Preface

Table of cases

Table of statutes

Table of statutory instruments

Table of European legislation

Study skills

1. The legal system

2. Making a contract

3. The terms of the contract

4. Misrepresentation, mistake, duress and illegality

5. Discharge of contracts and remedies for breach

6. Agency

7. The Sale of Goods Act 1979

8. The tort of negligence

9. Nuisance, trespass, defamation and vicarious liability

10. Companies (1): Characteristics and formation

11. Companies (2): Management, control and winding up

12. Partnership, limited liability partnership and choice of legal status

13. Employment (1): The contract of employment, employment rights and dismissal

14. Employment (2): Discrimination and health and safety

15. Regulation of business by the criminal law

16. Credit transactions and intellectual property rights

17. The resolution of business disputes

Glossary

Index