Natalie Persadie - Commonwealth Caribbean Business Law

Third Edition

Now in its third edition, Commonwealth Caribbean Business Law continues to break away from the traditional English approach of treating business law primarily as the law of contract and agency.

Taking a panoramic view, it explores the foundation of various legal systems before examining areas of legal liability that affect business activities. These include areas such as contract law, tort law, criminal law, agency and internet law which present significant challenges confronting the business sector. The book primarily targets the development of business law principles in several Caribbean Commonwealth jurisdictions but, where appropriate, also embraces the jurisprudence of other Commonwealth nations, such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. It also explores the United States as a non-Commonwealth jurisdiction, given the increasing importance in the Caribbean of judicial pronouncements relating to internet law from this territory.

Using excerpts from key judgments, the book allows students, particularly those with a non-legal background, to understand key legal principles for business as presented by the judiciary and draws parallels between legal theory and business practice.

Natalie Persadie is an Assistant Professor in the Design and Manufacturing Engineering Unit, University of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad.

Rajendra Ramlogan is a Professor of Commercial and Environmental Law in the Department of Management Studies, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.

The Commonwealth Caribbean Law Series is the only series of law books that covers the jurisdiction of the English-speaking Caribbean nations. The titles in the series were first published in 1995 to acclaim from academics, practitioners and the judiciary in the region. Several editions followed, and they have now become essential reading for those learning and practising Caribbean law.

This must-have series is required holdings for any law library specialising in Caribbean legal information.

Titles in this series include:

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Albert Fiadjoe

Commonwealth Caribbean Business Law 2/e

Rajendra Ramlogan and Natalie Persadie

Commonwealth Caribbean Company Law

Andrew Burgess

Commonwealth Caribbean Civil Procedure 3/e

Gilbert Kodilinye and Vanessa Kodilinye

Commonwealth Caribbean Constitutional Law

Sir Fred Phillips

Commonwealth Caribbean Land Law

Sampson Owusu

Commonwealth Caribbean Law and Legal Systems 2/e

Rose-Marie Belle Antoine

Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law 3/e

Albert Fiadjoe

Commonwealth Caribbean Tort Law 4/e

Gilbert Kodilinye

Commonwealth Caribbean Law of Trusts 3/e

Gilbert Kodilinye and Trevor Carmichael

Judicial Review in the Commonwealth Caribbean

Rajendra Ramlogan

Commonwealth Caribbean Administrative Law

Eddy Ventose

Commonwealth Caribbean Contract Law

Gilbert Kodilinye and Maria Kodilinye

Commonwealth Caribbean Practice and Procedure 4/e

Dana S. Seetahal

Commonwealth Caribbean Employment and Labour Law

Natalie Corthsy and CarlaAnne Harris-Roper

Commonwealth Caribbean Tort Law 5/e

Gilbert Kodilinye

Commonwealth Caribbean Property Law 4/e

Gilbert Kodilinye

Commonwealth Caribbean Business Law 3/e

Natalie Persadie and Rajendra Ramlogan

Forthcoming titles:

Commonwealth Caribbean Land Law 2/e

Sampson Owusu

Commonwealth Caribbean Intellectual Property Law

Eddy Ventose

Commonwealth Caribbean Civil Procedure 4/e

Gilbert Kodilinye and Vanessa Kodilinye

Third Edition

Natalie Persadie and Rajendra Ramlogan

Third edition published 2016
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First edition published 2004 by Cavendish Publishing Ltd
Second edition published 2010 by Routledge-Cavendish

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Ramlogan, Rajendra.
Commonwealth Caribbean business law / Natalie Persadie, Rajendra Ramlogan. Third edition.
pages cm. (Commonwealth Caribbean law series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Commercial lawWest Indies, British.2.Business enterprisesLaw and legislationWest Indies, British.I.Persadie, Natalie Rene.II.Title.
KGL5231.R36 2015
346.72907dc23
2015007049

ISBN: 978-1-138-02427-4 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-02426-7 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-77587-6 (ebk)

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