Keenan and Riches' Business Law, 11th edition

Keenan and Riches' Business Law is well known and highly regarded as a reliable and practical guide to the law; as it applies to the world of business. The text combines a solid academic reputation with clear language and practical features designed to assist the non-specialist; making it a favourite choice of students and professionals.

Hallmark Features

• Learning objectives focus your reading, highlighting important points to grasp as you progress through each chapter.
• Case summaries provide succinct overviews of the key authorities you need to know and use.
• Practical examples include typical business scenarios and reproductions of legal documents that illustrate how the law operates in the business world.
• Self-test questions and activities let you assess your understanding of the material in each chapter.
• Specimen examination questions provide useful samples of the sort of questions you may be faced with in an exam and can be used for revision.
• Website references direct you to relevant sources of information in law and business on the web.
• Cross-references throughout the book draw connections between related areas of law.

New to this Edition

The rate of legal change has continued apace since the last edition. The text has been thoroughly updated to incorporate changes in business law and in response to feedback from practitioners, especially the following:

• European Union Act 2011
• Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
• Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011
• Renumbering Treaty Article references to incorporate the Consolidated Version of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the Union
• Proposals for reform of business law including aspects of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations, competition law, consumer rights and defamation
• Equality Act 2010
• Changes in financial regulation that may affect companies