This edition provides a practical, self-paced text ideal for the classroom or student self-study. Key principles of commercial, contract, consumer, finance, property and workplace law are explained clearly and concisely for students. It has been written for the relevant legal competencies within financial services, real estate, marketing, hospitality and legal studies courses. Using clear and concise language, this fully revised and updated edition enables students to understand complex aspects of business law and shows how this theory complies with real life. The 6th edition will be packaged with a 2010 Update which includes all recent legislative and case updates relevant to business law.