MRL2601
Assignment 2 Semester 1 2024
Detailed Solutions, References & Explanations
Unique number: 347800
Due Date: 15 April 2024 at 23h00
QUESTION 1
1.1. (2 ANSWERS PROVIDED)
Drawing from relevant principles and the case of Freeman and Lockyer v Buckhurst Park
Properties (Mangal) Ltd1, the elements that Office Supplies Ltd would likely need to
establish are as follows:
Misrepresentation: Office Supplies Ltd must demonstrate that Furnmax (Pty) Ltd, through
the actions of its directors, misrepresented to Office Supplies Ltd that Lesedi had the
necessary authority to engage in contracts on behalf of the company. In other words, they
must show that the company (by allowing Lesedi to contract as though he were in the
position of managing director) indicated that Lesedi was authorized to act in that capacity
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