Contemporary Australian Business Law

Australian businesses operate within a complex legal environment, so it's important students and professionals understand their legal obligations.

Contemporary Australian Business Law is an authoritative text that makes key legal concepts accessible to business students, while maintaining academic rigour. Written for business students new to studying business law, this text introduces the fundamental legal topics encountered in business, including contracts, business structures, taxation, property and employment. Discussion in each chapter strikes a balance between accessibility and detail to assist understanding of these complex legal issues.

A hypothetical scenario running through each chapter scaffolds learning and provides relevant real-world examples of the law in practice. Each chapter includes margin definitions, case boxes that guide students through landmark business law cases, and practice problems that test students' ability to apply their knowledge to realistic situations. Written by experts, Contemporary Australian Business Law is an essential introduction to the Australian legal system for business students.

• Written specifically for business students new to studying business law
• Learning is scaffolded through the consistent use of a hypothetical business scenario running through chapters, accompanied by rich pedagogy
• Introduces the legal concepts most encountered in business with the right balance of detail and complexity

About the Authors

Dr Mark Giancaspro is a Senior Lecturer and practising commercial lawyer at the University of Adelaide Law School. Dr Gabrielle Golding is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Adelaide Law School and 2022 Barbara Kidman Women's Fellow at the University of Adelaide. Dr Beth Nosworthy is an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide Law School who researches and teaches corporate law, with a focus on corporate structures and directors' duties. David Brown (MA Oxon) is an Associate Professor at Adelaide Law School. He has taught and researched in the areas of property and insolvency, corporate and commercial law, equity, succession, and secured transactions for over thirty years in four countries.

Dr Jessica Viven-Wilksch is a Lecturer at Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide. Her research and teaching interests are commercial law, comparative law and private international law. Dr Alexandra (Alex) Wawryk received First Class degrees in Economics and Law, and a Ph.D. in Law, from the University of Adelaide. Dr Sylvia Villios is a Senior Lecturer at the Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide. She researches and teaches in taxation law, with a particular focus on the operation of the Australian tax system, taxation policy, corporate taxation, and the role, powers and accountability of the Commissioner of Taxation. Dr Paula Zito has a broad depth of expertise and research in commercial law and intellectual property (IP) across all its regimes, having practised in both areas since 1999.