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CLWM 4000
BUSINESS & CORPORATIONS
LAW (M)
Assignment Questions
Trimester 3 2013
This Assignment is due to be lodged by the end of the teaching class
in week 9 of this trimester.
This Assignment is worth 30 marks and 30% of your final assessment
in this subject.
You are required to answer all 3 questions providing applicable
references to case and statutory law where relevant.
This Assignment is not a group assignment and it must be your own
work.
Copying or using another student’s material amounts to plagiarism
and any cases of plagiarism will be dealt with under the Kaplan
student disciplinary rules.
Question 1:
Just over two years ago, Jane bought a rundown coffee shop business and the premises at
which the business was carried on. Soon after buying the business and premises, she had the
shop refitted. This was done by her husband, Edward, who runs a redecorating business. The
cost of refitting the shop was $40,000. Jane did not pay this amount to Edward despite the fact
that the original term orally agreed between them was that Jane would pay the full amount to
Edward within a year. It was also orally agreed at the time that no interest would be payable on
the debt.
The coffee shop business has proved very successful. Six months ago, the shop next door to
Jane’s was put on the market for sale. Jane saw this as a great opportunity to expand her
business. She spoke to her bank manager about obtaining a loan to finance the purchase and
redecoration of the adjoining shop. The bank manager was concerned that Jane had not yet
paid her outstanding debt to Edward. Furthermore, if Jane did pay this debt, it seemed that she
would not have quite enough capital to meet the bank’s lending rules.
Jane explained this situation to Edward. She said she was very keen to buy the shop but she
could only do so if he would accept $10,000 in full and final settlement of the outstanding debt.
Edward agreed to this and they wrote their agreement on a sheet of paper and both signed it.
Edward’s reason for agreeing to this arrangement was partly because he wanted to help his
wife and partly because he assumed that she would hire him to redecorate the new shop.
Jane produced the signed written agreement to her bank and, because of it, was able to get a
bank loan and go ahead with the purchase of the shop next door. Jane then arranged for the
shop to be redecorated but she did not engage Edward to do this. Instead, she hired Max who
operates a decorating business across the road from Jane’s coffee shop business. Jane has
paid Max $25,000 for redecorating the shop.
Jane has since spent a lot of time socially with Max and has now declared her wish to end her
marriage to Edward and start a new relationship with Max.
Edward is outraged at Jane’s declaration and his first response has been to sue her for the
$30,000 that he claims is outstanding from his refitting the coffee shop.
Advise both parties about their legal position in respect to this dispute between Edward
and Jane.
20 marks
Question 2:
Jean was a regular shopper at Top Star Supermarket, which was part of a large nationwide
supermarket chain. She was there at least once a week and sometimes more often if the
specials were really good.
When Jean was there this week, she slipped on some grapes in aisle 3 and broke her ankle.
Grapes are normally found in the fruit section of the store and the store was not sure how the
grapes got there or how long they had been there.
The store manager indicated that there were a number of spillages every week in the aisles in
this store.
Is Top Star Supermarket liable in negligence for Jean’s injury?
5 marks
Question3:
Bob purchased a woollen jumper from Clothes Galore in Adelaide. The woollen jumper was
made by Southern Knitting Mills in their Victorian factory.
As a result of wearing the woollen jumper without first washing it, he contracted dermatitis as
the jumper contained bisulphite of soda, which it was found had been left in the wool during the
manufacturing process.
The bisulphite of soda couldn’t be seen on a reasonable inspection by either the retailer or the
buyer.
Has Bob any remedy or remedies available to him under the Australian Consumer Law?
5 marks
BUSINESS & CORPORATIONS
LAW (M)
Assignment Questions
Trimester 3 2013
This Assignment is due to be lodged by the end of the teaching class
in week 9 of this trimester.
This Assignment is worth 30 marks and 30% of your final assessment
in this subject.
You are required to answer all 3 questions providing applicable
references to case and statutory law where relevant.
This Assignment is not a group assignment and it must be your own
work.
Copying or using another student’s material amounts to plagiarism
and any cases of plagiarism will be dealt with under the Kaplan
student disciplinary rules.
Question 1:
Just over two years ago, Jane bought a rundown coffee shop business and the premises at
which the business was carried on. Soon after buying the business and premises, she had the
shop refitted. This was done by her husband, Edward, who runs a redecorating business. The
cost of refitting the shop was $40,000. Jane did not pay this amount to Edward despite the fact
that the original term orally agreed between them was that Jane would pay the full amount to
Edward within a year. It was also orally agreed at the time that no interest would be payable on
the debt.
The coffee shop business has proved very successful. Six months ago, the shop next door to
Jane’s was put on the market for sale. Jane saw this as a great opportunity to expand her
business. She spoke to her bank manager about obtaining a loan to finance the purchase and
redecoration of the adjoining shop. The bank manager was concerned that Jane had not yet
paid her outstanding debt to Edward. Furthermore, if Jane did pay this debt, it seemed that she
would not have quite enough capital to meet the bank’s lending rules.
Jane explained this situation to Edward. She said she was very keen to buy the shop but she
could only do so if he would accept $10,000 in full and final settlement of the outstanding debt.
Edward agreed to this and they wrote their agreement on a sheet of paper and both signed it.
Edward’s reason for agreeing to this arrangement was partly because he wanted to help his
wife and partly because he assumed that she would hire him to redecorate the new shop.
Jane produced the signed written agreement to her bank and, because of it, was able to get a
bank loan and go ahead with the purchase of the shop next door. Jane then arranged for the
shop to be redecorated but she did not engage Edward to do this. Instead, she hired Max who
operates a decorating business across the road from Jane’s coffee shop business. Jane has
paid Max $25,000 for redecorating the shop.
Jane has since spent a lot of time socially with Max and has now declared her wish to end her
marriage to Edward and start a new relationship with Max.
Edward is outraged at Jane’s declaration and his first response has been to sue her for the
$30,000 that he claims is outstanding from his refitting the coffee shop.
Advise both parties about their legal position in respect to this dispute between Edward
and Jane.
20 marks
Question 2:
Jean was a regular shopper at Top Star Supermarket, which was part of a large nationwide
supermarket chain. She was there at least once a week and sometimes more often if the
specials were really good.
When Jean was there this week, she slipped on some grapes in aisle 3 and broke her ankle.
Grapes are normally found in the fruit section of the store and the store was not sure how the
grapes got there or how long they had been there.
The store manager indicated that there were a number of spillages every week in the aisles in
this store.
Is Top Star Supermarket liable in negligence for Jean’s injury?
5 marks
Question3:
Bob purchased a woollen jumper from Clothes Galore in Adelaide. The woollen jumper was
made by Southern Knitting Mills in their Victorian factory.
As a result of wearing the woollen jumper without first washing it, he contracted dermatitis as
the jumper contained bisulphite of soda, which it was found had been left in the wool during the
manufacturing process.
The bisulphite of soda couldn’t be seen on a reasonable inspection by either the retailer or the
buyer.
Has Bob any remedy or remedies available to him under the Australian Consumer Law?
5 marks
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