About this Publication: General Principles of Commercial Law provides non-law students students with a succinct succinct exposition of the general principles of commercial law. The book contains a wide selection of topics influenced by registration requirements of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors. The 8th edition is updated to incorporate statutory and other developments in commercial law, including: • A revised chapter chapter on credit agreements agreements to reflect the effect effect of the National Credit Credit Amendment Amendment Act 19 of 2014. • A revised and expanded expanded chapter on banking banking law, including including a discussion discussion of the 2012 version of the South African African Code of Banking Practice. • An expanded chapter chapter on methods of payment payment which includes includes a discussion discussion of selected modern modern types of electronic electronic payment. • A discussion discussion on the application application of the Consumer Consumer Protectio Protection n Act 68 of 2008.
Contents Include: • • • • • • • • • • • • •
The South African legal system Introduction to the science of law Introduction to the law of contract Consensus Capacity to perform juristic acts The agreement must be possible Formalities Terms of the contract Interpretation of the contract Breach of contract Remedies for breach of contract Transfer and termination of personal rights The contract of sale
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The contract of lease The contract of insurance Credit agreements Labour law Intellectual property law and franchising Alternative dispute resolution Law of agency Forms of business enterprise Law of competition Security Banking law: selected topics Payment: negotiable instruments Payment: other methods Law of trusts Law of insolvency Law of administration of estates Consumer protection
Of Interest and Benefit to: • • • •
Undergraduate non-law university students of commercial law Technikons and colleges Commercial lawyers Banking institutions
