03 Credit

MGT611 : Business & Labor Law Hours

Course Content
Scope of Law and Legal System of Pakistan, Law of Contract (Contract Act, 1872): Essentials of
a valid contract, Kinds of contract, Void agreements, Performance of a contract, Discharge of a
contract, Breach of a contract and remedies for breach, Contract of Agency, Contract of
Indemnity and Guarantee, Contract of Bailment and Pledge , Law of Partnership (Partnership
Act, 1932), Law relating to companies (Companies ordinance 1984 & SECP Act 1997), Law of
negotiable instruments (Negotiable Instruments Act 1881), Law relating to transfer of property
(property act 1932), Law relating to sales of goods (Sales of goods act 1932), Carriage of goods
by different modes, Law of trust (Trust Act 1882), Law of insurance (Insurance Ordinance
2000), Labor laws (Industrial Relations Act 2008)
Recommended Books/Material
 Business Law by Khalid Mahmood Cheema
 Business Laws by Luqman Baig
 Mercantile Law by Luqman Baig
 The Contract Act, 1872 by Shaukat Mahmood
 Transfer of Property Act by Shaukat Mahmood
 99 Lectures on Business Law by Rehan Aziz Shervani