Table of Cases |
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Table of Legislation |
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Preface |
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Guide to the Companion Website |
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1 Introduction to business law |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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2 The English legal system |
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5 | (16) |
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5 | (1) |
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The United Kingdom's legal systems |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (4) |
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10 | (4) |
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Other jurisdictions in the United Kingdom |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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Composition of the judiciary |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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Ratio decidendi and obiter dicta |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
3 Contract law |
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21 | (22) |
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21 | (1) |
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Five requirements for a legally enforceable contract |
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22 | (10) |
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Privity of contract: who can enforce the contract? |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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Discharge of the contract |
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38 | (3) |
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Remedies for breach of contract |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
4 Contracts for the sale of goods |
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43 | (20) |
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43 | (1) |
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What is a contract for the sale of goods? |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (1) |
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Sale of goods distinguished from a contract for the supply of goods and services |
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47 | (1) |
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47 | (2) |
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Key Provisions of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 |
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49 | (10) |
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59 | (1) |
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International sales contracts |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
5 Tort law |
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63 | (18) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (3) |
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66 | (7) |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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Inducing a breach of contract |
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77 | (1) |
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Defective product liability |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
6 The law of agency |
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81 | (24) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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The parties to an agency contract |
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82 | (1) |
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The formation of an agency relationship and the authority of the agent |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (7) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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The disclosed and undisclosed principal |
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97 | (2) |
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The relationship between the third party and the agent |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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The Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993/3053 |
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102 | (1) |
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Termination of the agency |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (2) |
7 Employment law |
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105 | (32) |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (6) |
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112 | (1) |
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Variation of the contract |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (4) |
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Working Time Regulations 1998 |
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118 | (1) |
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National Minimum Wage Act 1998 |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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Bringing the contract to an end |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (3) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (2) |
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Prohibited conduct under the Equality Act 2010 |
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130 | (4) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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8 Unincorporated businesses |
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137 | (20) |
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137 | (1) |
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Running a business as a sole trader |
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137 | (2) |
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Running a business as an ordinary partnership |
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139 | (14) |
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What happens to final assets when the partnership is dissolved? |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (2) |
9 Incorporated businesses |
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157 | (28) |
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157 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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Limited Liability Partnership Act 2000 |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (4) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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Separate legal personality |
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165 | (2) |
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Distinction between a director and a shareholder |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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Piercing the veil of incorporation |
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169 | (5) |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (4) |
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Directors' liability to third parties |
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180 | (1) |
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Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
Index |
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