Legal Issues for Manager - Hypothetical ILAC Based in AUSTRALIA

2007GIR Legal Issues for Managers – Sem 1, 2016 Hypothetical ILAC Submission

Griffith Business School

2007GIR - LEGAL ISSUES FOR MANAGERS - ILAC ASSIGNMENT

Weight: This assessment is worth 15% of the total marks for this course.

Due Date: This assessment must be submitted online via SafeAssign by 11am on the 16 May 2016. Normal Griffith University penalties apply for late submission.

Word Limit: Your answer must be no longer than two (2) pages. There is no 10% allowance or increase to this limit. Penalties apply to any answer which exceeds the two page maximum and for not following any of the instructions below.

Assessable Content:

· Chapter 16 (Law of Partnership) of the Course Textbook (Turner et al., Business Law for Managers (3rd Ed), the lecture content covering Partnership Law, and this document. These are the only sources of information required for this assignment.

· There is NO need to undertake any additional research and marks will not be provided for such.

· There is NO need for Harvard or APA etc., referencing or footnotes. However, if directly quoting from the facts or the textbook/lecture slides please use double quotation marks and put (“Facts”) or (“Text”) or (“Slides”) in brackets after the quote and add the page number. Failure to do so will result in penalties for plagiarism.

· Your assessment will be marked via the attached rubric.

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· Your name, student number and the words “ILAC Final”. For example, AlfStewart_1002003_ILACFinal.

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· DO NOT include a direct copy of these instructions, the scenario or rubric in your submissions. If you do, your paper will be very closely scrutinised for plagiarism and will be penalised by 10% of the available marks.

· Please submit your final assignment to be marked into the “ILAC Final” submission folder, NOT the Draft folder. Staff will only check and mark the copy of your assignment submitted into the “ILAC Final” submission folder.

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· Late submissions must also be submitted to the ILAC Final folder (up to 5 days with 10% penalty per day consistent with GU policy). Assignments submitted by any other method i.e. the library, will NOT be considered submitted. Formatting Instructions:

· Do NOT use a cover page for this assignment.

· You must use a header or footer, include your name, student ID, tutor’s name and tutorial day and time, on both pages of your submission (i.e. Alf Stewart, s1002030, Sharon Hayes, Tuesday 3-4pm).

· Your answer must be typed in 12 point font with margins of 1cm or greater on all sides. Answers should be in the correct ILAC structure (set out) as discussed in class. Answers should use single line spacing to acceptably answer the assignment. Acceptable fonts are Arial, Century Gothic or Times New Roman. It is recommended that your answers are single-spaced to allow you sufficient space to answer the question thoroughly.

Additional Instructions:

· Please write your answers using full sentences and paragraphs. Bullet points are not appropriate for this assignment (except in listing the legal issues as questions and the Law section of your response, as per the model answers previously provided).

· Please ensure you proof-read your work carefully as presentation, spelling, grammar and expression will all be taken into account when marking your responses.

· Failure to follow any of the instructions will result in a penalty up to 10% per indiscretion. All plagiarism will be reported and the appropriate penalties will apply.

· EXTENSIONS: Any request for an extension must be directed to your tutor prior to the due date and time. Documentary evidence that complies with University Policy must be provided. Pressure of work commitments is not a valid reason for an extension.

· Allow plenty of time to submit – Server or other IT issues are not an acceptable reason for late submission.

Partnership ILAC Hypothetical Problem Solving Question:

John, Paul, George and Ringo own an architect business in Brisbane City called Quarrymen Designs Architects (QDA). They started the firm (business) in 2012, a few years after graduating from university. As the firm became more successful, each took a separate role in its management. Under the firm agreement, John is now in charge of QDA purchases up to a limit of $50,000, Paul looks after designing new quarries, leaving George to network with clients. Ringo was involved in setting up the business, but no longer takes part in its day to day management, and whilst he no longer takes any share of the profits, he receives an annual retainer to provide architectural advice.

On three occasions during 2015, to aid the drawing of construction site plans, on behalf of QDA John purchased design equipment from Brisbane Computer Sales (BCS), up to the value of $40,000 each time. Having paid the previous BCS invoices via the firm’s credit card when the invoices were due, John again dealt with BCS earlier this year on behalf of QDA by faxing the orders on the company letterhead. The first purchase on 1 February 2016 was for $50,000 and the second purchase in mid-March 2016 was for $90,000. In mid-April 2016 QDA lost a major contract, placing the firm into financial difficulty. Last week, QDA received an invoice from BCS demanding payment for both lots of equipment that arrived at QDA at the same time last week. Aware that the firm is now unable to pay the debt, John contacted Ringo for help, however Ringo simply replied, “… sorry, not my problem mate, you got us into this mess, you’re responsible for purchases!”

Due to personal problems George recently started drinking heavily and gambling. He now has a large gambling debt that he owes Big Stars Betting Pty Ltd. To pay off his debts, George decided to start another architect firm called Nathan Architect Design Surveys (NADS) located at Nathan about 11km from Brisbane City. George sometimes works from home, but as he has been fighting with his wife a lot recently, he has been using his QDA city office to do this work. Last week George and his wife had another argument about their own personal financial problems. Fed up with her husband’s gambling, George’s wife called Paul and told him about George’s other business NADS. She said that he had made a $50,000 profit running NADS over the last 6 months, using former clients of QDA. When confronted by Paul, George stated that he was highly embarrassed about his drinking and gambling debts, and started NADS in his own time at nights so John and Paul would not find out about his bad habits.

Using ONLY the Partnership Act 1891 (Qld) and the relevant common law from the textbook and partnership lecture slides (do not use sections or cases outside of these materials), advise QDA about all issues as of today’s date. You do not deal with any sections or cases dealing with the dissolution of a partnership.

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