Commercial Law in Zambia


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Contract Law in Zambia


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Contract Law in Zambia: An Introduction covers all the relevant aspects of the law of contract in Zambia, in both statutory and common law. The book focuses on a range of topics, including the theoretical aspects, offer and acceptance, consideration, the intention to create legal relations, the terms of a contract, misrepresentation, duress and undue influence, void and illegal contracts, the discharge of a contract, and remedies for breach of contract. The author covers important English case law and related developments. However, the author also examines the increasing number of cases decided by the Zambian courts, which 'domesticate' and build on English law, and therefore highlights the relevance of the local context and the changes that have occurred as a result of home-grown adjudication. Contract Law in Zambia: An Introduction is intended mainly for law students, but legal practitioners, corporate professionals, and those in related disciplines will also find the book to be an indispensible resource.




The Law of Business Associations in Zambia


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The Law of Business Associations in Zambia: An Introduction sets out the history and current state of business associations law in Zambia, providing a clear overview of all relevant legislation, case law and implied policy. The book covers the different types of business associations, sole traders and sole proprietorships, partnerships, co-operative societies, registered companies and parastatal organisations. It deals with the regulation of enterprise in both the private sector and the public sector in a balanced, clear and accessible way, giving both lawyers and non-lawyers the tools of the trade. A useful feature that enhances the accessibility and understanding of the issues dealt with is the inclusion of key points at the end of each chapter, providing a summary of the issues discussed. The Law of Business Associations in Zambia: An Introduction provides all the essential elements that one needs to know about this area of the law.




Gates Company Law and Practice in Zambia


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GATES COMPANY LAW AND PRACTICE IN ZAMBIA is the first book of its kind by a Zambian author with a comprehensive take and profound analysis of the Companies Act Chapter 388 of the Laws of Zambia. Its focus on the Zambian Act and jurisprudence differentiates it from most texts on the Zambian market most of which are based on the UK Companies Acts past and present. The text therefore merges theory and practice adopting a writing style that is not only relevant and pithy but with sufficient profoundness as to enable the reader to gain a methodical appreciation of topics indispensable to a definitive comprehension of Zambian Company Law and Practice. In this way the text provides not only an introduction to the subject but an in depth explanation of what sometimes may seem a daunting subject. Features of the First Edition - Considers with unrivalled detail and focus the Companies Act Chapter 388 of the Laws of Zambia and its attendant amendments and puts Zambian case law development including decisions as late as December, 2016 front and centre of its analysis of Zambian company law. - Contains the historical development of company law in Zambia. - Includes excerpts and references to contemporary writing on the subject for purposes of giving a wider view of this area of the law. - Contains appendices of amendments to the main Act and Company Forms for ease of reference. - Contains a selection of past examination questions and selected model answers courtesy of Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) for use by those preparing for their Legal Practitioner Qualifying Examinations (LPQE). Gates Company Law and Practice in Zambia is an essential guide for students taking courses in company law and insolvency at undergraduate and postgraduate level in law and for those preparing for their post graduate LPQE administered by ZIALE. It is also an excellent study guide for those undertaking professional business programmes with a company or business law component. In addition, the work is also a key source of information for lecturers, legal practitioners and judges. For more from this author visit: www.reaganblankfeingates.com or our facebook page "Gates Company Law and Practice in Zambia"




Keeping Pace with Change: Fintech and the Evolution of Commercial Law


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This note explores the interactions between new technologies with key areas of commercial law and potential legal changes to respond to new developments in technology and businesses. Inspired by the Bali Fintech Agenda, this note argues that country authorities need to closely examine the adequacy of their legal frameworks to accommodate the use of new technologies and implement necessary legal reform so as to reap the benefits of fintech while mitigating risks. Given the cross-border nature of new technologies, international cooperation among all relevant stakeholders is critical. The note is structured as follows: Section II describes the relations between technology, business, and law, Section III discusses the nature and functions of commercial law; Section IV provides a brief overview of developments in fintech; Section V examines the interaction between technology and commercial law; and Section VI concludes with a preliminary agenda for legal reform to accommodate the use of new technologies.




Commercial Law in Zambia


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Goode and McKendrick on Commercial Law


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The sixth edition of the authoritative and acclaimed commercial law text 'A great book ... will be equally useful to legal practitioners, students and business people' Financial Times This sixth edition of Goode on Commercial Law, now retitled Goode and McKendrick on Commercial Law, remains the first port of call for the modern day practitioner with its theoretical and practical coverage of commercial law in both a national and an international context. Now updated to cover the most recent legal and technical changes, this highly acclaimed and authoritative text, which is regularly cited by all courts from the Supreme Court downwards, combines a deep theoretical analysis of foundational principles with a practical approach in the context of typical commercial and financial transactions. It is also replete with diagrams and specimen forms covering a wide range of transactions. 'Searching analysis and meticulous exposition coupled with a lucid clarity of style and a relaxed lightness of touch combine to make the book not only compulsory but compulsive reading for anyone interested in its field' Law Quarterly Review 'A work of immense scholarship ... Professor Goode's work must be as nearly exhaustive as can be possible and as produced by Penguin is a triumph of paperback publishing' Solicitor's Journal 'Clear and comprehensive ... The student and practitioner will find it indispensable; the interested layperson too will benefit from it as a work of reference' British Business 'A veritable tour de force' Business Law Review




Doing Business 2020


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Seventeen in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2020 measures aspects of regulation affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity.




Contract Law Minimalism


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Commercial contract law is in every sense optional given the choice between legal systems and law and arbitration. Its 'doctrines' are in fact virtually all default rules. Contract Law Minimalism advances the thesis that commercial parties prefer a minimalist law that sets out to enforce what they have decided - but does nothing else. The limited capacity of the legal process is the key to this 'minimalist' stance. This book considers evidence that such minimalism is indeed what commercial parties choose to govern their transactions. It critically engages with alternative schools of thought, that call for active regulation of contracts to promote either economic efficiency or the trust and co-operation necessary for 'relational contracting'. The book also necessarily argues against the view that private law should be understood non-instrumentally (whether through promissory morality, corrective justice, taxonomic rationality, or otherwise). It sketches a restatement of English contract law in line with the thesis.