Contract & Agency Law Assignment on Business Law and Employment Law

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This Contract & Agency Law assignment covers topics related to business law and employment law, including key functions of business law affecting commercial activity in Singapore, elements of an arbitration clause, and pre-contractual statements in an employment context. The assignment requires critical analysis of reported cases, application of Singapore case law and legislation to new situations, and demonstration of well-developed written proficiency. The output includes a title, meta title, meta description, summary, and relevant details such as course code, course name, and college/university.

Contract & Agency Law Assignment on Business Law and Employment Law

Added on 2019-10-12

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Contract & Agency LawIn this assignment, you are expected to:Analyse and evaluate decisions of reported cases critically to demonstrate anunderstanding of the legal principles learnt.Apply Singapore case law and legislation to new situations to solve the problem ordetermine the most appropriate outcome.Demonstrate the essential knowledge and interpersonal skills to work effectively in ateam.Demonstrate well-developed written proficiency.___________________________________________________________________________Note to Students: An ability to conduct proper research, provide the appropriate referencingof sources and demonstrate critical thinking skills are all essential skills that our studentsmust develop. Hence, marks are awarded for good research effort and proper referencing.Less marks will be awarded to students who merely extract information from their referencesources without demonstration of critical analysis.Remember to support your analysis with reasons, case law and (if relevant) statutoryprovisions that are applicable to Singapore. Plagiarism is a serious offence.Question 1(a) “The law affects a business from the moment it commences until the time it isdissolved.”Discuss the above statement in the context of three (3) key functions of business lawaffecting commercial activity in Singapore. In your analysis, you should providespecific examples relating to the key functions. You should conduct additionalresearch to strengthen your analysis.(350 words)(b) If the contractual parties wish to rely on arbitration as a dispute resolution method,they should negotiate and include an arbitration clause in the contract.Identify the key elements that should be included in an arbitration clause, to reducethe risks of any subsequent dispute between the parties about the arbitration processitself. Explain why these elements are important as part of an arbitration clause, andprovide examples to support your reasons.Conduct research and provide an example of such an arbitration clause.Describe one (1) real-life situation where arbitration resulted in a win-win outcomefor the disputing parties. You should conduct additional research to strengthen youranalysis.(500 words)Question 2Happy Roses Pte Ltd (the “Company”) was seeking to hire a driver for its flower deliveryservice. Ken applied for the position and managed to secure an interview. During theinterview, Lina (as the Company’s Human Resource Manager) explained that as theCompany’s business was just starting, the driver was not required to deliver many orders.Ken was very concerned about working hours as he was studying part-time. Lina noted thatit was “the usual office hours from 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday” and assured himthat there is no need to work on weekends.In addition, she explained that Ken, if hired as the driver, would need to wear the corporateuniform throughout the workday since all the employees, except for the office staff, arerequired to project the same corporate image. Last but not least, she mentioned theremuneration package, including the medical benefits and annual leave entitlement that is

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