Business Law Assignment: Types of Business, Invitation to Treat, and Remedies for Shareholders

Part 1: Choosing the Most Appropriate Business Type

Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding:

• Demonstrate broad knowledge and understanding of key areas of business law.

Demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

• Utilise primary and secondary legal sources to demonstrate problem solving skills in a legal context.

What am I required to do in this assignment?

There are three Parts to this assessment and all are equally weighted constituting 100% of the overall unit grade.

You must answer all three Parts of this assessment.

Part 1

Abdul and his friend Anna-Maria have decided to set up a business promoting concerts and events. They would like advice on the most appropriate business type for them, including advantages and disadvantages of each option, so that they can make an informed choice. In formulating your advice, you must give due to regard to the relevant cases and key legislative provisions.

Part 2

At what point does a display in a shop window become an offer to sell rather than an invitation to treat? Consider the cases of Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists [1953] 2 WLR 427, Fisher v Bell [1960] 3 WLR 919, and Leftkowitz v Great Minneapolis Surplus Stores [1957] 86 NW 2d 689 in your discussion.

Part 3

With reference to key cases and legislation, explain what remedies are available to shareholders against the directors of a company.

Note on academic integrity: in all assessments, you are expected to adhere strictly to the principles of academic integrity. All written assignments are submitted electronically and checked for originality through SafeAssign. In addition, should any doubt arise as to whether the written work submitted for assessment is your own work, you will be called by the Unit Co-ordinator for the purpose of a viva voce examination on the assessment.

In addition, please be careful about the  quality of the websites which you use in preparation for this assessment. For example, websites such as Wikipedia and Lawteacher.net are not reliable sources and should not be used in your assessments. If in doubt please check with your unit tutor.

What do I need to do to pass?

• Identify the legal issues arising from factual scenarios/theoretical questions and apply the appropriate provisions and principles of business law to provide a correct legal assessment of those issues;
• Write in a clear, grammatically correct and structured manner, with reference to relevant legal sources.

How do I produce high quality work that merits a good grade?

How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?

The assessment is practice based and mimics issues which you may be required to deal with in practice and in capacity as a business manager. The assessment is broad based which means that it draws across a range of topics covered within the unit. You will be expected to work on your assessment for the duration of the unit applying your knowledge as the unit develops in content. There will be also be time allocated within the unit structure to discuss the assessment.