Australian commercial law / Clive Turner [and] John Tyrone.

Pyrmont, N.S.W. : Lawbook Co., 2015.

30th ed.

86621

Commercial law -- Australia.

Part 1. Introduction

1. The Australian legal system

Part 2. Law of contract

2. Introduction to the law of contract

3. Offer and acceptance

4. Intention to create legal relations

5. Consideration, promissory estoppel and formalities

6. Contractual capacity

7. Consent of parties: mistake, misrepresentation and unconscionable contracts

8. Legality of object

9. Contents and interpretation of the contract

10. Operation of the contract

11. Termination of a contract

12. Remedies

Part 3. Commercial transactions

13. Agency

14. Sale of goods

15. International sales contracts

16. The law of electronic commerce

17. Consumer protection

18. Restrictive trade practices

19. Credit law

20. Guarantees

21. Bailments

22. Property

23. Negotiable instruments I: bills of exchange

24. Negotiable instruments II: cheques

25. Insurance

Part 4. Business organisation

26. Partnership

27. Company law

Part 5. Allied areas of law

28. Law of torts

29. Law of trusts

30. Intellectual property

31. Bankruptcy

32. Criminal law

33. Business ethics

34. The law of employment.

The thirtieth edition of this text updates a range of new developments in commercial law such as the Australian Privacy Principles; the developing law relating to advertising goods and services on the internet; recent changes brought about by the Insurance Contracts Amendment Act (Cth) and the Fair Work Amendment Act (Cth). It is a text with a broad base that will appeal to students and those in need of a general introduction to the many areas encompassed by commercial law.

Table of contents is taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780455233765

lxxx, 1052 p. : ill. ; 26 cm