Business Law 2013-2014

Business Law contains clear and detailed coverage of partnerships, company law, taxation, EU law, and insolvency, making the book ideally suited to the Legal Practice Course. Statutory references encourage students to refer to primary sources.

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: Tax consequences of leaving and joining a partnership; 24: Value Added tax; Part 4: Insolvency; 25: Bankruptcy; 26: Company insolvency proceedings; 27: Liabilities arising from insolvency; Part 5: Additional topics; 28: Choice of business medium; 29: Limited liability partnerships; 30: Sale of a business to a company; 31: A debenture document; 32: Shareholders' agreements