1. B Com Financial management
Commercial law 2A
B Com Financial management

2. Introduction
Lecturer/Facilitator Andrew Tucker B Com LLB, Attorney of the High Court of South Africa Contact details:

3. Resources

4. Books
Fouché, M.A. (et al). Legal Principles of Contracts and Commercial Law, Revised 6th edition, 2007, Lexis Nexis
Havenga, P (et al). General Principles of Commercial Law, 6th edition, 2007, Juta
Kopel, S Guide to Business Law, 4th edition, 2009 or 5th edition, 2012, Oxford University Press
Gibson, JTR. South African Mercantile and Company Law, 8th Edition, 2003, Juta.
Scott J (et al) The Law of Commerce in South Africa, 2009, Oxford University Press.

5. Introduction to SA law
B Com FM

6. What is law?
A set of rules, recognised as binding on people and enforced by the State

7. Origins of our law
South African law is based on Roman-Dutch law but is also influenced by English law

8. Sources of our law Legislation Case law Common law Customary law
Academic writings
Indigenous law

9. Separation of powers Parliament – makes the laws
Executive – implements the laws
Judiciary – interprets the laws and settles disputes

10. Public law & Private law
The relationship between the State and its citizens or between states
The relationship of citizens between each other

11. Legal subjects Legal subjects have rights and duties
Natural persons
Juristic persons
A human being
A fictitious person
Company
Club
Etc…..

12. Real rights and personal rights
The right to an object or physical thing
Absolute, hot pursuit
Does not lapse upon death
Preferred right in insolvency
Derived from juristic act
The right to performance or claim
Only enforceable against a specific legal subject
Lapse on death of holder