STUDY CASE TO BE BASED ON AUSTRALIAN LAW

Beatrice is a very successful business person. She owns Build Better Enterprises, a large business in South Australia that manufactures made-to-order bathroom fittings, targeting the rich and famous. She has worked very hard to grow the business.

Despite all the money that Beatrice has made in the business, she has no close family around her and is not able to establish any meaningful relationships. She is extremely busy but sometimes gets very lonely.

Beatrice is now approaching 70 years of age and feels that she needs help with running her business. Beatrice has a niece, Shanice, who is an accountant working for a large accounting practice in Darwin. Beatrice asks Shanice to move over to South Australia and help her run Build Better Enterprises.

Beatrice promises Shanice that she would give Shanice 50% of her business, Build Better Enterprises, if Shanice works for her for 3 years.

Shanice has just settled into a new dream position at the accounting practice. She also has just moved into a new home which she purchased with her partner Marcello, who also works in Darwin. Marcello does not want to relocate. Because Marcello refuses to relocate, Shanice and Marcello's relationship breaks down, and Marcello starts a new relationship with another woman.

Shanice and Marcello sell the house. She then quits her job and moves to South Australia to start a new life with her aunt. After eight months together, the relationship between Shanice and Beatrice breaks down and Beatrice throws Shanice out of her house and her business. Shanice is angry as she has lost everything.

REQUIRED:

With reference to relevant legal principles, use the IRAC legal problem-solving approach to advise Shanice whether she can successfully sue Beatrice under contract law. Use relevant case law to support your arguments.

-Identify the legal issue(s) arising from the facts of the case study

-Identify the appropriate legal rules that requires discussion in the case study

-Apply the law to the facts of the case study

-Reach a conclusion/ give practical advice to your client.

Your analysis should refer to appropriate cases and statutes and be referenced using the APA Reference system.