A Plain English Guide to Business Law in Ireland: Introduction to Business Law

ISBN-13: 9781530177899 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 392 str.

Teresa Clyne

Opis

A Plain English Introduction to Business law Business law (or the law of business organisations) is the area of law concerning companies and other business organisations. This includes corporations, partnerships and other associations which usually carry on some form of economic or charitable activity. If you are a law student or you have, or are thinking about, setting up your own business, this textbook will provide you with an essential grounding in company structure and law within Ireland. The structure of business and the legal requirements for partners, directors, shareholders and company secretaries are crucial in order to ensure that companies stay within the law and avoid costly and potentially devastating leadership mistakes. Legal writing in plain English. Law books using plain English which is easy to understand using clear concise plain wording. Welcome to my series of law textbooks for beginners. Business law is a broad spectrum in Irish law, is utilises various legal principles and doctrines such as the law of Contract, the law of Tort, Company law, Consumer law, the law of Agency, Employment law, and of course, the fundamentals of the Irish legal system. The Law of Contract Formation of a Contract Offer Distinction between Offer and Invitation to Treat Termination of an offer Acceptance The Postal Rule (for acceptance) Intention to Create Legal Relations (intention to be legally bound) Family, Domestic or Social Commercial Arrangements (courts held that an intention to create legal relations is implied) Consideration Unilateral Contracts Executed and executory consideration Doctrine of privity of contract Contents of a Contract Condition Warranty Express terms Implied Terms Matter of Fact Officious Bystander Test Matter of Law Implied under Statute Terms implied by the Courts Implied by Custom The Parol Evidence Rule Innominate term Onus of proof Mistake Unilateral or bilateral mistake Common Mistake Section 7 of the Sale of Goods Act 1893 Mutual Mistake - Mutual misunderstanding Unilateral Mistake Mistaken Identity Damages Rectification Recission Specific Performance Exemption Clauses The legal effects of exemption/limitation clauses Limitation Clause Exclusion Clauses Bars to exclusion/limitation clauses Misrepresentation Collateral Undertakings Unconscionable Bargain Contra Proferentem Vitiating factors, discharge and remedy Duress Threats Economic Duress Pressure Causation Remedies for Duress Bars to remedies Undue Influence Presumed Undue Influence Presumed on Relationship Special relationships Rebutting the presumption of Undue Influence Unconscionable Bargain Misrepresentation Reliance in fact Exceptions to silence Compensation Recession Enforcement and Abetment Damages in Leiu Partial rescission Legislation Void Contracts Law of Tort Negligence Donoghue v Stevenson Duty of care Breach Causation Remoteness Reasonable Person Caparo Mitigate Losses Illegality Consent, volenti non fit injuria Contributory Negligence Standard of Care Law of Agency Ratification Estoppel Emergency/necessity Employment law Vicarious liability Unfair dismissal Wrongful Constructive Redundancy TUPE transfer of undertakings Consumer law Sale of goods and Supply of Services Consumer protection Act 2007 National Consumer Agency Company law Directors duties Auditors Board of directors Debentures Shares Company meetings LTD DAC PLC Ultra vires Receivership Examinership Liquidation Incorporation Companies Act 2014