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.