BUS107 Commercial Law T1 2017 Assignment

A 1,000 (+- 10%) word assignment on a problem question to be submitted electronically via Turnitin
by Monday, 22 May 2017, 3:55pm AEST Assignment Question
Tamara is addicted to chocolate. The only retailer that sells her favourite brand of chocolate bar is
Aldi Supermarkets. Tamara goes to her local Aldi Supermarket every day to buy her favourite
chocolate bar but it is often sold out. She gets very upset when this happens.
One wet Saturday morning in January Tamara is walking down the confectionary aisle of her local
Aldi Supermarket and she sees at the far end of the aisle there is only one chocolate bar left for
sale. She begins to run towards the chocolate bar. Another shopper appears at the far end of the
aisle. Tamara runs even faster. As she reaches for the chocolate bar she slips on a puddle of
melted ice cream and breaks her back. She spends several months recovering in hospital with
general damages alone in excess of $700,000.
Tamara now wishes to sue Aldi Supermarkets in negligence for her losses. Aldi Supermarkets can
prove that a staff member inspects the supermarket aisles and cleans up any spillages every 40
minutes.
Advise Tamara.
45 Marks