Business LawPreface ix About the Author xiii How to use this text xiv Abbreviations xvii Cases xxi Statutes xxviii Part 1 Foundations 1 Chapter 1 Business and the law 2 Introduction 3 1. 1 Law and the business person 4 1. 2 The nature of law 6 1. 3 Justice, ethics and politics 18 Summary 27 Quiz 27 Exercises 28 Key terms 29 Acknowledgements 30 Chapter 2 The Australian legal system 31 Introduction 32 2. 1 The Australian legal system 33 2. 2 The Australian