The third edition of James innovativetext continues to demonstrate business law principles in a clear and accessible style. The objective of a business law subject is to ensure that students acquire sufficient knowledge of the law of business so they can recognise and solve simple legal problems, organise their affairs in order to avoid more complex or serious legal problems and appreciate the connection of legal principles within a range of commercial environments. Because the majority of students are required to study business law as part of either a commerce or business degree, this textbook follows a functional approach to the study of business law rather than doctrinal so the principles of business law are contextualised within a business environment. Business students need to know more than what the law is, they need to know where to find it, how to read it, how to use it and how it impacts on all facets of business. Students who use this textbook will develop a greater awareness of the law and its broad application to business and commercial environments. INDICE: Preface viii About the author xi How to use this book xii Acknowledgements xiv Abbreviations xvi Cases xx Statutes xxiv .PART 1: Foundations 3 .Chapter 1. Introducing the law 4 .Introduction 6 .The nature of law 8 .Justice, ethics and politics 20 .Chapter 2. Understanding the Australian legal system 50 .Introduction 52 .The Australian Constitution 52 .The legislature 61 The executive 72 The judiciary 81 Chapter 3. Exercising legal skills 112 .Introduction 114 .Finding the law 115 .Reading the law 120 Thinking like a lawyer 143 .Writing like a lawyer 148 .PART 2: Legal consequences 161 .Chapter 4. Causing harm 162 .Introduction 164 .Causing harm 164 .Deliberately causing harm to person or property 168 .Deliberately causing financial harm 208 .Carelessly causing financial harm 213 .The consequences of causing harm 218 .Chapter 5. Making deals 228 .Introduction 230 .Contracts 230 .Requirement 1: agreement 231 .Requirement 2: intention 241 .Requirement 3: consideration 246 .Enforceability 255 .Lack of consent 255 .Lack of legality 270 .Lack of formality 271 .Chapter 6. Enforcing deals 280 .Introduction 282 .False representations and broken promises 282 .Terms of the contract 282 .Non–contractual representations and promises 301 .Enforcing the contract 306 .Remedies 312 .The end of the contract 322 .Chapter 7. Dealing with agents 332 .Introduction 334 .Getting someone else to do it 334 .Scope of authority 337 .The agent s duties 344 .The agent s entitlements 349 .Liability of agent and principal 351 .Concluding the agency 353 .Chapter 8. Dealing with consumers and competitors 362 .Introduction 364 .Protecting consumers 364 .Dealing with consumers 367 .Regulating competition 402 .Dealing with competitors 403 .Chapter 9. Protecting IP 432 .Introduction 434 .Intellectual property law 434 .Copyright 437 .Patents 466 .Designs 474 .Breach of con dence 477 .Information privacy 479 .PART 3: Business ownership 497 .Chapter 10. Starting a business 498 .Introduction 500 .Preparation 500 .Selecting a business structure 503 .Licences and registration 522 .Renting or buying the premises 523 .Franchising 539 .Opening for business 543 .Chapter 11. Financial matters 554 .Introduction 556 .Borrowing and raising money 556 .Making payments 567 .Paying tax 576 . Taking out insurance 582 .Chapter 12. Business ownership and employment 598 .Introduction 600 .Rights and responsibilities of business owners 600 .Employing workers 629 Chapter 13. Financial di culty 654 .Introduction 656 .Financial difficulty: the customer 656 .Financial difficulty: the business 668 .Closing the business 691 .Glossary 703 .Index 723
- ISBN: 978-1-118-37784-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
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- Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2015
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