1st Edition
Commercial Law and Practice in the South Pacific
548 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
548 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
548 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
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Commerce has become an area of central importance to the South Pacific region. Although the countries are small it is widely acknowledged that their need to promote and develop commercial enterprise is crucial for their future sustainability.
This new textbook is the first to examine the main areas of commercial law in the common law jurisdictions of the South Pacific region. These... Read more
A: The Legal Structures of Commerce; 1: Partnership; 2: The Partnership Agreement and Partnership Interests; 3: Trusts; 4: Express Trusts; 5: Companies; 6: Capitalisation of Companies; 7: Cooperatives, Credit Unions and Incorporated Societies; B: Control and Management of Commercial Entities; 8: Relations between Partners; 9: The Trustee; 10: Management of Companies; C: Commercial Transactions; 11: Sale of Goods; 12: Bills of Sale, Finance Leases and Hire Purchase; 13: Insurance Contracts; D: Banking; 14: Basic Principles of Banking; 15: Banking Regulation and Prudential Supervision; 16: Bills of Exchange, Cheques and Promissory Notes; 17: Documentary or Commercial Credit; E: Foreign Trade; 18: The World Trade Organisation; 19: Trips; 20: The Melanesian Spearhead Group; 21: The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Cooperation; 22: Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement; 23: The Cotonou Agreement; 24: The South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement; F: Termination and Winding Up; 25: Bankruptcy; 26: Partnership Dissolution and Expulsion; 27: Termination and Variation of Trusts; 28: Winding Up of Corporate Entities
Biography
Mohammed L. Ahmadu, Robert Hughes
The book is clearly written and should be readily comprehended by readers. Explanations are in plain language and simple terms.'
Lindsay Trotman, Massey University
