Contents 
	Introduction 
	Helping you to pass Studying F4  The exam paper Syllabus and Study Guide 
	Part A Essential elements of the legal system 
	1 Law and the legal system 2 Sources of law 
	Part B The law of obligations 
	3 Formation of contract I 4 Formation of contract II 5 Content of contracts 6 Breach of contract and remedies 7 The law of torts and professional negligence 
	Part C Employment law 
	8 Contract of employment 9 Dismissal and redundancy 
	Part D The formation and constitution of business organisations 
	10 Agency law 11 Partnerships 
	
		12 Corporations and legal personality 177 13 Company formation 195 14 Constitution of a company 209 
	
		Part E Capital and the financing of companies 
	
		15 Share capital  227 16 Loan capital  243 17 Capital maintenance and dividend law 257 
	
		Part F Management, administration and regulation of companies 
	
		18 Company directors  269 19 Other company officers  293 20 Company meetings and resolutions  303 
	
		Part G Legal implications of companies in difficulty or in crisis 
	
		21 Insolvency and administration  321 
	
		Part H Governance and ethical issues relating to business 
	
		22 Fraudulent and criminal behaviour  341 
		
			Practice question bank   359 
		
			Practice answer bank   369 
		
			List of cases and index  379 
		
			Review form