The Legal Environment and Business

Research assignment

1. This assignment is worth a total of 30% of the overall mark.

2. Each question is worth 10 marks, 10% of the overall mark.

3. This assignment is due in week 6, Friday 26th April 2013 by 4pm.

4. You must follow MIT assignment and submission policies and procedures.

5. Also, please ensure that your assignment follows the IRAC method, has a cover sheet, footnotes, and multiple academic references.

6. Copying from another student or other material will result in NO marks being awarded.

7. Gibson, A. & Fraser, D. (2012), Business Law (7h Edition), Forest Hill, NSW: Pearson Education.

Question 1; Answer tutorial question 5 on page 163 (Chapter 7).
What other options exist, if any, for an injured party to obtain compensation outside tort law, or does the law of tort provide the only option for an injured party?

Question 2: Answer tutorial question 6 on page 198 (Chapter 8).
It was late at night and very wet and, rather than wait for a taxi to take her home, Anna was only too happy to accept a lift from Michael. He smelt strongly of alcohol and had trouble keeping the vehicle on the road. Anna decided to continue the journey as it was raining very heavily. Shortly afterwards, Michael lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree, leaving both Anna and himself seriously injured. Will Anna be able to successfully sue Michael in negligence? What does she need to establish in order to succeed in such an action?

Question 3: Answer tutorial question 7 on page 234 (Chapter 9).
Cheryl worked as a part-time waitress at the Tandoori Inn. During the course of serving a customer her meal, she was bumped by a passing customer and as a result she dropped a hot dish of curry on to herself and the customer. Both Cheryl and the customer were burnt. Does the customer have any remedy in tort against anyone for the burns she received?
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