Commercial Law (Legal Practice Course Guide) - Softcover

Bradgate, Robert; White, Fidelma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841742961 ISBN 13: 9781841742960

Publisher: Blackstone Press Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

This books provides an up-to-date and accessible description and critical analysis of the main areas of commercial law. The principles and objectives of commercial law are explored in the introduction before examining, in detail, the substantive areas of commercial law: Agency; Sale of goods and supply of services; Financing the transaction; Insurance; International Trade; Intellectual Property; Dispute Resolution; This book considers recent legislative developments including: The EC (Commercial Agents) Regulations 1994 and 1997; the Arbitration (International Commercial) Act 1998; and the Electronic Commerce Act 2000. EC Directives pending implementation, such as the Directive on Consumer Sales and the Directive on Late Payment of Commercial Debts, are also examined.

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Review:

Review from previous edition "The book deals impressively with the important international and European influences on the development of English commercial law and manages to combine a critical, practical and contextual approach to commercial law, comprehensively covering all the main areas and taking account of some of the unusual legal problems that arise out of modern commercial practices." Eric Baskind, Liverpool John Moores University (Student Law Review 2001. Volume 34)

Synopsis:

This Guide has been written for students studying options in commercial law on the Legal Practice Course, but will also be useful for students taking optional courses in commercial law topics. It covers almost all of the core areas of general commercial practice. This edition has been updated generally to take account of recent changes to the law. This Guide has been written for students studying options in commercial law on the Legal Practice Course, but will also be useful for students taking optional courses in commercial law topics. It covers almost all of the core areas of general commercial practice, including: agency; sale and supply of goods and services; international sales contracts; credit and security; bills of exchange; competition law; intellectual property law and commercial contracts, including specimen sets of terms of sale and purchase. This edition has been updated generally to take account of recent changes to the law.

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1841742961
• ISBN 13: 9781841742960
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 484