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]