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Commercial law
Title:
Commercial law
Author:
Nagel, C. J.
ISBN:
9780409051483
Edition:
4th ed.
Publication Information:
Durban : LexisNexis, 2011.
Physical Description:
viii, 791 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Part One: General introduction -- 1. The South African legal system and its history -- 2. Creation of legal rules and the administration of justice.

Part Two: General principles of the law of contract -- 3. Introduction to the law of contract -- 4. Consensus -- 5. Contractual capacity -- 6. Legality and physical possibility of performance -- 7. Formalities -- 8. Parties to the contract, conditions and related concepts, particular terms and interpretation of contracts -- 9. Breact of contract and termination of contractual relationship.

Part Three: Agency -- 10. Introduction of the law of agency -- 11. The principal -- 12. The agent.

Part Four: Purchase and sale -- 13. General introduction to the law of purchase and sale -- 14. Duties of the seller -- 15. Duties of the buyer.

Part Five: Letting and hiring -- 16. Formation of the contract of lease -- 17. Duties of the lessor and the lessee -- 18. Miscellaneous aspects of the law of lease.

Part Six: Credit agreements -- 19. General introduction and historical background -- 20. Application of Act and conclusion of credit agreements -- 21. Consumer credit institutions and regulative matters -- 22. Rights and duties of parties -- 23. Financial matters, dispute settlement and debt enforcement.

Part Seven: Insurance and carriage -- 24. Introduction to insurance law and insurance contracts -- 25. Specific aspects of insurance contracts and indemnity and non-indemnity insurance -- 26. Carriage.

Part Eight: Security -- 27. General introduction and suretyship -- 28. Mortgage, pledge and cession in security -- 29. Hypothecs and liens.

Part Nine: The bill of exchange, cheque and promissory note -- 30. General principles of the law of negotiable instruments -- 31. Cheques -- 32. The promissory note.

Part Ten: Insolvency -- 33. Introduction and sequestration -- 34. Effects of sequestration -- 35. Administration of insolvent estates, composition, rehabilitation, offences and winding-up of companies and close corporations.

Part Eleven: Labour law -- 36. General introduction to labour law -- 37. Individual labour law -- 38. Collective labour law.

Part Twelve: Letting and hiring of work -- 39. Letting and hiring of work.

Part Thirteen: Alternative dispute resolution -- 40. Alternative dispute resolution.
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