Business Law in Practice Second Edition

Business Law in Practice, second edition, incorporates chapters from Concise Australian Commercial Law by Turner, Trone and Gamble, as well as two original chapters: Employment Law; and Anti-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Law.

For this second edition, editor Ben French and his co-authors, Kanchana Kariyawasam and Anne Tran, have made substantial amendments to the Anti-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Law Chapter, thereby ensuring this text meets the specific requirements of the business law unit at Griffith University.

PART 1: INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Law and the Australian Legal System

PART 2: LAW OF CONTRACT

Chapter 2: Introduction to the Law of Contract

Chapter 3: Offer and Acceptance

Chapter 4: Intention to Create Legal Relations

Chapter 5: Consideration, Promissory Estoppel and Formalities

Chapter 6: Contractual Capacity

Chapter 7: Genuine Consent

Chapter 8: Legality of Object

Chapter 9: Contents and Interpretation of the Contract

Chapter 10: Operation of the Contract

Chapter 11: Termination and Breach of a Contract

Chapter 12: Remedies

PART 3: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Chapter 13: Consumer Protection

PART 4: TORTS

Chapter 14: Law of Torts

PART 5: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

Chapter 15: Law of Agency

Chapter 16: Law of Partnerships

Chapter 17: Corporations Law

PART 6: EMPLOYMENT AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW

Chapter 18: Employment Law

Chapter 19: Anti-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Law