CONTRACTS Joe and Dave are cousins. Dave has just been accepted into medical school but is worried about how he will pay for his tuition, books and rent. After going out for a cup of coffee and hearing Dave's concerns, Joe says that he will give Dave $500 per month in order to help with his expenses. Halfway through the school year, Joe decides that he would like to start saving for a new car and he tells Dave that he will no longer provide him with $500 per month. Dave feels like Joe has breached a contract as is considering suing for breach. 1. Specifically referencing the required elements for a valid contract to exist, please explain whether a valid contract exists here? 2. If you conclude that a valid contract does not exist, what could Dave have done to ensure that the promise became legally binding? EMPLOYMENT Jamie is a server in a restaurant. One day after leaving work, she was struck by a cyclist who was not paying attention to where he was riding. As a result of the accident, she was left with a broken wrist which would have prevented her from carrying food and drinks to patrons of the restaurant. As her wrist never healed properly and she told her manager that she could no longer perform the duties of a server. Her manager said that the duties of a server could not be modified and requested a note from her doctor indicating her current capabilities to do work. 1. Explain, in detail, the general duty of employers to accommodate employee disabilities under Human Rights legislation in Alberta 2. Explain how this duty to accommodate would apply in Jamie's situation 3. What, if anything, is her employer legally obligated to do and, if so, what would you suggest ? Discuss whether it's possible that Jamie's injury could spell the end of this employment relationship. BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Juan, Ahmad and Thomas decided to partner up and open up a food truck called YUMMYs. Juan invested $30,000 in the venture and Ahmad and Thomas invested $15,000 each. There was no formalized agreement entered into between the three of them - they each participate in running and managing the food truck and they take draws from the profits in proportion to their investment