Introduction to Commercial Law, 5th edition

Introduction to Commercial Law is an invaluable source of reliable and well-researched material on commercial law, tailored to the needs of the academic market.

by Henry Holderness (Author)
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NZD$ 160.00
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Release Date: November 01, 2016
ISBN/ISSN: 9780947514044

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A reliable and up-to-date source of expert commentary on commercial law.

Drawn from the online looseleaf, Commercial Law in New Zealand, Introduction to Commercial Law examines the law of contract generally, the law of sale of goods, a range of specific types of contract, secured transactions and consumer protection legislation (the Fair Trading Act, Consumer Guarantees Act and Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act).

Authored by a panel of New Zealand legal academics who are leaders in their fields and containing detailed commentary and citations that provide a wide coverage of modern commercial law in New Zealand, Introduction to Commercial Law is an indispensable reference tool for all involved in the study and analysis of commercial law.

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Henry Holderness

Henry Holderness

Henry Holderness is a senior lecturer in law at the University of Canterbury (UC) and a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand. His primary research interests lie in the fields of insurance law and employment law, both of which he currently teaches at undergraduate level. . Alongside his fulltime position at UC, Henry is also a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland, where his thesis seeks to examine and evaluate New Zealand's Earthquake Commission scheme of natural disaster insurance, including its history and performance following the Canterbury Earthquakes. Before becoming a lawyer, Henry was an ESOL teacher for 6 years, including 3 years spent in Japan.

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Table of contents

Part One: Introduction

 Chapter 1: Introduction 

 
Part Two: General Principles of Contract Law

 Chapter 2: Introduction – the nature of contract

 Chapter 3: Formation of a Contract

 Chapter 4: The Terms of the Contract

 Chapter 5: Vitiating Elements

 Chapter 6: Privity and Assignment

 Chapter 7: Misrepresentation and Breach of Contract

 Chapter 8: Discharge of Contract

 
Part Three: Contracts for the Sale of Goods

 Chapter 9: Scope of the Sale of Goods Act

 Chapter 10: Passing of Property and Risk

 Chapter 11: Sales Without Title

 Chapter 12: Terms of the Contract

 Chapter 13: Performance of the Contract

 Chapter 14: Remedies of the Seller

 Chapter 15: Remedies of the Buyer

 Chapter 16: Some Particular Kinds of Sales

 
Part Four: Other Specific Contracts

 Chapter 17: Bailment and carriage of goods

 Chapter 18: Export trade contracts

 Chapter 19: Agency

 Chapter 20: Guarantees

 Chapter 21: Nature and Formation of Insurance Contracts

 Chapter 22: Insurance, non-disclosure and misstatement

 Chapter 23 : Insurer’s Liabilities

 Chapter 24: Insurance Intermediaries

 
Part Five: Secured transactions

 Chapter 25: Secured Transactions: An Introduction

 Chapter 26: Personal Property Securities

 Chapter 27: Hire Purchase Agreements

 Chapter 28: Credit (Repossession) Act 1997

 
 
Part Six: Consumer Protection legislation

 Chapter 29: Fair Trading Act 1986

 Chapter 30: Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

 Chapter 31: Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003
 

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