Submission Deadline
Marks and Feedback
Before 6pm on:
15 working days after deadline (All Levels)
16/7/2020
What am I required to do in this assignment?
Module title & code
BLT & AC 14-2
Assignment number and title
1 & WR - I
Assessment type
Individual Report
Weighting of assessment
50%
Module learning outcomes
1. Knowledge and understanding
Be aware with the provisions of various commercial laws and the tax system
applicable in Oman.
2. Skills and abilities
Apply provisions of various laws to analyse a given scenario/case and apply
relevant tax rules of Oman to calculate corporate and capital gain tax.
Students are expected to analysis the case to qualify this assessment.
A CASE ON CONTRACT LAW:
Read the following case and prepare a detailed report based on the given tasks. It is very important that you
apply the Business Law perspective to the case.
Mr Hamid scheduled a trip to Salalah to hold six meetings, each to obtain long-term work with a different
potential client. All the meetings were scheduled for the same day. Three meetings were scheduled in the
morning (before noon), and three in the afternoon. As the meetings were to take place in various locations
throughout Salalah City, Mr. Hamid would need transportation for the day. Mr. Hamid had never previously
visited Salalah City, so he did not want to rely on public transportation or try to drive himself around in
unfamiliar locations. After some web research, he found the website of Salalah City Drivers
(Salalahcitydrivers.com).
The website offered the services of several drivers, who could be hired by hour or day basis. Each driver’s profile
on the website listed the driver’s name, age, hourly and daily rates, and the make and model of the driver’s
vehicle. Mr. Hamid selected Driver’s profile. After verifying that Driver would be available on the day of his
meetings, Mr. Hamid completed the online order form to hire him.
Later that day, the Driver emailed Mr. Hamid to confirm his reservation. Driver attached a photo of his car to the
email, so that Mr. Hamid would recognize it when he picked him up. After viewing the photo, Mr. Hamid
emailed Driver the following:
Thank you for confirming my reservation for the next week. However, I am worried by the photo of your car you
attached. I am planning to bring some of my photography equipment to my meetings that day, and it doesn’t look
like the larger equipment will fit in your car. I would prefer an SUV, to be sure that all of my equipment will
easily fit in the vehicle.
Driver did not respond to Mr. Hamid’s email. On the day of Mr. Hamid’s reservation, Driver did not pick him up
at the scheduled time. The hotel’s caretaker, who knew about Mr. Hamid’s meeting schedule, immediately
offered to arrange substitute transportation that would get Mr. Hamid to all his meetings on time. Mr. Hamid
declined the caretaker’s offer, and insisted on waiting for the Driver and using Salalah City Drivers. After waiting
for half an hour outside his hotel, Mr. Hamid went back up to his hotel room and emailed Driver:
Where are you? I have already missed my first meeting this morning, and I have five more scheduled throughout
the day—including two more before noon.
Driver did not respond until noon:
Sorry, but I thought you canceled the reservation with me so that you could reserve an SUV! I have already
accepted another client for today, but I will have my supervisor at Salalah City Drivers call you right now and see
whether there is another driver who can get you to your afternoon appointments.
Shortly after, the supervisor called Mr. Hamid, who was still in his hotel room, and arranged to send an
alternative chauffeur to take him to his afternoon meetings. Mr. Hamid attended all three, signing contracts with
two of the three clients. Mr. Hamid later complained to Salalah City Drivers that he would have made Omani
Rials 5,000 profit on each morning appointment, had he signed a contract with each potential client. Mr. Hamid
then sued Salalah City Drivers for breach of contract, seeking only Omani Rials 16,000 in damages arising from
the missed morning meetings. Assume a valid contract between Salalah City Drivers and Mr. Hamid.
Write a detailed analytical report covering the following:
1. Introduction: In this section, the importance of law in general and Contract law in particular should be
highlighted with proper references wherever applicable/required
2. Case Discussions & analysis: In this section you are required to write a report arguing either for or
against.
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Task 1
Salalah City Driver argues that it had no contractual obligation to pick up Mr. Hamid on the day of his
reservation. Is this argument likely to succeed? Explain, making sure to articulate the rationale behind the
argument.
Task 2
Salalah City Driver argues in the alternative that, even if it breached the contract and Mr. Hamid’s
estimate of his damages is accepted by the court, it is not liable for any lost profits resulting from Mr.
Hamid’s missing his morning meetings. What will Salalah City Drivers argue that Mr. Hamid should have
done? Is this argument likely to succeed? Explain.
Task 3
Is Mr. Hamid likely to obtain a judgment of Omani Rials 16,000 arising from the missed meetings, and
what will he need to show in order to obtain these damages? Explain.
A critical discussion by using the relevant theoretical concepts from contract law and also legal
precedencies to establish the stated argument.
NOTE: Kindly ensure that your discussion and analysis should be based on the application of the
following essential elements of a valid contract.
• Possible types of contract applicable
• Essentials of an Offer (including the conditions for termination of an offer)
• Acceptance
• Consideration
• Capacity of parties
• Legality of Object
• Genuineness of Assent
3. Conclusion: An effective conclusion is needed to confirm your stance.
Please note that there will be no universal truth for such cases. You can either argue FOR or
AGAINST, but you need to substantiate your argument with the theoretical provision and also
legal precedencies support.
Deliverables
Submission
Submission of the group report will be done via Turnitin Link on MOVE. At the time of submission, you need to
make sure that the assignment is your own and all the sources have been acknowledged.
Is there a word limit (Number of Words ± 10%)?
2500
What do I need to do to pass? (Threshold Expectations)
Information search should be evident and address at least some tasks. Information should support the task.
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General understanding of the issues and also related theoretical background should be evident.
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Use of a range of appropriate sources should be evident.
General critical stance and limited critical evaluation in contract law areas should be evident.
Discussion of the argument should be clear and the report should be readable.
Some compliance to HARVARD STYLE referencing is must.
At least few references quoted which are should be in consistent with the amount of literature used in the
report.
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How do I produce high quality work that merits a higher grade?
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Critical reasoning is consistently evident across the discussions.
The tasks should have exemplary discussion and presented relevant precedencies
Use of a wide range of appropriate and current sources, focusing on precedence and critical awareness of
their status and relevance.
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Evidence of exemplary understanding of relevant theory and research.
Reference to appropriate theoretical background provides support to the discussion.
Precedence cases should be provided that amplify the theoretical background
The structure should be exemplary. Execution should be excellent. Discussions should be free from
grammar or writing errors.
A clear layout should augment the presentation.
Overall organization of the report should be excellent.
How does assignment relate to what we are doing in scheduled sessions?
Scheduled classes will be the combination of both i.e. teaching the concepts related to the assignment and mini
case study analysis based on the topics for assignment. The main purpose behind this activity is to develop
student’s application and analyses skills. Students will be guided on how to analyse the case during the guided
learning hours.
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How will my assignment be marked?
Your assignment be marked according to the threshold expectations and the criteria on the following page.
You can use them to evaluate your own work and estimate your grade before you submit.
No
Criterion
Weighing
(%)
Sub Standard /
No Attempt
(0 Marks)
Poor
(20 Marks)
Sources not
used to
support
substantive
assertions or
argument.
1
Information
& Research
30
Satisfactory
(40 Marks)
Good
(50 Marks)
Very Good
(60 Marks)
Very good
usage of variety
Relevant
information
information
from various
search is
sources.
evident, but
Contents are
not adequate.
Information
properly
There is no
There is a good paraphrased.
search is not
evidence
for
attempt to
adequate. Very
The usage of
information
address the
limited
Although
the
information can
search/ Tasks
tasks.
resources are
information
be better if it
are incomplete.
used to discuss supports the task, All the tasks relates to the
the tasks.
some of them are are discussed context.
not
properly but one or two
Limited
and analysed and lack tasks lack focus All tasks are
at or clarity.
uncritical use paraphrasing
discussed
some
areas.
of a restricted
properly.
range
of
sources
Information search
is evident. There is
an attempt to
address some
tasks. All the tasks
lack proper focus in
discussion.
Excellent
(70 Marks)
Excellent
application of
the relevant
information
from variety of
sources.
Excellent
usage and
quoting of the
literature at
relevant
discussions.
Outstanding
(100 Marks)
Use of a wide
range
of
appropriate
and
current
sources,
focusing
on
research based
All the tasks
reviews
are discussed
indicating
astutely with
personal
proper focus.
research and
critical
awareness of
Use of a wide
their status and
range
of
relevance.
appropriate
sources,
indicating
critical
awareness of
their
status
and relevance.
Use of a wide
range of
appropriate
sources with
some critical
awareness of
their status and
relevance
The discussed
tasks are
completely out
of focus.
Task are not
properly
addressed.
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Argument
40
Limited
evidence of
critical
evaluation of
material.
Lack of analysis
of information.
No discussion is
evident.
Poor analysis of
information.
Although there
is evidence for
some
discussion,
they
are
discrete
and
lacking focus. It
does
not
reflect critical
application of
the concepts to
the case.
Use of a range of
appropriate
sources. but
without critical
evaluation, or
missing some
significant items
Evidence
of a
general
critical
stance. Evidence of
limited
critical
evaluation in some
areas, with some
lost opportunities
or
misunderstandings.
There is good
evidence for
critical analysis
and reasoning
in some areas.
Very good
application of
the information
to the case.
There is
evidence for indepth analysis
of data.
However, all
tasks are not
consistent in
analysis and can
be presented in
a better
manner.
Excellent
analysis of the
information
and precise
application to
the case.
Critical
reasoning is
evident while
discussion of
all the tasks.
Evidence of
thorough
critical
appreciation
and
evaluation of
relevant
theory and
research and a
systematic and
critical
appreciation
creative
attempt
to
and evaluation
relate
it
to
the
of
relevant theory topic
and
research
and
a
systematic
attempt
to
relate it to the
topic
Evidence
of
critical
evaluation in
some
areas,
although some
material
not
evaluated.
Evidence of
good
Critical
reasoning
is
consistently
evident across
the
discussions.
The tasks have
exemplary
discussion and
detailed
narration.
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Though discussion
of the ideas is
clear, a coherent
flow of thought is
not evident.
4
5
Presentation
& Structure
Language
10
10
The assignment
has
unacceptable
failings in
structuring and
/ or clarity of
written
expression
The report is
unorganized to
the point of
being virtually
unreadable.
Lacks cohesion
The report is
and
orderly
difficult to read
flow.
due
to
overwhelming
errors
or
misspellings
The report is
difficult
to
read due to
overwhelming
errors
or
Frequent
compositional
errors
or
misspellings,
but the report
The report is
unorganized, but
can be read. Poor
flow of the report
structure.
Evidence for a
coherent
presentation is
evident, but
lacks
uniformity
throughout the
essay.
The report is
somewhat
organized. The
flow is not
coherent and
needs
improvement.
The assignment
has failings in
structuring and / or
clarity of written
expression, which
impair its capacity
to communicate
While the
assignment has
some failings in
structuring and
/ or clarity of
written
expression,
Frequent
these do not
compositional
impair its
errors
or capacity to
misspellings, but communicate.
the report can be
read
More than
occasional
errors or
misspellings.
More
than
occasional errors
or misspellings, but
that does not take
away significantly
Well executed.
Few grammar
or
writing
errors. Reads
easily.
The report is
well organized.
There is
orderliness in
the structure.
Coherence is
also evident but
there is still
scope for
improvement.
A generally
well-structured
and expressed
assignment,
that
communicate
clearly.
Well executed.
Few grammar
or writing
errors. Reads
easily. Is fairly
well organized.
Overall
language is very
good in terms
of grammar and
flow.
The report is
well organized
with a
cohesive
discussion. The
structure of
the report is
excellent.
An assignment
whose clear
structure and
expression
significantly
enhances its
argument
The structure is
exemplary.
Execution is
excellent.
Discussions are
free of
grammar or
writing errors.
A clear layout
augments the
presentation.
Excellent
overall
organisation of
the report
Reads easily. Is
well organized
Execution
is
excellent. No
grammar
or
writing errors.
Reads easily
Execution
is
outstanding.
No grammar or
writing errors.
Reads easily
7
misspellings
can be read.
from the quality.
Strictly adheres
to Harvard
Referencing
style.
6
References
10
The references
do not clearly
comply
with
the
basic
requirements
of HARVARD
STYLE format.
The report
The report shows
demonstrates a
some compliance
basic level of
The references to HARVARD STYLE
HARVARD
do not clearly
referencing, but
STYLE
comply with
shows many
referencing,
the basic
errors.
but still
requirements
contains major
of HARVARD
deficiencies.
Very few
STYLE format.
No
references
quoted
The references
sophistication
are inadequate which are
is evident i.e.
inconsistent with
to support the
Websites do
the
amount
of
literature used
not follow
literature used in
in the report.
Harvard
the report.
Sources used
Referencing
show limited
style.
relevance and Some sources of
information
are Majority of the
currency.
are
relevant
while sources
relevant
and
others are dated.
current.
Student
understands
The report
and recognizes
demonstrates a
The report
the concept of
solid
demonstrates
intellectual
understanding
excellent
property, can
of the basic
HARVARD
defend him /
elements of
STYLE
herself if
HARVARD STYLE
formatting
challenged,
formatting. Inskills. In-text
and can
text citations if
citations are
properly
presented at
presented at
incorporate the
relevant areas
relevant areas. ideas /
will lend more
appropriateness Consistent use published
of relevant and works of others
to the report.
into their own
current
Sources used to
sources that work building
support
the
enhance the upon them.
discussions are
discussions.
relevant
and
Skillful use of
current.
credible,
relevant and
current sources
of information
that augments
quality
of
discussion.
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