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Written by two experts in the field,
Business Law provides practical, up-to-date coverage of company law, partnerships, taxation, EU law, and insolvency law, making the book ideally suited to the Legal Practice Course.
List of contents
- Part 1: Partnerships
- 1: Characteristics of partnerships
- 2: Partnership management and finance
- 3: Liability of partners to outsiders
- 4: Partnership disputes
- 5: Termination of and retirement from a partnership
- 6: The partnership agreement
- Part 2: Companies
- 7: Limited companies
- 8: Formation of a limited company
- 9: Directors and secretary
- 10: Shareholders
- 11: Company finance
- 12: Disposal of shares
- 13: Company meetings and resolutions
- 14: The articles of a private company
- 15: Disclosure obligations of companies and company accounts
- 16: Public companies
- Part 3: Taxation
- 17: Income tax: sole traders and partnerships
- 18: The corporation tax system
- 19: Taxation of directors' fees and employees' salaries
- 20: Taxation of distributions and debenture interest
- 21: Capital allowances
- 22: Capital gains tax and inheritance tax on business assets
- 23: Value Added Tax
- Part 4: Insolvency
- 24: Personal bankruptcy
- 25: Company insolvency proceedings
- 26: Liabilities arising from insolvency
- Part 5: Additional Topics
- 27: Choice of business medium
- 28: Limited Liability Partnerships
- 29: Sale of a business to a company
- 30: Shareholders' agreements
About the author
J. Scott Slorach MA (Oxon) is a Professor and Director of Learning and Teaching, York Law School, University of York.
Jason Ellis MA (Oxon), LLM is Senior Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University.
Summary
Written by two experts in the field, the Business Law LPC manual provides practical, up-to-date coverage of company, partnership, taxation, and insolvency law. The manual provides all of the required material students need to understand the latest legal developments affecting business law transactions, with a particular focus on relevant taxation law and business accounts.
Examples are used throughout the manual to enable students to contextualize their learning effectively. Extensive and updated statutory references allow students both to cross-refer to appropriate primary sources, and to use the guide to interpret such sources. The book's depth of coverage, accessible format, and clear structure make it an ideal reference for students on the Legal Practice Course.
Digital formats and resources
This edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.
- Access to a digital version of this book comes with every purchase to enable a more flexible learning experience—12 months' access to this title on Oxford Learning Link will be available from 15 July 2022. Access must be redeemed by 1 August 2024.
