Canadian Business and the Law Fourth Edition - Hardcover

Dorothy DuPlessis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0176501622 ISBN 13: 9780176501624

Publisher: Nelson College Indigenous, 2010

Synopsis

The book is written from a strictly managerial perspective that presents legal knowledge as a business asset that builds competitive advantage. Readers learn about what circumstances place an individual and an organization at legal risk and, most importantly, what they can do to manage that risk.

Canadian Business & the Law helps readers recognize the risks associated with today’s workplace by Explaining the basic legal principles and concepts in a business context that is engaging and relevant; Reinforcing that all aspects of the legal environment necessitate active management; and Applying to business situations that contain both legal and managerial implications, to help develop a concrete understanding of why the law matters in a business context.

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About the Authors

Dorothy Roberta Ruth DuPlessis, B.Com. (Dalhousie University), LL.B. (Dalhousie University), M.B.A. (Dalhousie University), LL.M. (University of London), is a professor in the Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick (Fredericton). She is also a member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. Professor DuPlessis has taught courses in business law, administrative law, international law, and Internet law at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has also lectured at the Czech Management School and at the Institute of Professional Management. Professor DuPlessis has published articles on auditor’s and director’s liability, copyright, and university administration. She is also the law examiner for the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada.

Steven Enman, B.B.A. (Acadia University), LL.B. (Dalhousie University), LL.M. (Bristol University), was an associate professor in the Fred C. Manning School of Business Administration, Acadia University, and a director of the school when he retired in 2011. He was admitted to the bar of Nova Scotia in 1978, taught business law at Acadia for 32 years, and is a retired member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. Professor Enman is a member of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business. He was the editor of two editions of Canadian Business Law Cases. He has presented papers at conferences dealing with privacy, unconscionable contracts, and commercial morality.

Shannon Kathleen O’Byrne, B.A. (University of Regina), M.A., LL.B., LL.M. (University of Alberta), is a professor in the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, and a former Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. She was admitted to the Law Society of Alberta in 1987 and is a past member of the board of directors of the Edmonton Bar Association. She is the recipient of the University of Alberta’s highest teaching honour, the Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, as well as the Faculty of Law’s Teaching Excellence Award, named after the Hon. Mr. Justice Tevie Miller. Professor O’Byrne’s articles have been cited with approval by courts across the country, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nelson College Indigenous
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0176501622
• ISBN 13: 9780176501624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4