Question:

1Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding:

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

2Demonstrate 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

Discuss, with reference to key cases, the difference between an offer and an invitation to treat.

PART 2

Claire and Ric wish to start up a business as Business Management Consultants in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. They have approached their local bank, Hustle PLC, for a loan to pay for some IT equipment and software licenses. The bank is willing to lend the money provided that Claire and Ric draw up a proposal of what type of business medium they are proposing to use.

Advise Claire and Ric on two suitable business mediums highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of each.

PART 3

Josephine is the founder and Director of “Best Body Ltd”, a successful company which produces locally sourced vegan food, drinks and snacks.

There are currently 20 employees working at the factory where the Best Body goods are produced and packaged. Several negative comments have been made to Josephine, by employees, about the conditions of the factory. These have included exposed wires, leaking machines which make the factory floor particularly slippery, a lack of fire extinguishers in the building, a faulty fire exit door which does not open, and a lack of any written Health and Safety Policy.

Advise Josephine as to the implications of these working conditions for her employees under the current health and safety legislation.

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 Turnitin. 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 take care in 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? (Threshold Expectations from UIF)

·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; and

·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?

We will be filling this section in together in class on 10/07/2020 make sure you have downloaded/printed out the Assignment Brief and bring it to the session with you.

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.

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