INSTRUCTOR’S MANUAL
to accompany
CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN BUSINESS LAW
PRINCIPLES & CASES, 12TH EDITION
John A. Willes, John H. Willes
Complete Chapter Solutions Manual
are included (Ch 1 to 35)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
, General Comments
The Twelfth Edition of Contemporary Canadian Business Law may be used as a text in either full (two-
term) or single semester courses in business law. The material contained in the text covers most areas of
the law that affect business organizations, and the topics may be selected in a variety of different ways to
fit the needs of instructors teaching a broad range of courses. The text material should prove adequate for
a typical post-secondary course of 24 - 30 weeks duration. For a shorter, introductory course of 12 - 14
weeks, the first part of the text containing Chapters 1 - 14 would provide an introduction to the law and the
legal system, and the constitution, together with an examination of tort law and the law of contracts, the
two major areas of the Common Law. These chapters could be supplemented by Agency, Partnerships,
Corporation law and Securities Legislation (Chapters 15 - 18) or by topics from the remainder of the text,
as desired.
The manual includes chapter charts and answers to all questions raised in the end of chapter materials
(Review Questions, Mini-Case Problems, and Case Problems for Discussion) and instructors may also
obtain the following teaching materials:
(1) A large Test Bank of true-false, multiple choice, and essay type questions. These may be
used for tests or examinations as Instructors see fit. Suggested solutions are also provided.
(2) Multiple Choice Questions for tests or examinations as Instructors see fit.
(3) Front Page Law Feature (now on Connect)
(4) PowerPoint class presentation material.
(5) Application Based Activities are highly interactive and automatically graded application-
and analysis-based exercises wherein students immerse themselves in a business
environment, analyze the situation, and apply their knowledge of business strategies.
Students progress from understanding basic concepts to assessing and solving complex real-
world scenarios.
The text is designed to provide a student with a brief historical perspective of the law, and in
this sense, a student should be in a position to understand why certain laws exist, and how they developed
from a reading of the introductory part of each chapter.
“How laws develop” is an important linking concept and builds an increasing understanding of
law as a reflection of a complex society. Starting from a social order concerned only with breaches of the
King’s peace (and to the exclusion of concern over anyone else’s peace) we move from social obedience
to a norm that extends protection to all from the intentional wrongs of others that may disturb us (intentional
torts). Recognizing that once persons have made an agreement among themselves to govern their affairs
(contracts), a breach of those terms becomes another form of social wrong requiring a means of redress.
Thereafter, with a portfolio of intentional harms worthy of repair, the society is faced with settling the more
complex circumstance where it would be either fair or unfair to make persons responsible for wrongs they
did not intend to commit, meaning negligence. Through it all and evolving with it, to prevent a society
from degenerating to “might makes right”, the highest force (the Crown itself) provides the means for
redress in courts, as well as remedies and their enforcement. Lastly, in a proactive step such that not all
affairs must be reduced to separate contracts, and so that social good can be advanced by the Crown (or
latterly, government) substantive laws set out declarations of expected behavior and punishment for
default. This arc of legal development flows through each Part of the text, and in the opening section of
each chapter.
Following this in each chapter, the general legal principles related to the particular area of the law
are set out, and an explanation of their application is provided. Selected comments of judges may be found
in many chapters to acquaint the student with a judicial view of general principles, or their application.
, Recent real-world events are offered in the Front Page Law feature (here on Connect), as well as in the
“Case In Point” and “Management Alert: Best Practice” features in the text. Features such as “Your
Business at Risk” and “Question of Ethics” boxes as well as Checklists highlight the chapter content and
provide the Instructor with quick examples and the basis for impromptu class discussion. Where the law
appears to be moving in a particular direction, the text may so indicate, to provide the instructor with the
opportunity to engage the class in a general discussion of both the reasons for the apparent change, and its
possible effect in a social context. A brief Summary of the material will be found at the end of each chapter,
highlighting some of the more important points or issues, but it should be emphasized that the Summary is
by no means a complete outline of the chapter contents. It is, rather, in the nature of a broad overview of
the topic.
The Review Questions that follow the Summary may be used in a number of ways:
(1) By the student, as a self-testing device on chapter content.
(2) By the instructor, as a means of reviewing the text material in class.
(3) For written assignment purposes.
(4) For student preparation and class discussion by the students themselves, or in conjunction
with the instructor.
Brief answers or suggested solutions to the review/discussion questions may be found in this
Instructor’s Manual.
Most chapters include a number of Court Decisions, which may be used to illustrate judicial
thinking, the application of the law to particular fact situations, the formulation of specific legal principles
or rules, or for general class discussion of the chapter topic. The legal principles or laws set out in these
reported decisions frequently have application to the Case Problems for Discussion which appear at the
end of each chapter.
The case problems provide students with the opportunity to analyze fact situations, determine
applicable law, and render decisions, either as a part of a class discussion process, or as a class assignment.
Most of the fact situations are based upon reported cases, and occasionally represent a composite of several
different cases. Where a particular reported decision was the source of the facts, the case citation is
included for reference purposes or examination by the instructor. The use that may be made of the cases,
either as teaching or testing devices, is generally dictated by the individual instructor's own teaching
method, and in view of the varied uses made of the case material, the discussion of each case, and the
"answers" provided in this manual represent a guide only to the issues raised therein. They do not constitute
the only answers, nor do they represent an exhaustive analysis of the problem.
In closing, it should be noted that the text and this Instructor’s Manual are not intended to be used as a
source of legal opinion, but rather, as teaching tools to provide students with an understanding of the law
and its application to business, and its role in society. The law is constantly changing, and while an effort
has been made to provide accurate general statements of the law in the text and this Instructor’s Manual,
precise statements of the law applicable in all instances and in all jurisdictions are obviously impossible,
given the nature and scope of the text. For a precise statement of the law in any particular jurisdiction,
reference should be made to the applicable statutes or judicial decisions applicable to that province. Case
problem solutions should accordingly be modified to reflect these differences if jurisdictional accuracy is
desired.
to accompany
CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN BUSINESS LAW
PRINCIPLES & CASES, 12TH EDITION
John A. Willes, John H. Willes
Complete Chapter Solutions Manual
are included (Ch 1 to 35)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
, General Comments
The Twelfth Edition of Contemporary Canadian Business Law may be used as a text in either full (two-
term) or single semester courses in business law. The material contained in the text covers most areas of
the law that affect business organizations, and the topics may be selected in a variety of different ways to
fit the needs of instructors teaching a broad range of courses. The text material should prove adequate for
a typical post-secondary course of 24 - 30 weeks duration. For a shorter, introductory course of 12 - 14
weeks, the first part of the text containing Chapters 1 - 14 would provide an introduction to the law and the
legal system, and the constitution, together with an examination of tort law and the law of contracts, the
two major areas of the Common Law. These chapters could be supplemented by Agency, Partnerships,
Corporation law and Securities Legislation (Chapters 15 - 18) or by topics from the remainder of the text,
as desired.
The manual includes chapter charts and answers to all questions raised in the end of chapter materials
(Review Questions, Mini-Case Problems, and Case Problems for Discussion) and instructors may also
obtain the following teaching materials:
(1) A large Test Bank of true-false, multiple choice, and essay type questions. These may be
used for tests or examinations as Instructors see fit. Suggested solutions are also provided.
(2) Multiple Choice Questions for tests or examinations as Instructors see fit.
(3) Front Page Law Feature (now on Connect)
(4) PowerPoint class presentation material.
(5) Application Based Activities are highly interactive and automatically graded application-
and analysis-based exercises wherein students immerse themselves in a business
environment, analyze the situation, and apply their knowledge of business strategies.
Students progress from understanding basic concepts to assessing and solving complex real-
world scenarios.
The text is designed to provide a student with a brief historical perspective of the law, and in
this sense, a student should be in a position to understand why certain laws exist, and how they developed
from a reading of the introductory part of each chapter.
“How laws develop” is an important linking concept and builds an increasing understanding of
law as a reflection of a complex society. Starting from a social order concerned only with breaches of the
King’s peace (and to the exclusion of concern over anyone else’s peace) we move from social obedience
to a norm that extends protection to all from the intentional wrongs of others that may disturb us (intentional
torts). Recognizing that once persons have made an agreement among themselves to govern their affairs
(contracts), a breach of those terms becomes another form of social wrong requiring a means of redress.
Thereafter, with a portfolio of intentional harms worthy of repair, the society is faced with settling the more
complex circumstance where it would be either fair or unfair to make persons responsible for wrongs they
did not intend to commit, meaning negligence. Through it all and evolving with it, to prevent a society
from degenerating to “might makes right”, the highest force (the Crown itself) provides the means for
redress in courts, as well as remedies and their enforcement. Lastly, in a proactive step such that not all
affairs must be reduced to separate contracts, and so that social good can be advanced by the Crown (or
latterly, government) substantive laws set out declarations of expected behavior and punishment for
default. This arc of legal development flows through each Part of the text, and in the opening section of
each chapter.
Following this in each chapter, the general legal principles related to the particular area of the law
are set out, and an explanation of their application is provided. Selected comments of judges may be found
in many chapters to acquaint the student with a judicial view of general principles, or their application.
, Recent real-world events are offered in the Front Page Law feature (here on Connect), as well as in the
“Case In Point” and “Management Alert: Best Practice” features in the text. Features such as “Your
Business at Risk” and “Question of Ethics” boxes as well as Checklists highlight the chapter content and
provide the Instructor with quick examples and the basis for impromptu class discussion. Where the law
appears to be moving in a particular direction, the text may so indicate, to provide the instructor with the
opportunity to engage the class in a general discussion of both the reasons for the apparent change, and its
possible effect in a social context. A brief Summary of the material will be found at the end of each chapter,
highlighting some of the more important points or issues, but it should be emphasized that the Summary is
by no means a complete outline of the chapter contents. It is, rather, in the nature of a broad overview of
the topic.
The Review Questions that follow the Summary may be used in a number of ways:
(1) By the student, as a self-testing device on chapter content.
(2) By the instructor, as a means of reviewing the text material in class.
(3) For written assignment purposes.
(4) For student preparation and class discussion by the students themselves, or in conjunction
with the instructor.
Brief answers or suggested solutions to the review/discussion questions may be found in this
Instructor’s Manual.
Most chapters include a number of Court Decisions, which may be used to illustrate judicial
thinking, the application of the law to particular fact situations, the formulation of specific legal principles
or rules, or for general class discussion of the chapter topic. The legal principles or laws set out in these
reported decisions frequently have application to the Case Problems for Discussion which appear at the
end of each chapter.
The case problems provide students with the opportunity to analyze fact situations, determine
applicable law, and render decisions, either as a part of a class discussion process, or as a class assignment.
Most of the fact situations are based upon reported cases, and occasionally represent a composite of several
different cases. Where a particular reported decision was the source of the facts, the case citation is
included for reference purposes or examination by the instructor. The use that may be made of the cases,
either as teaching or testing devices, is generally dictated by the individual instructor's own teaching
method, and in view of the varied uses made of the case material, the discussion of each case, and the
"answers" provided in this manual represent a guide only to the issues raised therein. They do not constitute
the only answers, nor do they represent an exhaustive analysis of the problem.
In closing, it should be noted that the text and this Instructor’s Manual are not intended to be used as a
source of legal opinion, but rather, as teaching tools to provide students with an understanding of the law
and its application to business, and its role in society. The law is constantly changing, and while an effort
has been made to provide accurate general statements of the law in the text and this Instructor’s Manual,
precise statements of the law applicable in all instances and in all jurisdictions are obviously impossible,
given the nature and scope of the text. For a precise statement of the law in any particular jurisdiction,
reference should be made to the applicable statutes or judicial decisions applicable to that province. Case
problem solutions should accordingly be modified to reflect these differences if jurisdictional accuracy is
desired.
