Baron Publishing House, located in Ireland, wants to increase the number of books they publish from Irish
Question:
- Baron Publishing House, located in Ireland, wants to increase the number of books they publish from Irish writers living outside Ireland.
They make email contact with Rory McComas who lives in Sydney. Rory came to Sydney from Dublin for his university studies. He has recently graduated with a creative writing degree. The email offers Rory an advance of $5,000 on his next book with $50,000 payable on delivery which must be within 8 months. Rory is surprised and delighted to receive the email and immediately replies saying he accepts the offer. Six months later he delivers a manuscript to Baron.
Baron is alarmed at the poor quality of the manuscript. Further research reveals that the email was not sent, as intended, to Rory McComas, a well-known Irish writer living in Sydney but to Rory McComas, little known recent graduate living in Sydney but whose email address is almost identical to that of the well-known author.
Baron contacts Rory to explain the error and to let him know that they will not be publishing his manuscript or paying him $50,000. They also say that they expect the $5,000 advance to be returned as soon as possible.
Rory seeks your advice. For the purposes of the question, you can assume that Australian law applies.
Expert Answer:
In this scenario it appears that there was a mistake in communication between Baron Publishing House ... View the full answer
