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Sarah Riches & Vida Allen
BUSINESS LAW
Keenan & Riches’
Ninth edition
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Business Law, now in its ninth edition, is a manageable, well trusted
and reliable text specifi cally designed for non-law students studying
law for the fi rst time. Maintaining the direct and accessible approach
which has made this book so popular, Riches and Allen provide
user-friendly explanations of the law in a highly practical and
engaging style immediately equipping you with a good understanding
of key legal concepts.
Now thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition includes
key changes to the law on:
The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
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Companies Act 2006•
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 Amendment
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Regulations 2008
The coverage of tort law has also been expanded and
restructured in this edition to better match how the topic is covered on
business law courses.
The new text design and handy cross-references allow you to fi nd the information you need quickly and
easily while the use of extensive cases and diagrams make sometimes complex points in the law easier to
understand. Learning aids popular in previous editions have been retained and include:
Learning objectives highlight key points you should understand as you progress through each chapter
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Self test questions allow you to assess for yourself whether your knowledge is up to scratch•
Case summaries• are included throughout to give you the key facts, legal principle
and context underlying important cases
End of chapter specimen examination questions provide valuable examples of the typical types
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of question you may face in an exam enabling you to better prepare for assessments
Sarah Riches is Director of Planning and Policy at the University of Bolton
and has many years’ teaching experience.
Vida Allen is Principal Lecturer in Law at Kingston University
where she teaches business and company law.
‘This book is comprehensive in coverage and provides a well rounded introduction to
business law. It is clearly written and likely to become a ‘must have’ text for all business
law students.’ Indira Carr, Professor of Law at the University of Surrey
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Also available:
Smith and Keenan’s
LAW FOR BUSINESS
Smith and Keenan’s
ENGLISH LAW
TEXT AND CASES
Smith and Keenan’s
COMPANY LAW
Smith and Keenan’s
COMPANY LAW
WITH SCOTTISH SUPPLEMENT
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First published in Great Britain under the Pitman Publishing imprint in 1987
Second edition published 1990
Third edition published 1993
Fourth edition published 1995
Fifth edition published 1998
Sixth edition published under the Longman imprint in 2002
Seventh edition published 2005
Eighth edition published 2007
Ninth edition published 2009
© Mary Keenan, Sarah Riches and Vida Allen 2009
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ISBN: 978-1-4058-9964-2
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Riches, Sarah.
Keenan and Riches’ business law. – 9th ed. / Sarah Riches and Vida Allen.
p. cm.
Rev. ed. of: Business law / Denis Keenan, Sarah Riches. 7th ed. 2005.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-4058-9964-2 (pbk.)
1. Business law–England. 2. Business law–Wales. I. Allen, Vida. II. Keenan, Denis J.
Business law. III. Title. IV. Title: Business law.
KD1629.K44 2009
346.4207–dc22
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