Description

The Law Express series is designed to help you revise effectively. This book is your guide to understanding essential concepts, remembering and applying key legislation and making your answers stand out!

Features

Reviews the key cases, statutes and legal terms you will need to know for your exam.

Shows you how to maximise your marks by bringing in areas of further thinking and debate. Also points out common pitfalls and ways to avoid losing marks.

Gives you helpful advice to revise effectively and improve your exam performance when it counts.

Subject-specific companion websites help you build a personal study plan, try sample exam questions, test your recall with interactive flashcards, listen to audio advice and more!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Guided tour

Guided tour of the companion website

Table of cases and statutes

Chapter 1:    Contract 1: Formation of a contract

Chapter 2:    Contract 2: Error, Misrepresentation, other challenges based on lack of consent, young people, illegality, and privity

Chapter 3:    Contract 3: The terms of the contract

Chapter 4:    Contract 4: Discharge of contractual obligations and remedies

Chapter 5:    Delict

Chapter 6:    Companies 1: Formation and personnel

Chapter 7:    Companies 2: Shares, resolutions, protection of minority shareholders and charges

Chapter 8:    Partnership, limited liability partnership and sole trading

Chapter 9:    Employment 1: The contract of employment, employee rights, dismissal and redundancy

Chapter 10: Employment 2: Discrimination

Chapter 11: Sources of Scots law

And finally, before the exam . . .

Glossary of terms

Index

Back Cover

Tried and tested by undergraduate law students across the UK.

‘All the vital information you need – definitely the best revision guides on the market.’
Nayiri Keshishi, law student, Kingston University

The Law Express series is tailored to help you revise effectively. Understand essential concepts, remember and apply key legislation and make your answers stand out!

• Reviews the key cases, statutes and legal terms you will need to know for your exam.

• Shows you how to maximise your marks by bringing in areas of further thinking and debate. Also points out common pitfalls and ways to avoid losing marks.

• Gives you helpful advice to revise effectively and improve your exam performance when it counts.

• Subject-specific companion websites help you build a personal study plan, try sample exam questions, test your recall with interactive flashcards, listen to audio advice and more!

Ewan MacIntyre is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Trent University. Josephine Bisacre is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Business Law at Heriot-Watt University.

Author

Ewan MacIntyre is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Nottingham Trent University.

Josephine Bisacre is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Business Law at Heriot-Watt University.