Commercial Law

Commercial Law offers a fresh, modern, and stimulating account of the subject, thereby helping students better understand this important area of law. The text provides thorough coverage of all key aspects of the syllabus, including the law of agency, the sale of goods, international trade, and methods of payment, finance, and security. A range of learning features are employed throughout the book to encourage understanding of the law and to demonstrate how the principles behind it play out in practical domestic and international commercial transactions. Online Resource Centre Commercial Law is accompanied by a comprehensive Online Resource Centre which offers free access to the following resources: - Twice-annual updates on key developments - Bonus online chapters covering consumer credit, insurance law and competition law - Further reading lists for each chapter - A flashcard glossary - A test bank of multiple-choice questions - Downloadable versions of the diagrams from the book - Guidance on approaching the problem questions posed in the bookAN INTRODUCTION TO COMMERCIAL LAW ; 1. An introduction to commercial law ; 2. Personal property ; THE LAW OF AGENCY ; 3. An introduction to the law of agency ; 4. The creation of the agency relationship ; 5. The authority of an agent ; 6. Relations between principal and agent ; 7. Relations between principal and third party ; 8. Relations between agent and third party ; 9. Termination of authority ; THE LAW RELATING TO THE DOMESTIC SALE OF GOODS ; 10. An introduction to the sale of goods ; 11. Transfer of property and risk ; 12. Transfer of title ; 13. Perishing of goods ; 14. Delivery and payment ; 15. The statutory implied terms ; 16. Remedies of the seller ; 17. Remedies of the buyer ; 18. Product liability ; THE LAW RELATING TO THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS ; 19. Introduction to international sales and documentation ; 20. International trade terms ; 21. Contracts of carriage of goods by sea ; 22. Marine cargo insurance and other risk control mechanisms in international sales ; METHODS OF PAYMENT SECURITY AND FINANCE ; 23. Legal aspects of money and payment ; 24. Documentary payments ; 25. Security interests in property ; 26. Forms of title-based financing