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Pathak, Akhileshwar.

Legal aspects of business / Akhileshwar Pathak - 8th ed. - Chennai ; McGraw Hill, 2023. - xxx, 1015 pages : ill,; 24 cm.

1. Introduction to Law and Business

Part 1: Contract Law
2. Introduction to Contract Law
3. Formation of Agreement
4. Contracts by Signing and Incorporation of Terms
5. Electronic Contracts
6. Acceptance, Revocation and Time and Place of Contract
7. The Battle of Forms, Auction and Tender
8. Consideration
9. Termination of Contracts
10. Damages
11. Setting the Contract Aside

Part 2: Sale of Goods
12. Sale and Transfer of Ownership
13. Sale and Quality of Goods
14. Performance of Sale Contract
15. Sale, Service and Goods

Part 3: Bailment, Pledge and Lien
16. Bailment
17. Pledge and Hypothecation
18. Lien

Part 4: Negotiable Instrument, Letter of Credit, Indemnity, Guarantee and Bond
19. Negotiable Instruments
20. Letters of Credit
21. Indemnity and Guarantee
22. Bank Guarantee, Performance Guarantee and Bonds
23. Contract of Insurance

Part 5: Principal, Agent and Partnership
24. Agent, Agency and Principal
25. Agency: Rights and Duties
26. Partnership

Part 6: Consumer Protection
27. Consumer Protection
28. Advertising and Unfair Trade Practices
29. The Competition Act

Part 7: Company Law
30. Introduction to the Company Law
31. Incorporation of Companies
32. Corporate Personality
33. Meeting and Altering the Constitution of the Company
34. Share Capital
35. Directors

Part 8: Intellectual Property Rights
36. Patents, Copyrights and Design
37. Trademark Protection and Passing Off

Part 9: Other Themes
38. Business and the Fundamental Rights
39. Sale and Mortgage of Immovable Property
40. The Information Technology Act

Annexure 1: The Companies Act, 2013


This is one of the most popular titles on business law in India. Since its launch in 2005, Legal Aspects of Business has come a long way in winning hearts across the length and breadth of the country in the two decades of its existence. The focus of the book is making the teaching and learning of Business Laws interesting and engaging. The book has caught attention of the market especially for its unique application-based orientation. Each important theme opens with a section having unsolved cases that bring out disputes arising from business practices and other common incidents.
The eighth edition retains the core winning elements of its earlier editions and include new chapters on incorporation of contract terms, termination, damages, and sale of goods etc. Each chapter is updated with new court judgments that illustrate and develop the application of the legal principles.

ISBN: 9789355322081

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Commercial law--India
Business law--India

Dewey Class. No.: 346.082 / PAT