BUSINESS LAW
AUGUST 2020 SESSION
LAW2220: BUSINESS LAW
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT QUESTION (20%)
- Assignment
This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment which contributes 20% of your coursework marks.
- Instructions
- Students are required to answer the question below.
- This assignment is intended as INDIVIDUAL work.
- Assignment to be submitted ON OR BEFORE 13th November2020 (Friday).
- Submission is via BLACKBOARD in soft copy format.
- Tasks
Answer the question below in an appropriate format of legal essay with reference to relevant legal authorities.
On 25 February 2020, Vivian surf the internet and visited an online purchase platform named BeautyLike.com which provide sales of various merchandises and services. Vivian put in her shopping cart several items include two dresses, one blouse and three small accessories. Before proceed for payment, Vivian asked one of the merchants, DressDrop, by using the message box on BeutyLike, whether the size of one of the two dresses and colour are available. Having learned from the merchant that there is no appropriate size and colour available, Vivian was thinking about not buying the two dresses. She then sends a message to the merchant and informed them that she rejects both of the dresses. However, Vivian was panicked seeing the time lapse for performing the transaction online. She did not unclick the two dresses from the shopping cart and brought all the items online. She had paid RM599 for everything in her shopping cart. She then quickly sends another message and e-mail to inform the DressDrop that she brought the dresses by mistake. However, she never hears anything from the DressDrop.
After 1 week, Vivian received the all items and she wants to rejects the dresses by sending back to DressDrop and get her money back by refund. Both the dresses cost RM 299. She is unsure whether she can do that and come to ask your advice.
Advise Vivian with the legal issues involved with support of relevant statutory and case laws.
3.1 Objectives
The students are required to demonstrate their understanding on the law of contract relating to offer and acceptance. Students are required to attempt this case study by applying the following guidelines:
identify the relevant legal issues
apply the legal principles from cases or statute
develop legal arguments from these principles
arrive at a considered conclusion.
Generally the students are awarded marks on their ability to figure out the appropriate laws particularly within the scope of offer and acceptance of the contract in governing the situation and demonstrate the relevancy of the selected laws to the given situation. Students need to provide the relevant statutory provisions and case laws to support their arguments.. This exercise would provide the students with a rich understanding on the formation of agreement and its legal consequences.
The students are expected to discuss and apply the following legal principles:
- Definition and rules of offer and how it is different from invitation to treat (ITT);
- The legal position of ITT in the case of advertisement;
- The ways an offer and acceptance may be revoked;
- The definition of acceptance and the rules in regulating an enforceable acceptance.
- Other legal issues involved in the question.
- FORMATS
Front Page – Cover page
Page 2 – Table of Contents
Page 3 – Content
Last page – List of References
Note:
- Use Times New Roman, 12 normal fonts
- 5 single spacing
- Numbered the pages except the Cover Page.
- Harvard referencing, however footnote referencing can be used
- Your answer should be within the range of 1,500 words.
Your assignment will be graded on the following scale:
| 81 – 100 | Covers the issue well, is well written, and has interesting arguments |
| 71 – 80 | Covers the issue well and well written |
| 61 – 70 | Covers some issues poorly and has some writing problems |
| 51 – 60 | Covers the issues poorly and has some writing problems |
| 0 – 50 | Does not cover the issues and has major writing problems |
General criteria for grading THE SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE:
- Accuracy of the legal points and explanation;
- Relevancy of examples i.e. decided cases and/or statutory provisions cites in the answer;
- Ability to employ own words in explaining legal points and citing decided cases and/or statutory provisions;
- Ability to organize answer as a readable legal essay;
- Ability to argue and defend the points legally;
- Proof of research i.e. by providing information which is outside the lecture notes;
- Evidence of extra research and relevant further readings by students.
Grading Details
Grading Bands are as follows:
A+ – 90 – 100 marks
A – 80 – 89 marks
A- – 75 – 79 marks
B+ – 70 – 74 marks
B – 65 – 69 marks
B- – 60 – 64 marks
C+ – 55 – 59 marks
C – 50 – 54 marks
C- – 45 – 49 marks
D – 40 – 44 marks
F – 0 – 39 marks
Note: Marking will be done based on impression, judgment and content.
- Coursework submission
Students are required to submit the coursework via soft copy/electronic copy only via Blackboard.
Soft copy/Electronic Copy
- The file should be labelled with your ID no. and Course Code.
- The essay should be referenced in accordance to the proper citation, free from plagiarism.
- Essay must be written in your own words and provide the referencing at the end of the assignment.
- Coursework Feedback
- All submitted coursework will be retained by the lecturer. Once the coursework has been marked, students will be given the opportunity to view their assignments. The date and time will be announced later.
- Feedback will be provided explaining the strengths, weaknesses and improvements needed.
- The essay will be marked over 100 marks.
- Decision made is final.
- Academic Dishonesty Policy
- INTI International University ( IIU ) strives to be a center of academic excellence. As part of our Statement of Ethics, IIU strives to preserve academic honor and integrity by repudiating all forms of academic and intellectual dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism and all other forms of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty is unacceptable and is subject to a disciplinary response.
- Students who are caught cheating or committing plagiarism may be given a failing grade in the course by the lecturer and may be subject to dismissal or further discipline.
- Plagiarism is often misunderstood. It can be defined as submitting someone else’s work as your own. It is not permissible to “cut and paste” and then just cite another’s work. In writing for coursework, you should read and learn process through your mind, relate ideas, and then express what you learned inyour own words. Cite the references where you found your information. If you do use someone else’s words, you must use quotation marks and cite. You should not overuse quotes – save them for a rare occurrence.
