Law for Business

PART I: THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS.

1. Introduction to Law
2. Courts and Court Procedure
3. Business Torts and Crimes
4. Government Regulation of Business

PART II: CONTRACTS

5. Nature and Classes of Contracts
6. Offer and Acceptance
7. Capacity to Contract
8. Consideration
9. Defective Agreement
10. Illegal Agreements
11. Written Contracts
12. Third Parties and Contracts
13. Termination of Contracts

PART III: PERSONAL PROPERTY

14. Nature of Personal Property
15. Special Bailments

PART IV: SALES

16. Sales of Personal Property
17. Formalities of a Sale
18. Transfer of Title and Risk in Sales Contracts
19. Warranties, Product Liability, and Consumer Protection

PART V: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

20. Nature of Negotiable Instruments
21. Essentials of Negotiability
22. Promissory Notes and Drafts
23. Negotiation and Discharge
24. Liabilities of Parties and Holders in Due Course
25. Defenses

PART VI: AGENCY AND EMPLOYMENT

26. Nature and Creation of an Agency
27. Operation and Termination of an Agency
28. Employer and Employee Relations
29. Employees' Rights
30. Labor Legislation

PART VII: BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

31. Introduction to Business Organization
32. Creation and Operation of a Partnership
33. Dissolution of a Partnership
34. Nature of a Corporation
35. Ownership of a Corporation
36. Management and Dissolution of a Corporation

PART VIII: RISK-BEARING DEVICES

37. Principles of Insurance
38. Types of Insurance
39. Security Devices
40. Bankruptcy

PART IX: REAL PROPERTY

41. Nature of Real Property
42. Transfer of Real Property
43. Real Estate Mortgages
44. Landlord and Tenant
45. Wills, Inheritances and Trusts