Essentials of Business Law

Ewan MacIntyre has recently retired after 25 years as a Senior Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Law School and has extensive experience in teaching business law. He is also the author of the successful textbook, Business Law (Pearson).

• 1 The legal system2 Making a contract3 The terms of the contract4 Misrepresentation, mistake, duress and illegality5 Discharge of contracts and remedies for breach6 Agency7 The Sale of Goods Act 19798 The tort of negligence9 Nuisance, trespass, defamation and vicarious liability10 Companies (1): Characteristics and formation11 Companies (2): Management, control and winding up12 Partnership, limited liability partnership and choice of legal status13 Employment (1): The contract of employment, employment rights and dismissal14 Employment (2): Discrimination and health and safety15 Regulation of business by the criminal law16 Credit transactions and intellectual property rights17 The resolution of business disputes

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