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Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines |
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Trimester |
T2 2020 |
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Unit Code |
HI6027 |
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Unit Title |
Business and Corporate Law |
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Assessment Type |
Group Assignment |
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Assessment Title |
Case Studies of Business Law and Business Structures |
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Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) |
The purpose of the Group Assignment is to provide students with an opportunity to work in a collaborative environment in solving two case problems by citing the relevant legal rules and cases and applying these to the facts of the case. In this Group Assignments, students are required to: - Critically analyse the ethical implications of legal decisions and how they impact on the business environment. (ULO 2) - Assess the obligations, rights and remedies available to parties in particular commercial relationships. (ULO 3) - Critically examine the foundations of Australian company law. (ULO 4) - Critically discuss and apply contract and tort law in business circumstances. (ULO 5) - Critically discuss and apply the legal framework that regulates a company’s dealings with outsiders. (ULO 7) |
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Weight |
40% of the total assessments |
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Total Marks |
40% |
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Word limit |
Group Written Report of maximum 2,000 words |
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Due Date |
Week 10 |
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Submission Guidelines |
• All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page. • The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings and page numbers. • Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using the AGLC style. |
Purpose:
The Group Assignment aims to provide students with an opportunity to work in a collaborative environment in solving two case problems by citing the relevant legal rules and cases and applying these to the facts of the case.
Students are to form groups, with a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 students per group. The assignment consists of a 2,000-word written report.
Instructions: Please read and re-read carefully to avoid mistakes.
Important Reminders:
https://law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/2877782/AGLC3.pdf
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Assignment section |
Student/Students |
This table needs to be completed and submitted with the assignment as it is a compulsory component required before any grading is undertaken.
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Marking criteria |
Weighting (%) |
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Group Report |
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- Identification of material facts involved in problem question |
8% |
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- Identification of legal issues / legal question and relevant law |
10% |
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- Thorough yet succinct application of law to material facts |
10% |
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- Citation and referencing |
8% |
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- Professional quality |
4% |
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TOTAL Weight |
40% |
Rhino Distillery, a famous whiskey distillery, placed the following advertisement in the Avid Angler magazine on 25 January:
‘Calling all anglers of all ages and levels! Come one, come all! Fishermen and women of Placid River. We are offering prize money of $75,000 to any angler who reels in Misterjaw, a giant barramundi which we have tagged and released into the river.’
The following day was the Australia Day holiday. Placid River was crowded with people fishing from the bank and from boats. At around noon, a rumour spread among the people on the bank that there had been an error in the advertisement: that the true amount should have been $7,500 and that Rhino Distiller had announced that the prize would be the lower amount. The rumour was in fact true.
Georgie Lang, known to his friends as “Gorka”, had heard this rumour from the stranger fishing beside him, minutes before catching Misterjaw. A Rhino Distillery representative was present to certify the catch before Misterjaw was released back into the river, but did not say anything about the amount of the prize money.
In the meantime, Tyler Henry, also known as “Hank” among the local angler aficionados, was fishing from his boat and did not hear the rumour. Hank was so sure that he would catch Misterjaw and claim the prize. He returned every weekend until he finally caught Misterjaw on Christmas Eve.
Gorka now claims that Rhino Distillery owes him $75,000. Hank also claims that Rhino Distillery owes him that prize money.
Advise Rhino Distillery, explaining applicable legal principles and citing relevant authorities on:
(1) Whether the company is liable to pay Gorka the $75,000 prize. (10 marks) (2) Whether the company is liable to pay Hank the $75,000 prize. (10 marks)
A music promoter has had an offer to bring a famous musical group from England to Australia, as part of its world tour to promote its new album. The music promoter has done smaller tours previously, but nothing on the scale proposed by the manager of this famous group, the tour will cost several million dollars, but is likely to have revenue which will result in substantial profits for those involved.
The promoter has some contacts at a national radio station which can promote the tour, and there is at least one financier who is interested in financing the tour in return of course for a share of the revenue from the tour.
The promoter is calling for a meeting of the different interested parties, he is not sure what business organisation would be best to manage and conduct the proposed tour, particularly as it is going to involve various diverse entities, each with their own separate business interests.
Explain:
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