- Dedication
- Preface
- Approach of the book
- New to this edition
- Latest news
- Guide to the Online Resource Centre
- List of abbreviations
- Part I The English legal system
- 1. What is law?
- 2. The administration of the law
- 3. Domestic sources of law
- 4. Europe and the English legal system
- Part II The law of contract
- 5. An introduction to the law of contract
- 6. The formation of the contract
- 7. The terms of the contract
- 8. The law of agency
- 9. Unfair terms
- 10. Vitiating factors
- 11. Discharge of the contract
- 12. Remedies for breach of contract
- Part III The law of torts
- 13. An introduction to the law of torts
- 14. The tort of negligence
- 15. Business-related torts
- 16. Vicarious liability
- 17. Tortious defences and remedies
- Part IV Partnership law and company law
- 18. Unincorporated business structures
- 19. Incorporation and bodies corporate
- 20. The constituents of a company
- 21. Shares and capital maintenance
- 22. Directors’ duties
- 23. Members’ remedies
- 24. Corporate rescue, insolvency, and dissolution
- Part V Employment law
- 25. The contract of employment
- 26. Employment rights, and health and safety
- 27. Discrimination law
- 28. The termination of employment
- Appendix 1: Bonus Chapters
- Table of cases
- Table of legislation
- Index
(p. 479) Part IV Partnership law and company law
This chapter examines the law governing unincorporated business structures (that is, those that do not have corporate personality), namely the sole proprietorship, and the partnership. It explains the concept of the two forms of sole proprietorship, namely the sole practitioner and the sole trader, and the processes by which a sole proprietorship is established, operated, and terminated. The chapter then discusses the three different forms of parternship, namely the ordinary partnership, the limited partnership, and the limited liability partnership (although the LLP is discussed in more detail in Chapter 19). The chapter discusses how to create a partnership, and looks at how the partnership is run, including a discussion of the partnership agreement. Finally, the chapter discusses the rules relating to the dissolution of the partnership.
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- Dedication
- Preface
- Approach of the book
- New to this edition
- Latest news
- Guide to the Online Resource Centre
- List of abbreviations
- Part I The English legal system
- 1. What is law?
- 2. The administration of the law
- 3. Domestic sources of law
- 4. Europe and the English legal system
- Part II The law of contract
- 5. An introduction to the law of contract
- 6. The formation of the contract
- 7. The terms of the contract
- 8. The law of agency
- 9. Unfair terms
- 10. Vitiating factors
- 11. Discharge of the contract
- 12. Remedies for breach of contract
- Part III The law of torts
- 13. An introduction to the law of torts
- 14. The tort of negligence
- 15. Business-related torts
- 16. Vicarious liability
- 17. Tortious defences and remedies
- Part IV Partnership law and company law
- 18. Unincorporated business structures
- 19. Incorporation and bodies corporate
- 20. The constituents of a company
- 21. Shares and capital maintenance
- 22. Directors’ duties
- 23. Members’ remedies
- 24. Corporate rescue, insolvency, and dissolution
- Part V Employment law
- 25. The contract of employment
- 26. Employment rights, and health and safety
- 27. Discrimination law
- 28. The termination of employment
- Appendix 1: Bonus Chapters
- Table of cases
- Table of legislation
- Index