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Business Law: Keeping Commercial and Business Deals Above Board

Posted 30 Mar 2011 in Uncategorized
Karen Sandler, Software Freedom Law Center

Commercial law, which is also referred as business law, generally governs both commercial and business transactions. It is also one of the numerous branches that make up civil law. It covers commercial and industrial issues that affect public and private sectors. Contract law is one of the broadest aspects covered by business law. Lawyers that work in this field are responsible for drawing contracts, overseeing their signing, and represent their clients in filing lawsuits in the event the contract is violated. Nowadays, a contract is involved in just about every aspect of business, from printing business cards to purchasing a condominium unit. Hiring and firing of employees is a catchy issue. There is a library-full of government ordinances that...