el c) Mary has sold Greek pastries at the Canberra International Food Festival f
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el c) Mary has sold Greek pastries at the Canberra International Food Festival for ten years. When she talks to Fiona, festival manager, to lease her stall in 2018, the price is the same as previous years. Mary assumes the terms are also the same. Mary says to Fiona, the festival manager, 'Great, I'm happy with the 3x3metre stall as usual'. Fiona realises that Mary has made an error but doesn't say anything. Mary signs the contract without reading it. Mary is unhappy when she later discovers that the stall space is only 2x2metres.* Advise Mary (10 marks) Support your advice by reference to legislation and cases.-Explanation / Answer
The business world operates on contracts. Successful business means establishing contractual relationships again and again. In fact, we live with contracts and some of us even sign contracts on a daily basis.
Contracts come in many forms. When you are buying your first house and getting a bank loan; you enter a contract with housing developer and the bank by signing and consenting to "Sale & Purchase Agreement" and "Loan Agreement". These are written contracts.
Booking flight tickets online for your family trip? With a press of a button you have agreed to follow all the conditions framed by airline companies. Planning to stay in a five-star hotel during your vacation? All the online payments and bookings are contracts and all you need to do is to click the "YES" button. These are electronic contracts.
In this case, Mary was cheated on by Fiona and she was used. Mary even conveyed to Fiona that she is happy with the space at such an affordable price. To which Fiona said nothing, and she had got undue influence on her.
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