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Please note that tutorials are compulsory and students should make every
effort to attend. In addition, answer sheets will only be available in the
tutorials and will NOT be available via Moodle.
Once you have signed up for a group, you should make every effort to
attend the time and location specified for that group. Changes will only be
granted in exceptional circumstances.
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Tutorial 2= C02 Business School
South on 12 November
Tutorial 3= C02 Business School
South on 26 November
Tutorial 4= C42 Dearing on 10
December.
Group 3 Tuesdays 3-4pm Tutorial 1= C02 Business School
South on 29 October
Tutorial 2= C02 Business School
South on 12 November
Tutorial 3= C02 Business School
South on 26 November
Tutorial 4= C42 Dearing on 10
December.
Group 4 Tuesdays 5-6pm Tutorial 1= C02 Business School
South on 29 October
Tutorial 2= C02 Business School
South on 12 November
Tutorial 3= C02 Business School
South on 26 November
Tutorial 4= C42 Dearing on 10
December.
Group 5 Wednesdays 9- Tutorial 1= A07 Business School
10am South on 30 October
Tutorial 2= A07 Business School
South on 13 November
Tutorial 3= A07 Business School
South on 27 November
Tutorial 4= B18 Amenities on 11
December.
Group 6 Wednesdays 1-2pm Tutorial 1= B18 Amenities on 30
October
Tutorial 2= B46 Dearing on 13
November
Tutorial 3= B46 Dearing on 27
November
Tutorial 4= C42 Dearing on 11
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December.
Group 7 Tuesdays 1-2pm Tutorial 1= C02 Business School
South on 5 November
Tutorial 2= C02 Business School
South on 19 November
Tutorial 3= A07 Business School
South on 3 December
Tutorial 4= C42 Dearing on 10
December.
Group 8 Tuesdays 2-3pm Tutorial 1= C02 Business School
South on 5 November
Tutorial 2= C02 Business School
South on 19 November
Tutorial 3= C01 Business School
South on 3 December
Tutorial 4= C42 Dearing on 10
December.
Group 9 Tuesdays 3-4pm Tutorial 1= C02 Business School
South on 5 November
Tutorial 2= C02 Business School
South on 19 November
Tutorial 3= C01 Business School
South on 3 December
Tutorial 4= C42 Dearing on 10
December.
Group 10 Tuesdays 5-6pm Tutorial 1= C02 Business School
South on 5 November
Tutorial 2= C02 Business School
South on 19 November
Tutorial 3= C01 Business School
South on 3 December
Tutorial 4= C42 Dearing on 10
December.
Group 11 Wednesdays 9- Tutorial 1= A07 Business School
10am South on 6 November
Tutorial 2= A07 Business School
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South on 20 November
Tutorial 3= A07 Business School
South on 4 December
Tutorial 4= B18 Amenities on 11
December.
Group 12 Wednesdays 1-2pm Tutorial 1= B46 Dearing on 6
November
Tutorial 2= B46 Dearing on 20
November
Tutorial 3= B46 Dearing on 4
December
Tutorial 4= C42 Dearing on 11
December.
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Tutorial 1: Law of Contract I- Formation of Contract & Consideration
Rosie notices a digital camera on the shelf which has a price tag on it of
1.99. She decides to buy it, but when she takes it to the checkout she is
told that the camera should actually have been priced at 199.
Advise Rosie and Jim as to whether they have valid contracts with
Cashsavers.
Alan read the advert on Friday and telephoned Bill saying, I need such a
table for a client, but I can only pay 2,000. Bill replied that he could not
accept less than 2,250, but stated that he would not sell the table to
anyone else before Wednesday, while Alan considered the matter.
On Monday, Alan rang Bill, but Bill had closed his shop to go to an auction.
Alan therefore sent a fax message which was received on Bills fax machine.
In the message, Alan agreed to buy the table for 2,250. Later that day,
Mary, Bills cleaner, accidentally dropped the fax message into the waste bin
before Bill had read it.
While at the auction, Bill mentioned the mahogany table to another dealer,
Tom, who immediately agreed to buy it for 2,300. The next day, Tom
happened to meet Alan in the local supermarket and told Alan of his
extraordinary luck in acquiring the table for 2,300. Alan went home and
immediately posted a letter to Bill, in which he agreed to buy the table for
2,250. That same afternoon Bill had written to Alan stating that he was no
longer willing to sell the table for 2,250.
Advise Alan.
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(adapted from examination 2003/4)
After twelve months, work on the building falls behind schedule. Bobby
Builders inform Parkfields that they are in financial difficulties and will not
be able to complete the shopping centre on time. As Parkfields are keen
to open the shopping centre in time for a holiday shopping carnival they
have advertised, they offer to pay Bobby Builders an additional 500,000
to ensure that the building is completed on time. Bobby Builders agree to
this arrangement and continue with the building work.
Bobby Builders accepts the 50,000 payment as they are worried that
otherwise they wont receive any money, but they have now heard that
Parkfields are making healthy profits from the new shopping centre and
Bobby Builders would now like to claim the full 500,000 that was initially
promised to them.
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Tutorial 2: Law of Contract II- Terms and Defects of Contract
Arthur signs the confirmation slip and completes payment for the
room. Arthur and Jane have a wonderful stay until the final evening
when a fire breaks out due to faulty wiring. Arthur suffers minor burns
and smoke inhalation. Jane is physically uninjured but her jewellery
and vintage dresses worth 3000 are destroyed by the fire.
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opening of the rival ofce.
Advise Jeff.
(taken from examination 2012/13)
3 May advertises to sell her valuable violin. Gary visits May explaining
that he would like to buy the violin, and they agree on a price. Gary
produces a cheque book, but May hesitates, saying that she would
prefer cash. Gary then replies, Look, you can see who I am, and
produces various items of identity, bearing the same surname as a
famous musician. May is embarrassed and agrees to take the
cheque handing over the violin to Gary.
A few days later May is contacted by her bank, who informs her that
the cheque from Gary is worthless, and that Gary cannot be traced.
May is upset at this and decides to go out for a walk. On her way to
a park May is surprised to see the same violin for sale in the window
of a musical instrument shop, MusicStore. She tries to recover the
violin from MusicStore, but they claim that they paid a good price
for it from someone going abroad, and would certainly not just give
it back to her.
Advise May.
(taken from UNNC resit examination 2009/10)
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Tutorial 3: Law of Contract III- Breach of Contract & Remedies
1 Bob and Brian are huge rollercoaster fans. They discover that
several classic rollercoasters will be temporarily available at a theme
park, Olivers Kingdom, during October.
Bob and Brian pay a deposit of 100, with 200 payable on their
arrival. Betty spends a lot of time getting the flat ready for their
stay and also purchases two single beds to replace the existing
double bed in the master bedroom at a cost of 150.
However, during September, Bob and Brian discover that the classic
rollercoasters will not be coming to Olivers Kingdom due to health
and safety concerns, so they now want to cancel their stay at
Bettys flat.
Catrin is seeking to recover for the additional profit she could have
made during the Christmas season with the new machine. Her
claims also include the loss of an unusually profitable Christmas
order which she was unable to take on because she did not have the
increased capacity which the new oven would have provided.
Advise Catrin.
(taken from examination 2011/12)
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3 Barbara is a self-employed decorator who also does general
maintenance work. Joe contracts with her to undertake a number of
jobs on the Frog & Trumpet Hotel before a grand re-opening in
August 2013. Joe and Barbara have agreed that she will decorate
three of the downstairs rooms (the dining room, sitting room and
reception area) for a fixed price per room.
She also has to repair a wardrobe door which will not shut properly,
and repair and paint all of the garden furniture. Joe has said that this
work must be done by 14 August in time for the grand re-Opening.
Barbara completes the work on the reception area and dining room
but forgets to do any work on the sitting room. She arrives at the
Hotel on 12 August to fix the wardrobe but Joes wife Fiona will not
let her into the room as she is getting it ready for the arrival of a
celebrity chef.
She has repaired and painted all of the garden furniture with the
exception of one chair, which needs an extra couple of nails in it to fix
it securely.
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Tutorial 4: Employment Law and the Law of Tort
1 Erica and John have both worked for several years as postroom
operatives for Freddies Couriers Ltd at their Nottingham depot.
a Common law;
b Statutory law.
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3 Basil is employed by Towers plc as a delivery van driver. He is not
allowed to have any passengers in his vehicle except for employees
of the company.
One day, Sybil, a salesperson employed by Towers plc, asks Basil whether
he can give her a ride to the premises of a customer located on Basils
delivery route. Basil agrees, but when they are in the vehicle he tells Sybil
that he has to first call at his house to collect a suit to be taken to the dry
cleaners.
As he is running late, Basil drives at high speed on the way to his house,
and loses control of his vehicle when he encounters a patch of oil that has
been spilt on the road. The van hits a wall, injuring Sybil and damaging
beyond repair a notebook computer she was carrying in her bag.
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