aims to regulate conduct in various
different ways. First, certain conduct is deemed so undesirable that the law
prohibits it, ...