NMIT
– INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW – BACC101
Task
Sheet – Assessment 3 – Semester 114
Analysis of Three Major Common Law Cases
(READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
GUIDE FOR ASSESSMENT 3
PROVIDED ON MOODLE)
TOPIC
Using
IRAC, show how the following common law cases may be analysed in order to
understand the principles of law developed in a case and how they are then
applied to similar fact situations.
1.
Donoghue v Stevenson 1930 – (commonly called
the ‘snail in the bottle case’) –
negligence associated with product liability (harmful goods). Case here> (http://casebrief.wikia.com/wiki/Donoghue_v_Stevenson)
2.
Hadley v Baxendale
1854 – the issue of foreseeability in the determination
of damages in contract law. (http://www.lawnix.com/cases/hadley-baxendale.html)
3.
Shaddock v Parramatta
City Council 1982 – negligence associated with misstatement
(wrong advice) (http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/FedLRev/1982/6.pdf)
A Guide to this
Assessment will be up on Moodle at this location by Thu 8 May. In the meantime, go to the above links and
start reading and understanding the cases.
Value: This assignment is
worth 30% out of a total of 100% for BACC101.
Length: The
assessment should not exceed 1200 (twelve hundred words). A margin of 10% ether way will be accepted.
Guide: A substantial guide
has been prepared and will be available to students via Moodle on Tuesday
morning the 6th April 2014.
Further, time will be allocated to the assessment in tutorials.
Submission
Date: Assessments are to be
submitted at tutorials in Week 12. No extensions will be granted. Assessments must be hard copy. Digital copies will not be received unless
prior arrangements were made in a particular case with the lecturer by the
student concerned.
Reserve
Copy: Students are reminded
that they must keep the digital master of their assessment until the final
results for the Unit have been published, and submit same for perusal by the
Lecturer when required to do so.
Format: Assessments
are to be written in essay format.
Students who wish to use Outliner will find it particularly helpful for
this assessment, especially using the headings applied for IRAC.
Source
of Materials: Because of the variety of text
books acquired and used by students in the course, and the fact that a
significant number of students do not have the recommended text book, students
are directed to the summaries of each case given at the links above. These summaries are more than adequate for
the purpose of this exercise, however students may also use other relevant
texts to which they have access.
Student’s
Particulars: Please put your name, student
number, tute time and location at the top of each page. You will be shown how to do this in
tutorials.
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CHECK
LIST
Before you submit your paper –
Maximise your marks by making
sure you have
completed the following.
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Item |
Task |
Yes/No |
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Have you put the following at the top of each page · · · |
YES/NO |
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2 |
Have you put the · · |
YES/NO |
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3 |
Have you included a bibliography as the end of |
YES/NO |
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4 |
Have you attached a faculty cover page and completed all the details on that page. |
YES/NO |
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5 |
Have you put your paper through the spelling and grammar checker on your computer? |
YES/NO |
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6 |
Have you used Times New Roman (the academic type face for your paper – it is important to do so). |
YES/NO |
Items
1 and 2 can be inserted in the specified location
automatically if your computer
has been set up correctly.
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