Principles of law for New Zealand business
By: Jeremy Hubbard, Cordelia Thomas, Sally Varnham
Publisher: Longman
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 504
Subjects: Law; Commercial law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-498) and index.
Table of contents: title: The operation of the law (Introduction to law & its impact on business in New Zealand ; Constitutional issues & the theory of the separation of powers ; The processes of government & business in New Zealand ; Legislation & making sense of it ; How business disputes are resolved in New Zealand ; The legislative role of the courts: finding & reading cases ; The law of obligations: negligence & tort); title: The law of contract (Overview of the law of contract: its implications for business ; The essentials of a valid contract ; Obstacles to the formation of valid & enforceable contracts ; The operation of the contract: interpretation, performance & frustration ; Dealing with consumers: obligations & remedies); title: Business law (The law of land & the law of real property ; The law of agency & its significance for business ; The law of the sale of goods: the supply of goods & passing of property & risk ;; title: The law of personal property: ownership, possession & other rights in the business context ; International trade & the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods ; Intellectual property in the business context ; Privacy & business ; An outline of employment law ; An introduction to the law of banking & finance ; The principles of insurance for business students ; An outline of the law of business organisations ; Putting it all together: the fence at the top of the cliff; title: & the ambulance at the bottom); title: New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.; title: Pt. 1. The operation of the law. Ch. 1. The introduction to the law and its impact on business in New Zealand; title: Ch. 2. Constitutional issues and the theory of the separation of powers; title: Ch. 3. The processes of government and business in New Zealand; title: Ch. 4. Legislation and making sense of it; title: Ch. 5. How business disputes are resolved in New Zealand; title: Ch. 6. The legislative role of the courts: finding and reading cases; title: Ch. 7. The law of obligations: negligence and tort; title: Pt. 2. The law of contract. Ch. 8. Overview of the law of contract: its implications for business; title: Ch. 9. The essentials of a valid contract; title: Ch. 10. Obstacles to the formation of valid and enforceable contracts; title: Ch. 11. The operation of the contract: interpretation, performance and frustration; title: Ch. 12. Dealing with consumers: obligations and remedies.; title: Pt. 3. Business law. Ch. 13. The law of land and the law of real property; title: Ch. 14. The law of agency and its significance for business; title: Ch. 15. The law of the sale of goods: the supply of goods and passing of property and risk; title: Ch. 16. The law of personal property: ownership, possession and other rights in the business context; title: Ch. 17. International trade and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods; title: Ch. 18. Intellectual property in the business context; title: Ch. 19. Privacy and business; title: Ch. 20. An outline of employment law; title: Ch. 21. An introduction to the law of banking and finance; title: Ch. 22. The principles of insurance for business students; title: Ch. 23. An outline of the law of business organisations; title: Ch. 24. Putting it all together: the fence at the top of cliff; title: and the ambulance at the bottom.