business law

BCO 125 Business Law Make-up Midterm Task brief & rubric

 individual written task in Harvard style format, cover page, Table of Contents, text alignment and Reference list.

 The student must build a coherent discussion or argument in essay format, analyzing theories and models. Law cases and case studies may be referred

to when providing examples.

 Students must write in complete sentences and develop paragraphs. No bullet points are allowed.

 Prepare and Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs.

 Sources must be used, identified, and properly cited.

 Format: Word document (no pdf) submitted through Turnitin

Task

1. Provide a brief description of the key areas of law dealt with in the case study.

Your answer must be given in full sentence/s, not bullet points.

2. Imagine that the seller tells Brian that he accepts his initial offer of 130,000 Euros, but then goes on to sell the taxi to a third party. What is the legal

position on whether or not Brian has the right to be sold the taxi?

3. What will the courts consider when looking at the fairness of the restraint of trade clause?

4. What legal action could Brian take if the seller went on to offer his services to the clients on the list provided within the 1 year period?

5. Explain two alternatives Brian has to not resolving a dispute through litigation. Explain which you believe to be more appropriate in the circumstances.

 Case Study

Brian Jackson runs a private taxi business. He has seen an advertisement, on a website that publishes the sale of a vast variety of goods, for

a taxi license in the municipality he works in. The license is being sold at 130,000 Euros. He contacts the seller and makes an offer of

110,000 Euros as he believes that given the economic climate the owner will be interested in a quick sale. Brian and the owner ultimately

come to an agreement, for a higher price than Brian’s initial offer, on the condition that the seller provides Brian with his client list and

agrees not to contact them over a 1 year period.

Formalities:

 Wordcount: 800 - 1000

 Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total word count.

 Font: Arial 11 pts.

 Text alignment: Justified.

 The in-text References and the Bibliography must be in Harvard’s citation style.

Submission: Sunday, 14th February 2021 – Via Moodle (Turnitin) by 23:59. Task 1 is worth 15% of your overall grade.

It assesses the following learning outcomes:

- LO1: understand the role of law as a business and management tool - LO2: identify different issues and laws applicable in the context of doing business - LO3: apply theoretical knowledge and understanding of business law to practical issues and challenges.

Rubrics

Exceptional 90-100

Good 80-89

Fair 70-79

Marginal fail 60-69

Identification of main

Issues/Problems

25%

Identifies and demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the main issues / problems in the case study

Identifies and demonstrates an accomplished understanding of most of the issues/problems.

Identifies and demonstrates acceptable understanding of some of the issues/problems in the case study

Does not identify or demonstrate an acceptable understanding of the issues/problems in the case study

Analysis and Evaluation of

Issues / Problems

25%

Presents an insightful and thorough analysis of all identified issues/problems

Presents a thorough analysis of most of the issues identified.

Presents a superficial analysis of some of the identified issues.

Presents an incomplete analysis of the identified issues.

Development of Ideas

and Opinions

25%

Supports diagnosis and opinions with strong arguments and well- documented evidence; presents a balanced and critical view; interpretation is both reasonable and objective.

Supports diagnosis and opinions with limited reasoning and evidence; presents a somewhat one-sided argument; demonstrates little engagement with ideas presented

Little action suggested and/or inappropriate solutions proposed to the issues in the case study.

No action suggested and/or inappropriate solutions proposed to the issues in the case study

Link to case law, legislation and

additional Research

25%

Makes appropriate and powerful connections between identified issues/problems and legal concepts and legislation studied in the course; supplements case study with relevant and thoughtful research and cites all sources of information

Makes appropriate but somewhat vague connections between identified issues/problems and legal concepts and legislation studied in the course; supplements case study with limited research and citation of sources of information.

Makes inappropriate or little connection between issues identified and the legal concepts and legislation studied in the course; supplements case study, if at all, with incomplete research and citation of information.

Makes no connection between issues identified and legal concepts and legislation studied in the course; little to no research or documentation.