Task 2: Write a legal letter Illustrating the potential impact of the law on a business – LO1
Scenario:
Contract law – Kathy has launched a new range of fashion designer evening dresses and advertised these in her shop for a sale price of £4,000. Dee came into the shop took the dress to the till, however Dee offered £3,500 for the designer dress but Kathy refused, and Dee left the shop. Later Dee changed her mind went back to the shop where the ticket price was still £4,000 and took this to the till, however Kathy stated that due to import and other distribution costs the bespoke dress was now £4,500.
Q3. Explain the individual elements required to form a legally binding contract and determine if there is a legally binding contract between Kathy and Dee.
Contract law– Kathy sold 2 dresses to Samantha at the new price of £4,500 each and when using one of the dresses during going out she realised after a week the lining had come apart from one section inside of the dress.
Q4. Advise Samantha on her legal rights regarding his purchase of her handbags and the potential impact on the business using the provisions of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
Q5. Explain the legal effect of a Condition and Warranty being breached within a contract and the legal consequence of each supported by case law.
Employment Law- A few months have now passed, and Kathy has set up her own company in Tower Hill London. Her business has really taken off and started employing people – one of whom is Jo who recently arrived in London.
Two months ago, Kathy went to Nigeria for family visit. When she was out in Nigeria, she went to meet some leading wholesaler’s suppliers of materials and shipping agents.
To buy some new stock and then on for a meal. During his meeting, the local suppliers found out that she was from UK and offered her some over-priced rates for services and treated her very badly. Then she went to a local bar in the evening and again treated very badly by local staff. Subsequently, Kathy disgusted with the situation called Jo in the UK and told him not to serve anyone from Lagos area due to the way she was treated.
Jo is very upset about this as he himself was born in that region and has many friends from the area, so he refuses and resigns.
Q6. Critically analyse Jo’s legal options using case law to support your recommendations, if any.
