business law

BCO125 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.