Table of Contents

Part I The basis of New Zealand law: 1 Introduction - the nature of law -- 2 The constitution -- 3 The processes of government and business -- 4 The rights of the individual under the New Zealand constitution -- 5 Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi and business in New Zealand -- 6 Legislation and making sense of it -- 7 The fora for resolving business disputes in New Zealand -- 8 The law-making role of the courts -- 9 The law of tort with particular reference to negligence -- Part II The law of contract: 10 The essentials of a valid contract -- 11 Consideration -- 12 Obstacles to the formation of valid contracts (1) -- 13 Obstacles to the formation of valid contracts (2) -- 14 The operation of the contract: interpretation, performance and frustration -- 15 Remedies for failure to perform contractual obligations -- 16 Consumer protection: The Fair Trading Act 1986 and the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 -- Part III Particular aspects of commercial law: 17 The law of real and personal property -- 18 The law of agency and its significance for business -- 19 The law of the sale of goods -- 20 Privacy and business -- 21 An outline of employment law -- 22 An outline of the law of business organisations -- 23 Intellectual property and competition law.