Mercantile and Industrial Laws of Pakistan (2nd Edition)

DescriptionMercantile and Industrial Laws of Pakistan discusses the salient features of eight mercantile and eight industrial laws of Pakistan, including the new Industrial Relations Act, 2012. A selection of the most cited mercantile and industrial laws and the amendments made in these laws through recent Acts and Ordinances have also been included.This book covers the new courses prescribed by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan, and other courses in commerce, business, and public administration disciplines in various professional institutions of the country.Table of ContentsList of statutesPrefacePart one – Mercantile lawsContractsIndemnity, guarantee, bailment and agencySale of goodsPartnershipNegotiable instrumentsArbitrationInsolvency lawsCarriage of goodsPart two – Industrial lawsThe workman’s compensation act, 1923Factories act, 1934Payment of wages act, 1936Social security ordinance, 1965Industrial and commercial employment (standing orders) ordinance, 1968Companies profits (workers’ participations) act, 1968Industrial relations ordinance, 2002Employees old age benefits act, 1976Finance act 2006, 2007 and 2008: amendments in labour lawsIndexAuthor BiographyKhawaja Amjad Saeed (Late) received master’s degrees in Commerce from Punjab University and Business Administration from American University of Beirut. He obtained a PhD in Business Administration from the USA in 1981 and is a member of several professional organizations.He has served as Professor and Founder Director of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Punjab University for 23 years and is presently Principal of Hailey College of Finance and Banking, one of the constituent colleges of Punjab University.