You should write an office Report addressed to your line manager, answering the legal research questions as instructed the brief below. Your Report needs to be word-processed, double-spaced in an Arial 12 font.

 Your Report should contain an introduction, conclusion/summary and appropriate sub-headings. The report should be referenced using the Harvard referencing system and your report must include a Reference List

Your total submission including references in the main body of the Report, but excluding your Reference List, should not exceed 2,000 words.

Law Research: Please cover all 4 points below in your report

 1.    What is the distinction between an offer and an invitation to treat? In the light of this distinction, how can the decision in Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company (1893) be explained?                        (25 marks)

2.    With reference to relevant case law, explain the difference between warranties, conditions and innominate terms.

(25 marks)

 3.    Explain the circumstances in which an employer may be held vicariously liable for the acts of an employee.

(25 marks)

4.    Explain the doctrine of judicial precedent and analyse the advantages and disadvantages of the doctrine.

(25 marks)

Important – Pre-submission checklist!

Before submitting your assessment, ask yourself the following questions to ensure that you have met all the requirements:

·             Have I read the questions thoroughly and answered all four parts fully?

·             Have I included appropriate sub-headings re the research areas?

·             Have I referenced all the sources which I have used using the Harvard referencing guide?

·             Have I produced a Reference List so that my tutor knows where I have found all my information?

·             Have I completed the assignment within the word limit and stated my word count?

·             Have I used just my ID number to identify myself, not my name?

·             Have I included the title page table with word count on page 1 and started my assignment on page 2?

·             Have I used a spell checker and proof read my work?

·             Am I sure that I’ve completed the work to the best of my abilities?

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding and Professional Skills

1. Identify where, in the business context, the application and operation of legal rules and frameworks are critical to success

2. Critically evaluate whether legal rules can be applied non-contentiously within the business context, or whether professional legal advice should be sought;

3. Access and understand primary and secondary legal sources of law in the business context

4. Appreciate and manage the global operation of legal rules and frameworks within the business context; and

5. Effectively negotiate legal agreements which minimise risk to, and maximise alignment with, the objectives of the business

Transferable Skills and other Attributes

1. Take responsibility for their own learning, including time-management

2. Enhance their oral, written and presentational skills

3. Develop strategies for problem solving

4. Practice and enhance their research skills

1.         To introduce students to the operation of legal systems in the global business context;

2.         To introduce students to those areas of law that underpin the practice of effective business management; and

3.         To develop a working knowledge of the law relating to contracts in different business contexts and their effective negotiation.