The principles of commercial law
Table Of Content:
Preface
List of Cases
PART 1 THE MALAYSIAN LEGAL SYSTEM
Chapter 1 Introduction to Law
Function of Law
Control Social Behaviour
Dispute Resolution for Conflicting Parties
Regulate People’ Relationships
Chapter 2 The Sources of Malaysian Law
Written Law
The Federal Constitution
State Constitutions
Legislation
Subsidiary Legislation
Unwritten Law
English Law
Judicial Precedents
Islamic Law
Customary Law
Chapter 3 Distribution of Governmental Powers: Concepts, Theories, and Doctrines
Constitutionalism
The Rule of Law
The Doctrine of Separation of Powers
Separation of Power ? Fusion of Powers
Checks and Balances
Maintaining Balance in Powers between the Branches of Government
The Practice in Malaysia
Chapter 4 Relationship between the Federal and State Governments in Malaysia: Division of Powers
PART II LAW OF CONTRACT
Chapter 5 The Importance of Contracts in Commercial Transactions
Precontractual Stage
Invitation to Treat
Auction
Display of Goods
Advertisement
Tender
Essentials of a Contract
Unilateral and Bilateral Contracts
Chapter 6 Offer and Acceptance
Counter Offer or Counter Proposal
Communication of Offer or Proposal
Communication of Acceptance
Positive Act of Acceptance
Postal Communications
Instantaneous Communication
Revocation of Acceptance
Revocation of Offers
Notice of Revocation
Lapse of Time
Failure to fulfill a Condition Precedent
Death or Mental Disordeer of the Offeror
Chapter 7 Consideration
Types of Consideration
Agrement without Consideration
An Agreement Made on Account of Natural
Love and Affection between Parties Standing in Near Relation
An Agreement to Compensate for a Past Voluntary Act
An Agreement to Compensate for an Act the Promisior was Legally Compellable to Do
An Agreement to Pay a Statue-barred Debt
Adequacy of Consideration
Chapter 8 Intention to Create Legal Relations
Social, Family or Other Domestic Agreements
Commercial Agreement
Chapter 9 Certainty of Terms and Capacity to Contract
Capacity of Parties to Enter into a Contract
Minor’s Capacity to Contract
The Capacity to Contract for Persons
Mentally Disordered and Drunkards
Corporation’s Capacity to Contract
Chapter 10 Vitiating Factors
Chapter 11 Termination of the Contract
Chapter 12 Remedies
PART III: LAW OF AGENCY
Chapter 13 Agency
Chapter 14 The Authority of an Agent
Chapter 15 Relationship of a Principal and a Agent
Chapter 16 The Relation with Third Parties
Chapter 17 Termination of Agency
Appendix
References
Index