1. John approaches his friend Kevin and offers Kevin 50 percent of the profits from his new online venture if Kevin designs the Web site for the venture. Kevin says nothing, and later that night begins work on the Web site, which he then sends to John for his approval. Have John and Kevin formed a general partnership? Why or why not?

2. Do you think it's ethical for a general partnership to fire a partner by dissolving the partnership and then re-forming without the dismissed partner? Why or why not?

3. Do modern professional firms such as law firms or accounting firms face the same problems as White & Case did in Note 11.24 "Hyperlink: A Law Firm Partner Is Fired"? Why or why not