Commercial and Consumer Law - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1405873671 ISBN 13 : 9781405873673

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2010

Synopsis

Written by a team of leading specialists in this area, Commercial and Consumer Law is an essential guide to the key legislation and case law relating to both domestic and international commercial transactions. Offering a scholarly, yet highly readable, account of key commercial and consumer law principles, it is also highlights the commercial and socio-economic context underpinning the law in this area.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

Are Scottish bank notes legal tender in the UK? Find out on page 310.

 

If you worked in a restaurant, would you be entitled to customer tips processed on a credit card? Find out on page 323.

 

If you brought something on eBay could you claim your money back from your credit card company if you didn’t receive it? Find out on page 524.

 

If you booked a package holiday and your hotel wasn’t booked when you arrived, could you take any action against the tour operator? Find out on page 418.

 

In Commercial and Consumer Law, a team of specialists draw upon their extensive expertise in this field to provide you with this essential guide to the key legislation and case law relating to both domestic and international commercial transactions. Recognising that commercial and consumer law does not operate in isolation, the book offers not only a scholarly, yet highly readable, account of commercial and consumer law principles, but also highlights the commercial and socio-economic context of the law.

 

To help you get the most from the book, a range of features designed to support you during your study are used throughout including:

 

• Summaries of the essential cases and extracts from key legislative provisions that you will need to draw upon when answering problem or essay questions
• Debate and issues boxes to highlight particularly contentious areas of the law and help you refine your critical analysis skills necessary for gaining those top marks in exams
• Real life examples to illustrate how the law in this area operates in practice
• Further reading lists at the end of all chapters point you to relevant academic articles enabling you to delve deeper into the academic debates surrounding the subject

 

Commercial and Consumer Law is particularly suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate law students. For the undergraduate student, the text is clear and accessible, and provides a thorough coverage of the law syllabus. For the postgraduate student, there are numerous references provided to guide a deeper research of the subject.

 

Further your understanding through mylawchamber

 

Visit www.mylawchamber.co.uk/furmston to access regular updates to help you keep up to date with important legal developments in commercial and consumer law.

 

About the editors

 

Michael Furmston is Dean and Professor of Law at Singapore Management University’s School of Law, and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Bristol. 

 

Jason Chuah is Professor of International Commercial Law at the University of Westminster and has held visiting appointments in the UK and elsewhere.

 

 

About the contributors

Chris Willett, Professor of Consumer Law, De Montfort University

David Oughton, Professor of Commercial Law, De Montfort University

Howard Johnson, Senior Lecturer, University of Wales Bangor

James Devenney, Senior Lecturer, University of Durham

Jo Reddy, Adjunct Lecturer, University of Hong Kong

Louise Merrett, Fellow and Lecturer in Law, University of Cambridge

Susan Hawker, Principal Lecturer, London Metropolitan University

 

Biographie de l'auteur :

Michael Furmston is Dean and Professor of Law at Singapore Management University’s School of Law, and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Bristol. 

Jason Chuah is Professor of International Commercial Law at the University of Westminster and has held visiting appointments in the UK and elsewhere.

 

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1405873671
• ISBN 13: 9781405873673
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 720