Stations Flashcards
Law and the legal system
Types of law
System of Court
Sources of Law
Case law and precedent
Legislation and statutory interpretation
Delegated legislation
Human Rights
Formation of Contract 1
What is contract
Essentials
Form
Offer/acceptance
Formation of Contract 2
Consideration
Intention to create legal relations
Privity of contract
Content of contracts
Terms and representations
Conditions, warranties and implied terms
Exclusion clauses
Unfair terms regulations
Breach of contract and remedies
Breach
Damages and other common law remedies
Equitable remedies
Law of Tort and Professional Negligence
Tort and negligence Duty of care Breach and duty of care Consequential harm Defences Professional advice and the Caparo decision Post-Caparo developments
Contract of employment
Employees and independent contractors
Terms of an employment contract
Continuity of service
Dismissal and redundancy
Notice and termination of contract by breach Employment Tribunals Wrongful dismissal Unfair dismissal Redundancy
Agency Law
Creation of Agency
Authority of the Agent
Relations with 3rd parties
Partnerships
Partnerships
Partners’ liability
Limited liability partnerships
Corporations and legal personality
Sole traders and legal entity Company liability Types of Company Veil of incorporation Distinction between companies and partnerships
Company Formation
Promoters and pre-incorporation contracts
Registration procedures and commencement of business
Statutory registers
Accounts and returns
Constitution of a Company
Constitution
Objects and capacity
Constitution as contract
Company Name
Share Capital
Shares and Capital
Class rights
Issuing shares