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Business Law Assignment -
Learning Outcomes of the Module - On completion of this module the student should be able to:
1. Critically analyse the implications of national and international legal environments of businesses in the Sultanate of Oman.
2. Analyse the key features of the judicial system of Oman.
3. Use appropriate sources for general legal analysis by identifying information, legal issues and reaching conclusions based on analysis.
Assignment - OMAN LEGAL ENVIRONMENT, ETHICS AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
Write a comprehensive report on the following questions:-
Q1. Critically discuss all the types of breach of contract that may happen and the remedies for breach of contract under Oman Commercial law. Relevant statutes should be quoted to support answers. Use an applied relevant Oman example to demonstrate your answer.
Q2. The law of contract outlines duties and obligations of the parties to a contract and eliminates ambiguity. Critically analyse this statement vis-à-vis the law of contract provisions quoting relevant Royal Decree. Use an applied Omani example to demonstrate the application of the law of contract in Oman.
Q3. Oman is now diversifying its economy to prepare for life after oil under Tanfeeth Diversification Plan 2040. Critically analyse legal and Easy of Doing Business issues that need to be addressed by Oman so that Tanfeeth Diversification Plan can achieve its objectives and succeed in its diversification thrust, as Oman competes with other GCC countries for global investments funds, (Hint: please address Customs clearance turnaround issues, new business formation turnaround issues, cost of new business formation processing fees, bureaucratic issues, red-tape, the One Stop Shop Concept of Investment Processing and tax holidays or tax exemptions and the status of port handling capacity and clearance issues at Sohar Port after shipping was moved from Muscat to Sohar). You are required to interview Ithraa staff (or Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, or Ministry of Industry and Commerce or Tanfeeth or ASYAD), to explain the status of these issues in Oman and what is the way forward for excellence in Oman? An interview script must be attached at the end of the assignment with questions and answers. You should state who was interviewed and in what organization, and his/her designation or position.
Q4. Business ethics, corporate social responsibility and corporate governance create the human face of organisations. Critically explain these concepts and use an applied Oman company example to demonstrate good corporate governance.
Q5. Pollution has made life dangerous, risky and a threat to the human race, hence tough government regulations and penalties for pollution. If unregulated society is unethical. Critically explain how and why the Oman Government is regulating:-
(a) Marine pollution quoting relevant Royal Decree;
(b) Air pollution quoting relevant Royal Decree; and finally.
(c) Noise pollution quoting relevant Royal Decree.
Total words count should not exceed 2500-3000 words.
Attachment:- Assignment Files.rar