General Principles of Commercial Law provides non-law students with a succinct exposition of the general principles of commercial law. The book contains a wide selection of topics influenced by registration requirements of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors.

The 8th edition is updated to incorporate statutory and other developments in commercial law, including:

• A revised chapter on credit agreements to reflect the effect of the National Credit Amendment Act 19 of 2014.
• A revised and expanded chapter on banking law, including a discussion of the 2012 version of the South African Code of Banking Practice.
• An expanded chapter on methods of payment which includes a discussion of selected modern types of electronic payment.
• A discussion on the application of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008.

• The South African legal system
• Introduction to the science of law
• Introduction to the law of contract
• Consensus
• Capacity to perform juristic acts
• The agreement must be possible
• Formalities
• Terms of the contract
• Interpretation of the contract
• Breach of contract
• Remedies for breach of contract
• Transfer and termination of personal rights
• The contract of sale
• The contract of lease
• The contract of insurance
• Credit agreements
• Labour law
• Intellectual property law and franchising
• Alternative dispute resolution
• Law of agency
• Forms of business enterprise
• Law of competition
• Security
• Banking law: selected topics
• Payment: negotiable instruments
• Payment: other methods
• Law of trusts
• Law of insolvency
• Law of administration of estates
• Consumer protection

• Undergraduate non-law university students of commercial law
• Technikons and colleges
• Commercial lawyers
• Banking institutions