Contents ix Publisher's acknowledgements xviii Preface xix Table of cases xx Table of statutes 00 Table of statutory instruments 00 Table of European and International legislation 00 Part 1: Introduction: getting started 1 1 Study skills 3 2 The nature of law 17 3 How the law is made 27 4 Resolving legal disputes 53 Part 2: Law of contract, agency and sale of goods 73 5 The law of contract: offer and acceptance 75 6 The law of contract: consideration, intention and privity 99 7 The terms of the contract at common law 121 8 Statutory terms in contracts for sale of goods and services 139 9 Defects in the contract: misrepresentation, mistake, duress and undue influence 169 10 More defects: illegality and incapacity 199 11 Discharge of the contract and remedies for breach 217 12 The law of agency 251 Part 3: The law of tort 271 13 Tort liability for defective goods 273 14 Tort liability for defective services 295 15 Tort liability for premises 341 Part 4: Elements of employment law 377 16 Rights at work: the contract of employment and health and safety at work 379 17 Rights at work: protection against discrimination 403 18 Rights at work: protection against dismissal and redundancy 443 Part 5: Introduction to company law 465 19 Business organisation 467 20 Forming a registered company 489 21 Running the company: raising and maintaining capital 505 22 Daily management of the company: functions of directors, secretary and auditors 519 23 Company meetings and shareholder participation 543 Part 6: General principles of intellectual property law 557 24 Statutory intellectual property protection: copyright, designs, patents and trade marks 559 25 Common law protection of intellectual property: Passing off, malicious falsehood and breach of confidence 581 Appendix 1: Additional resources 598 Appendix 2: Worth thinking about? and quiz solutions 602 Index.