# Outline of commercial law

    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to commercial law:
Commercial law – body of law that governs business and commercial transactions. It is often considered to be a branch of civil law and deals with issues of both private law and public law. It is also called business law.

## What type of thing is commercial law?

Commercial law can be described as all of the following:
* Branch of law – law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible.

## Branches of commercial law

* Companies law
** Corporate law
** Corporate governance
* Competition law (antitrust)
* Consumer protection
* Contract law
* Environmental law
* Intellectual property law
** Copyright law
** Patent law
** Trademark law
* International trade law
* Labour law
* Insurance law

### By region

* European company law
** French company law
** German company law
** United Kingdom company law
*** Unfair prejudice in United Kingdom company law
* Corporate law in Vietnam
* United States corporate law

## Closely related areas of law

* Legal aspects of computing
* Ecommerce Law
* Privacy law
* Property law
* Tax law

## Commercial law occupations

* Corporate lawyer

## History of commercial law

* History of companies
* History of company law in the United Kingdom
** Lex mercatoria

## Business entities

* Types of business entity
* Juristic person
** Company (law)
** Corporate law
*** Corporation
*** Incorporation (business)
**** Delaware corporation (U.S.)
** Limited liability company
** Fiduciary
*** Partnership
*** Agency
**** Escrow
*** Trustee of a trust or executor of an estate; see also trusts and estates
**** Charitable trust
** Foundation
** Association
** Cooperative

## Contracts

* Contract
** Consideration
** Duress
** Warranty
** Breach of contract
*** Remedy
**** Lien
** Types of contracts
*** Adhesion contract

## Intellectual property

* Intellectual property
** Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)
** Public domain
** Trade secret
** Patent
** Trademark
*** Genericized trademark
*** People's Republic of China's trademark law
** Copyright
*** Fair dealing
*** Copyright infringement of software
*** List of copyright case law
* Industrial design rights

## Dispute resolution

* Dispute resolution
** Alternative dispute resolution
*** Mediation
*** Conciliation
*** Negotiation
** Arbitration
*** Binding arbitration

## General commercial law concepts

* Employment
** Sexual harassment
** Non-disclosure agreement
* Bankruptcy
* Blue law
* Civil law notary
* Class action
* Cyber law
** Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
* estoppel
* Financial regulation
* Fraud deterrence
* International trade law
* Law and economics
* Land use
* Letter of credit
* Malpractice
* Notary public
* Negotiable instruments
* Property law
** Real property
** Security interest
*** Mechanics lien
* Product liability
** Negligence
** Proximate cause
** Mandatory labelling
* Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
* Release
* Torts
* Uniform Commercial Code
* Lex mercatoria

## Commercial law organizations

* International Technology Law Association
* Student Intellectual Property Law Association
* American Law and Economics Association

## Commercial law publications

* Columbia Business Law Review
* Currents
* European Business Law Review
* Florida State University Business Review
* Law and Business Review of the Americas