Mercantile and Industrial Laws of Pakistan (2nd Edition)

Description

Mercantile 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 Contents

1. List of statutes
2. Preface
3. Part one – Mercantile laws
   1. Contracts
   2. Indemnity, guarantee, bailment and agency
   3. Sale of goods
   4. Partnership
   5. Negotiable instruments
   6. Arbitration
   7. Insolvency laws
   8. Carriage of goods
4. Part two – Industrial laws
   1. The workman’s compensation act, 1923
   2. Factories act, 1934
   3. Payment of wages act, 1936
   4. Social security ordinance, 1965
   5. Industrial and commercial employment (standing orders) ordinance, 1968
   6. Companies profits (workers’ participations) act, 1968
   7. Industrial relations ordinance, 2002
   8. Employees old age benefits act, 1976
   9. Finance act 2006, 2007 and 2008: amendments in labour laws
5. Index

Author Biography

Khawaja 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.