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Guide to Business Law. – 7th ed. – Oxford University Press, 2022.


Kopel, Shawn. Guide to Business Law. – 7th ed. – Oxford University Press, 2022.


ISBN: 9780190748463


Partial contents:

  • The legal system: [The concept of law – Sources and origins of law – Court structure and jurisdiction – Officers of the court and the law, and the development of law – Litigation, arbitration and mediation]

  • Basic principles of contract [Formation of a valid contract – Lawfulness of contract – Capacity to contract – Serious intention to contract – Communication: offer and acceptance of contract – Certainty of terms of contract – Reality of consent – Possibility of performance – Common contractual provisions and third parties to a contract – Termination of contract and remedies]

  • Specific business contracts [Sale – Credit agreements – Lease and occupancy – Insurance – Real and personal securities – Negotiable instruments and other forms of payment –

  • Agency and employment [Agency – Employment – Labour legislation]

  • Business organisation [Sole proprietorship, partnership and joint ventures – Close corporations, trusts and cooperatives – Corporations]

  • Business Conduct [Corporate governance and insider trading – Black economic empowerment (BEE) – Consumer protection – Insolvency]

  • Online chapters [A brief history of South Africa – The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa – Franchising – Business ethics – Competition – Delict – Intellectual property – Cyber law – Privacy]

Price: R 699.95 including VAT, excluding delivery.


The publication can be ordered from the Lexinfo Book Supply Service by sending an email to books@lexinfo.co.za


Posted: 11 April 2023

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