Answer To: 2018 LAW00150 Introduction to Business Law Assignment 2 LEGAL PROBLEMS (30 marks) Marking criteria...
Abr Writing answered on Apr 11 2020
2018
LAW00150
Introduction to Business Law
Assignment 2 LEGAL PROBLEMS
Answer 1
Issue
Objective is to analyse weather Charlie has breach the contract by starting new business near Ali’s flower shop. Agreement between Ali and Charlie can be considered as legal or not.
Relevant law
Contact law, for commercial agreements it is presumed by court that parties involved aim towards legally binding relationship (Gibson & Fraser, 2013).
Intention to create legal relationship is key factor decides readiness of parties to face legal consequences. Intention to create legal relationship makes an agreement legal, enforceable and binding, it will be considered as mere promise (Latimer, 2012).
References cases
With reference to Air Great Lakes Pty Ltd v KS Easter (Holdings) Pty Ltd Supreme Court of New South Wales [1989] 2 NSWLR 309, objective is to evaluate parties’ intention to create legal relationship. In reference case, parties involved signed an agreement for sale of an airline business, later plaintiff (Air Great Lakes) claimed breach of contract by defendant (Easter) with no intention to create legally binding relationship.
Ali position in court
Yes, Ali can sue Charlie for breach of contract, as agreement clearly mention clause of not opening a new business within 2 km area. There is presence of offer, acceptance, proper consideration of business ($45,000), and agreement was signed; all these elements make it legally binding and enforceable. According to honour Mahoney JA, in such cases “Actual subjective intention to contract is a factor which the law takes into account in determining whether a contract exists but it is not, or not always, the determining factor. (www.australiancontractlaw.com, 2015)”
Answer 2
Issues
Nick agreed to pay $1000 for having an officer stationed outside the entrance all night but later denied to pay. Objective is to analyse breach of contract.
Relevant law
Consideration can be defined as price asked by the promisor in exchange of their promise. It is a mandatory requirement to make agreement binding and enforceable. Price plays a key role in consideration; however it is not mandatory that price is in monetary terms. However, it can be any detriment in exchange of other benefit received. (McKendrick & Liu, 2015)
Promissory estopple, according to this legal principle any promise made is enforceable by law, it is an equitable doctrine made to protect position of parties involved.
Reference cases
For example, case of Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co (1983); according to given scenario the Carbolic small ball company use to produce Carbolic smoke ball to prevent contracting influenza to its users (Gibson & Fraser, 2013). In this case, an advertisement was made by the company which states that 100 pounds will be given to any person who contracts the increasing epidemic influenza even after stated method of use of balls. On reading the same, Mrs Carlill purchased the ball and executed the same, however he catch flu and ask for consideration from the company.
Explanation
In given case, Nick promises the station sergeant to pay $1000 for officer stationed outside the entrance all night and he agrees to...