Anyone planning to set up a business, or who already operates as a sole trader, in a partnership or a limited company, must have some knowledge of business law in order to survive. The structure of a business is a legal framework, which determines your share of profits and losses and your responsibilities to associates and inventors. Ignorance is no defence and you cannot afford to risk yourself and your capital. This fully revised new edition focuses on all the essential points of law that affect the small business, including: • taxation; • cash and credit; • patents, copyrights and trade marks; • debt collection; • bankruptcy and liquidation; • takeovers and mergers; • employment law. This thirteenth edition of Essential Law for Your Busi...