Commercial law: fresh perspectives
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2017
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| Ausgabe: | 2nd edition, sixth impression |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes index |
| Beschreibung: | 478 pages 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781775951544 1775951545 |
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Part 1: Introduction to
Commercial Law 1
Chapter 1 Background to South African law 1
D Holness
1 What is the law? 1
2 Two different types of rules 2
3 The role of the state 2
4 A history of South African law 3
5 Where can you find South African law? 4
6 The South African court hierarchy 9
Chapter 2 Branches of the law 19
A Gouindjee
1 Branches of the law 19
2 Civil and criminal law 22
3 Civil procedure 23
4 Legal subjects and the nature of
legal rights 27
Chapter 3 Interpreting statutes 31
S Driver and S Newman
1 What does it mean to interpret a
statute? 31
2 Help with interpreting statutes 34
Part 2: General principles
of contract 41
Chapter 4 Contractual capacity 41
A Shirk
1 Requirements for a valid contract 41
2 Who has contractual capacity? 42
3 Contractual capacity regarding
minors 42
4 Contractual capacity regarding
married persons 46
5 Contractual capacity regarding
drunken persons 48
6 Contractual capacity regarding
insolvent persons 48
Chapter 5 Reaching agreement 51
A Shirk
1 What makes a legal agreement? 51
2 Requirements for a valid offer 53
3 Requirements for a valid acceptance 56
4 Requirements for concluding
contracts 58
5 Options and rights of first refusal 59
Chapter 6 Problems with the formation of 4
a contract 62
A Shirk
1 Void and voidable contracts 62
2 Contracts that are void due to a
lack of agreement 62
3 Contracts that are voidable due to
misrepresentation 69
4 Contracts that are voidable due to
duress 77
5 Contracts that are voidable due to
undue influence 78
Chapter 7 Formalities, certainty, possibility and
lawfulness of contracts 82
A Govindjee and A Shirk
1 Formalities - The starting point 82
2 Types of formalities 83
3 When are formalities required? 84
4 Certainty of performance in
contracts 85
5 Possibility of performance in
contracts 87
6 Legality of performance in contracts 88
7 Restraint of trade agreements 91
Chapter 8 Contents of a contract 97
A Shirk
1 Identifying terms by their role 97
2 Identifying terms by the way they
become part of the contract 99
3 Interpreting a contract 103
Chapter 9 When things go wrong: Common
contractual terms 106
D Holness
1 When things go wrong:
Common contractual terms 106
2 Clauses about whether or when a
contract will take effect or end 107
3 Clauses about contractual
obligations 110
4 Entrenchment clauses 113
5 Clauses about how to resolve
disputes 113
Chapter 1 □ Forms of breach of contract 117
A Gouindjee
1 Breach due to impossibility 118
2 Breach due to repudiation 119
3 Breach due to malperformance 119
4 Breach due to a delay in
performance by the debtor 120
5 Breach due to a delay in
performance by the creditor 120
Chapter 11 Remedies for breach of contract 123
D Holness
1 When and why to use remedies 123
2 Types of remedies 124
3 How to choose remedies 131
Chapter 12 The passing, varying and ending of
rights and duties by agreement 133
A Gouindjee
1 Co-debtors and co-creditors 134
2 Simple joint liability and joint and
severable liability 134
3 Stipulate alteri 134
4 The transfer of personal rights 135
5 Variation and termination of
contracts by agreement 141
Chapter 13 Termination of contracts by law 146
A Gouindjee
1 Proper performance 147
2 Prescription 147
3 Impossibility of performance 148
4 Merger 149
5 Set-off 149
6 Death 149
7 Insolvency 149
Part 3: Types of contracts 151
Chapter 14 The law of sale 151
A Gouindjee
1 The nature of a contract of sale 151
2 Duties of the seller 152
3 Duties of the buyer 164
4 Examples of specific contracts
of sale 167
Chapter 15 The law of lease 173
D Holness
1 Some definitions related to a
contract of lease 173
2 Types of lease 176
3 Contractual agreements within
leases 177
4 The legal effect of a lease 179
5 The lessee’s right to occupy against
third parties 179
B Protection of lessees 180
7 The lessor’s duties in a lease 181
8 The lessee’s duties in a lease 186
Chapter 16 Credit agreements 192
Daue Holness
1 The National Credit Act - a new start
for credit regulation in South Africa 193
2 The aims of the NCA 193
3 Implementation of the NCA’s aims 194
4 The scope of credit agreements
under the NCA 195
5 The control of agreements by certain
bodies created by the NCA 196
6 The main legal changes under
the NCA 198
Part 4: Important aspects of
Commercial Law 205
Chapter 17 The Consumer Protection Act 205
T Wagenaar and M Tait
1 The Consumer Protection Act -
Comprehensive protection for
consumers in South Africa 205
2 Some terms explained 206
3 The aims of the CPA 206
4 The application of the CPA 207
5 Consumer rights 208
6 Enforcement of consumer rights 221
Chapter 18 The law of agency 224
M Tait and D Horsteh
1 What is agency? 225
2 How does agency come about? 226
3 Duties of the principal 227
4 Duties of the agent 228
5 Acting without authority 229
6 Disclosing authority 232
7 Ending authority 233
Chapter 19 Online contracts and e-commerce 236
V Etsebeth
1 The Internet ֊ A very brief overview 237
2 E-commerce - An introduction 238
3 Different types of online contracts 238
4 Formalities that must be fulfilled
for online contracts 341
5 Not reading the contract-Your
legal position 342
6 Legal issues that you need to look
out for before concluding a contract 242
Chapter 20 Methods of payment 250
V Etsebeth, D Horsten and S Newman
1 What are negotiable instruments? 250
2 Parties to negotiable instruments 253
3 Requirements for bills of exchange 255
4 Transferring ownership of a bill 258
5 Who gets paid? 263 3 Directors of the company 385
6 Who pays? 268 4 Business entities that are not
7 Cheques 270 companies 388
Chapter 21 The law of insolvency 277 Chapter 27 The law of insurance 394
V Etsebeth D Horsten and } Botha
1 What is insolvency? 278 1 What is insurance? 395
2 The parties to insolvency 2 Concluding contracts of insurance 398
proceedings 279 3 Rights and duties of the insurer 401
3 The sequestration process 283 4 Rights and duties of the insured 403
4 Effects of sequestration 287 Chapter 28 The law of carriage 410
5 Winding up business entities 292 H Keep
B Insolvency law and the new 1 What is carriage? 411
Companies Act 293 2 The contract of carriage in
Chapter 22 The law of succession 297 Roman law 414
S Driver and S Newman 3 Duties of the parties 415
1 Dying with a will 298 4 Liability 416
2 Dying without a will 300 5 Legislation 419
3 Administration of a deceased estate 303 Chapter 29 The law of immovable property 423
Chapter 23 The law of security 307 P Barwise
D Holness 1 The Alienation of Land Act 68
1 What is security? 307 of 1981 424
2 Real security 308 2 The Sectional Title Act 95 of 1986,
3 Mortgages 310 as amended in 1986 425
4 Pledges 315 3 The Share Blocks Control Act 59
5 Common clauses in express of 1980 427
mortgages 316 4 Timesharing schemes 428
B Lien 321 5 The accountants’ responsibilities 430
7 Personal security 325 Chapter 3Ü The law of intellectual property 432
Chapter 24 Labour law 333 D Horsten and T Wagenaar
A Govindjee 1 What is intellectual property? 432
1 The Constitution and labour law 334 2 Copyright law 433
2 Who is an employee? 335 3 Patent law 438
3 The Labour Relations Act 338 4 Trade mark law 441
4 Strikes and lock-outs 342 Chapter 31 Financial institutions 446
5 Dismissals and unfair labour A Govindjee
practices 344 1 The business of banking 447
6 Disputes about unfair dismissals 2 Insider trading 450
and unfair labour practices 361 Chapter 32 The law of competition 454
7 Other relevant labour law 364
H S choeman
Chapter 25 Arbitration 373 1 What is competition law ? 454
A Govindjee 2 South African competition law 455
1 What is arbitration? 373 3 Restraint of trade 455
2 Parties to arbitration 375 4 Prohibited practices 456
3 Arbitration process 376 5 Institutions, enforcement and
Chapter 26 Business entities 381 remedies 459
V Etsebeth Case studies J Katsew and K Pillay 462
1 What is the CIPC? 381 Inriov A “70
2 Different types of companies that II IUUa 4 73
may be registered under the
Companies Act 71 of 2008 381
Commercial Law
Fresh Perspectives
2nd Edition
Commercial Law: Fresh Perspectives is a fully revised compilation based on
Fresh Perspectives: Commercial Law 1 and Fresh Perspectives: Commercial
Law2. In its new combined format, it offers non-law students an ideal
introduction to Commercial Law as it is taught in South African tertiary
institutions.
In a careful yet lively blend of theory and practice, it provides students with
a comprehensive knowledge of Commercial Law as required by the South
African Institute of Professional Accountants.
Key features:
• Engaging chapter openers encourage students to explore and question prior
knowledge, and facilitate the transition to the appropriate theory, skills and
case law.
• Key terms identified and explained in clear language as soon as they appear
in the text.
• Activities and Revise and study exercises throughout the text promote active
thinking and the practice of skills.
• Reference to, and discussion of, relevant case law illustrate the integration
of theory and practice in law.
Digital support and extension:
• In keeping pace with technology, quick response codes (QRs) are
incorporated throughout the text. These codes provide useful links to
appropriate Internet sites that offer additional learning and explanations
of difficult topics.
• Access to Pearson’s Study on the Go, an unprecedented mobile integration
between text and online content that contains popular study tools such as
glossary flash cards, summaries, and quizzes.
ISBN 978-1-77595*154-4
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