General Principles of Commercial Law

This book has been written by experienced lecturers in commercial law in the Department of Mercantile Law at the University of South Africa. It provides non-law students with a succinct exposition of the general principles of commercial law. The selection of topics was influenced by the syllabus of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors for the law service course, as well as the syllabus for basic law courses of the Institute of Bankers.

Introduction; The South African legal system; Introduction to the science of law; General principles of the law of contract; Law of contract: Introduction; Consensus; Capacity to perform juristic acts; The agreement must be possible; Formalities; Terms of the contract; Interpretation of the contract; Breach of contract; Remedies for breach of contract; Transfer and termination of personal rights; Specific contracts: Sale, lease, insurance, credit agreements; Specific contracts; Labour law; Intellectual property law and franchising; Alternative dispute resolution; The law of agency; Forms of business enterprise; The law of competition; Security; Banking law and paying instruments: selected topics; Other methods of payment; The law of trusts; The law of insolvency; The law of administration of estates.