Extremely reader friendly, ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS LAW AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT, 12e uses a nontechnical presentation to help you understand the dynamics of today's legal environment for business. Covering a broad variety of key subjects and emphasizing ethical decision making, the text presents all business law topics required for success on the CPA exam. Cases are carefully summarized and integrated in order to present both recent legal issues and landmark court decisions while minimizing legal jargon. The 12th Edition includes new "Going Global" features that highlight the international aspects of legal issues, more than 30 recent cases, updated coverage of limited liability companies and suretyship, amendments to UCC Articles, SEC rules on social media, recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, and much more.