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Vishal, Ajay and Jasper are students who are keen to make some money in their spare time in order to kick-start their future. Vishal owns

Vishal, Ajay and Jasper are students who are keen to make some money in their spare time in order to kick-start their future. Vishal owns a small van, Ajay has a lawnmower and Jasper has a computer. They thought about starting a lawn mowing service business and decided to establish a company, Freakdew Pty Ltd, to launch their dream business with everyone as equal shareholders and directors in the company.

Jasper prints flyers for the business and the three business partners dropped them in the local neighbourhood mailboxes and distributed at the train and bus stations. It did not take long for them to develop a stream of regular clients, and it suddenly became a lucrative business. Because of the increase in the demand, Ajay decides to purchase on a loan a state-of-the -art lawn mower for $100,000 from a company called ORCO. Ajay told ORCO that he was the Head of Operations as well as a director of Freakdew Pty Ltd. Ajay did not inform nor consult Vishal and Jasper about this purchase.

As the business continued to grow, Jasper then hatched a plan to develop a separate business with some of their existing clients and started channelling some of their income to his other business.

The company's business suddenly slowed and their profits dried up. As a result, Freakdew was unable to service its loan with ORCO for the lawn mower that Ajay ordered. ORCO are now demanding Freakdew to pay for the lawn mower.

Answer the following questions with reference to specific provisions of theCorporations Act 2001(Cth) and case law:

a) Advise Vishal and Ajay if they can lodge a complaint against Jasper for breaches in the Corporations Act.

b) If the contract between ORCO and Ajay was signed just before they registered the company, are Jasper and Vishal liable for the payment of lawn mower? Can ORCO rely on the fact that Ajay represented himself as the Director and Head of Operations in the company? Explain your answer

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