Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is law? -- The administration of the law -- Domestic sources of law -- Europe and the English legal system -- An introduction to the law of contract -- The formation of the contract -- The terms of the contract -- Exclusion clauses and unfair terms -- Vitiating factors -- Discharge of the contract -- Remedies for breach of contract -- An introduction to the law of torts -- The tort of negligence -- Business-related torts -- Vicarious liability -- Tortious defences and remedies -- Unincorporated business structures -- Incorporation and bodies corporate -- The constituents of a company -- Shares and capital maintenance -- Directors' duties -- Shareholders' remedies -- Corporate rescue, insolvency, and dissolution -- The contract of employment -- Employment rights, and health and safety -- Discrimination law -- The termination of employment -- The law of agency -- Environmental law.