ACNB assignment 
Aspects of contract and negligence in business
YOSHUA CASTAÑEDA GALLEGOS
STUDENT ID: A4058935
TUTOR: Vincent Adon
Edexcel Assessment Brief Front Sheet
Assessor Name: Vincent Adon, Anthony Owusu, Rahki Rashmi
Internal Verifier Name: Sherylann Ramsaran
Date Issued: 02/02/2014
Hand in Date: 09/11/2014 before 11:59 pm
Qualification:
BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business
Unit Title: Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business
Rules and regulations:
Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes: copying information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another student’s coursework; stealing coursework from another student and submitting it as your own work. Suspected plagiarism will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the procedures set down by LSBF. Please see your student handbook for further details of what is / isn’t plagiarism.
Student signature………………………… Date: 14th of November 2
Table of contents
TASK 1 Elements of a contract …………………………………………. P4-17
Q1. Importance of elements …………………………………… P4-10
Q2. Standard form of business………………………………….P10-13
Q3. Types of contracts and their liabilities…………………….. P14-15
Q4. Conditions, warranty and innominate terms………………P15-17
TASK 2 Liability and Negilgence…............................................................ p.17-27
Q1. Liability under contract & under Tort………………………..P.17-19
Q2. Nature of liability in negligence………………………………P.19-24
Q3. Vicarious liability………………………………………………P.24-27
REFERENCES: Books & Websites…………………………………………P.28
Case law’s………………………………………………………………….P.28-29
Task 1 Elements of contract
Q1. Using appropriate case la identify whether all the essential elements of a contract are in place between PRIMARK DIRECT and PRESEC Pacesetters and explain the importance of the elements.
Introduction:
YOSHUA CASTAÑEDA GALLEGOS
STUDENT ID: A4058935
TUTOR: Vincent Adon
Edexcel Assessment Brief Front Sheet
Assessor Name: Vincent Adon, Anthony Owusu, Rahki Rashmi
Internal Verifier Name: Sherylann Ramsaran
Date Issued: 02/02/2014
Hand in Date: 09/11/2014 before 11:59 pm
Qualification:
BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business
Unit Title: Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business
Rules and regulations:
Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes: copying information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort; copying another student’s coursework; stealing coursework from another student and submitting it as your own work. Suspected plagiarism will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the procedures set down by LSBF. Please see your student handbook for further details of what is / isn’t plagiarism.
Student signature………………………… Date: 14th of November 2
Table of contents
TASK 1 Elements of a contract …………………………………………. P4-17
Q1. Importance of elements …………………………………… P4-10
Q2. Standard form of business………………………………….P10-13
Q3. Types of contracts and their liabilities…………………….. P14-15
Q4. Conditions, warranty and innominate terms………………P15-17
TASK 2 Liability and Negilgence…............................................................ p.17-27
Q1. Liability under contract & under Tort………………………..P.17-19
Q2. Nature of liability in negligence………………………………P.19-24
Q3. Vicarious liability………………………………………………P.24-27
REFERENCES: Books & Websites…………………………………………P.28
Case law’s………………………………………………………………….P.28-29
Task 1 Elements of contract
Q1. Using appropriate case la identify whether all the essential elements of a contract are in place between PRIMARK DIRECT and PRESEC Pacesetters and explain the importance of the elements.
Introduction:
References: 2. frederick pollock (1950). principles of contract law. 13th ed. london: stevens&sons. p.133. 3. Gerrit De Geest (2011). Contract Law and economics. 2nd ed. United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing limited. P.115-125 4 5. jill poole (2014). text book on contract law. 12th ed. oxford: jill poole . p15-146 6 7. sarah richies, vida allen (2013). Kennan & Richies business law . 11th ed. oxford: pearson. 339-342. 8. Steven J. Burton (2010). Contract Law and economics. 3rd ed. Netherlands: Kluwer Law international. P.157-159 9 2. Bettini v Gye (1876) QBD 183 3 4. Butler Machine Tools v Ex-Cell-O Corp (1979) 1 WLR 401 5 8. Hong Kong Fir Shipping vs. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (1962) 9 14. Ruddiman & Co. v Smith (1889) 60 LT 708 15 16. Smith v Crossley Bros (1951) 95 SJ 655 17 18. Tekdata Interconnections Ltd v Amphenol Ltd [2010] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 357) 19.Tweddle v Atkinson (1861) 1 B&S 393 20.White v Bluett (1853) 23 LJ Ex 36 21.Williams v Carwardine (1833) 4 B & Ad