Description |
xix, 788 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Contents |
Part I. The Australian Legal System: 1. The nature and role of law and legal systems; 2. The Australian legal system; 3. The Australian Constitution; 4. The courts and case law; 5. The parliament and statute law; 6. The executive and law-making by administrative agencies; 7. Litigation, the legal process, and alternative dispute resolution; 8. Legal method, research and reasoning -- Part II. General Principles of Business Law: 9. Crimes: concepts of control; 10. Torts: concepts of liability; 11. Property and securities: concepts of ownership; 12. Contracts: concepts of agreement -- Part III. Business Organisation: 13. Alternative business structures; 14. The modern corporation; 15. Partnership; 16. Agency; 17. Licensing; 18. Franchising; 19. Business failure -- Part IV. Business, Consumers and Fair Trading: 20. Consumer protection and fair trading; 21. Misleading and unconscionable conduct; 22. Advertising and sales promotion; 23. Supply of goods and services -- Part V. Business and Competitive Trading: 24. Competition and regulation; 25. Restrictive trade practices; 26. Trade designations and innovation -- Part VI. Business Transactions and Operations: 27. Negotiable instruments; 28. Consumer credit; 29. Guarantees; 30. Insurance; 31. Privacy; 32. e-business; 33. International business; 34. Employment and industrial law; 35. Taxation -- Part VII. Business, Society and the Law: 36. Business, society and the law |
Summary |
This book offers business law students a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the Australian legal system and all major areas of substantive law relevant to contemporary commercial activity. It includes new chapters on e-business, international business and privacy. Some key chapters have been substantially re-written including those dealing with contracts and torts |
Notes |
Previous ed.: Sydney : Harcourt Brace, 1997 |
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Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography |
Notes |
Also published as an electronic book (Etitle) by James Bennett Pty. Ltd., in 2004 with ISBN 0170117200 |
Subject |
Commercial law -- Australia.
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Author |
Giugni, Des, 1945-
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ISBN |
0170107817 |
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