ENGINEERING LAW 202

ENGINEERING LAW 202 SEMESTER 2, 2013 - ASSIGNMENT 1 Nicole and Joel, who just had a baby, decided to take a break from their hectic rock star life style and drive around Queensland once Joel had finished singing with his band. While they were at the Gold Coast, Nicole and Joel stayed at a great house by the beach owned by their friend Sophie. They had all agreed that Nicole, Joel and the baby would be at the beach house for four weeks and would pay Sophie $1000 a week for allowing them to stay in her house. Nicole and Joel end up having a terrible time, their baby does not sleep at all and they do not like staying so close to the beach. It is hot and sandy and there is lots of noise from all the people on the beach. After two weeks they pack up and go to Sydney. They don’t pay Sophie any money at all for rent because the holiday was so disappointing. Sophie however, really wants Nicole and Joel to pay her the rent as they had agreed. Sophie had counted on the money to pay for her recent cosmetic surgery. She is hurt by their failure to pay and has come to you to ask whether she can make them pay her the rent that they owe her. Using the four-step process discuss whether there is an intention to be legally bound and a contract formed between the parties. Can Sophie enforce the agreement between her and Nicole and Joel? 15 marks Additional Instructions • • • Submit via turnitin on Blackboard by 11:59pm Fri 13th September IGNORE THE UNIT OUTLINE – DO NOT GIVE ASSIGNMENTS TO THE ASSIGNMENT OFFICE Submit ONLY as a word document and ONLY via turnitin on Blackboard o Instructions on how to do this will be on blackboard Please remember the following: o No more than 1250 words including footnotes o This assignment is based on the essential elements of contract e.g. Agreement, Intention and Consideration but you will focus only on the one that is relevant i.e. you do NOT need to explain ALL the elements. o Use the 4-step method to answer § Area of Law (name the element