The bisulphite of soda

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This Assignment is due to be lodged by the end of the teaching class 
in week 9 of this trimester. 

This Assignment is worth 30 marks and 30% of your final assessment 
in this subject. 

You are required to answer all 3 questions providing applicable 
references to case and statutory law where relevant. 

This Assignment is not a group assignment and it must be your own 
work. 

Copying or using another student's material amounts to plagiarism 
and any cases of plagiarism will be dealt with under the Kaplan 
student disciplinary rules. 
Question 1: 

Just over two years ago, Jane bought a rundown coffee shop business and the premises at 
which the business was carried on. Soon after buying the business and premises, she had the 
shop refitted. This was done by her husband, Edward, who runs a redecorating business. The 
cost of refitting the shop was $40,000. Jane did not pay this amount to Edward despite the fact 
that the original term orally agreed between them was that Jane would pay the full amount to 
Edward within a year. It was also orally agreed at the time that no interest would be payable on 
the debt. 

The coffee shop business has proved very successful. Six months ago, the shop next door to 
Jane's was put on the market for sale. Jane saw this as a great opportunity to expand her 
business. She spoke to her bank manager about obtaining a loan to finance the purchase and 
redecoration of the adjoining shop. The bank manager was concerned that Jane had not yet 
paid her outstanding debt to Edward. Furthermore, if Jane did pay this debt, it seemed that she 
would not have quite enough capital to meet the bank's lending rules. 

Jane explained this situation to Edward. She said she was very keen to buy the shop but she 
could only do so if he would accept $10,000 in full and final settlement of the outstanding debt. 
Edward agreed to this and they wrote their agreement on a sheet of paper and both signed it. 
Edward's reason for agreeing to this arrangement was partly because he wanted to help his 
wife and partly because he assumed that she would hire him to redecorate the new shop. 

Jane produced the signed written agreement to her bank and, because of it, was able to get a 
bank loan and go ahead with the purchase of the shop next door. Jane then arranged for the 
shop to be redecorated but she did not engage Edward to do this. Instead, she hired Max who 
operates a decorating business across the road from Jane's coffee shop business. Jane has 
paid Max $25,000 for redecorating the shop. 

Jane has since spent a lot of time socially with Max and has now declared her wish to end her 
marriage to Edward and start a new relationship with Max. 

Edward is outraged at Jane's declaration and his first response has been to sue her for the 
$30,000 that he claims is outstanding from his refitting the coffee shop. 

Advise both parties about their legal position in respect to this dispute between Edward 
and Jane. 

Question 2: 
Jean was a regular shopper at Top Star Supermarket, which was part of a large nationwide 
supermarket chain. She was there at least once a week and sometimes more often if the 
specials were really good. 

When Jean was there this week, she slipped on some grapes in aisle 3 and broke her ankle. 

Grapes are normally found in the fruit section of the store and the store was not sure how the 
grapes got there or how long they had been there. 

The store manager indicated that there were a number of spillages every week in the aisles in 
this store. 

Is Top Star Supermarket liable in negligence for Jean's injury? 

Question3: 
Bob purchased a woollen jumper from Clothes Galore in Adelaide. The woollen jumper was 
made by Southern Knitting Mills in their Victorian factory. 

As a result of wearing the woollen jumper without first washing it, he contracted dermatitis as 
the jumper contained bisulphite of soda, which it was found had been left in the wool during the 
manufacturing process. 

The bisulphite of soda couldn't be seen on a reasonable inspection by either the retailer or the 
buyer. 

Has Bob any remedy or remedies available to him under the Australian Consumer Law?

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