MOD003379 Legal Aspects of Business l5 Assignment Questions 2026 | Anglia Ruskin University

MOD003379 Legal Aspects of Business Assignment

WRITING YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

• This assignment must be completed individually. 
• You must use the Harvard referencing system.
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• Where the assignment comprises more than one task, all tasks must be submitted in a single document.
• You must number all pages.

SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

In order to achieve full marks, you must submit your work before the deadline. Work that is submitted late – up to five working days after the published submission deadline - will be accepted and marked.

However, the element of the module’s assessment to which the work contributes will be capped with a maximum mark of 40%. Work cannot be submitted if the period of 5 working days after the deadline has passed (unless there is an approved extension).

Failure to submit within the relevant period will mean that you have failed the assessment. Requests for short-term extensions will only be considered in the case of illness or other cause considered valid by the iCentre Adviser. Please contact iCentre@lca.anglia.ac.uk.  

A request must normally be received and agreed by the iCentre Adviser in writing at least 24 hours prior to the deadline.

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

"An agent is subject to a number of duties imposed by the general law as legal incidents of the agency relationship. Where the agency is contractual, some of the duties may take effect as implied term in the contract, or be modified by its express terms. However, certain duties are imposed on the agent automatically." 

Critically discuss this statement by referring to relevant case law in the area of agency law.

POINTS TO CONSIDER  

• Definition and key features of an agency relationship 
• Analysis of general and fiduciary duties of an agent. 

These should include: 

1.The duty to follow the lawful and reasonable instructions of the principal 
2.The duty of care and skill 
3.The duty to avoid conflict of interest 
4.The duty to account 
5.The duty not to delegate authority 

• Relevant case law in the area of agency law 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legal principles 
• Structure 
• Analysis and application of law
• Use of sources and academic conventions
• Clarity of expression (grammar, spelling, punctuation)