Case Studies

Read the following Case Studies and then answer the questions below

Alfred, who is $16$ years old, surfs the web and finds an offer for the sale of MacBook Air lap tops at an incredibly low price of P$200$ each. He is fully aware that the current retail price was about P$2000$ and he knows that the low price must have been a mistake. He decides to purchase five of them since it was quoted at such an unbelievable price He enters the credit card number of the supplementary card given to him by his father. The purchase goes through and the system responds with a confirmation of a sale of five lap tops at the total price of P$1000.$ The shop that offered the sale now refuses to deliver the lap tops to Alfred. They argue that the online price information was a mere invitation to treat and also that Alfred

has no capacity to enter into a contract. They also insist that P$200$ is not a sufficient price for a laptop that costs P$2000.$In addition they insist that their employee had made a genuine mistake and hence even if there was a contract it would be void.

a$)$ Discuss whether there was a binding contract between Alfred and the shop, considering all the five essentials of a valid contract. $[15$ marks$]$

b$)$ Assess whether the contract above would be valid or void on the basis of mistake.$[10$ marks$]$

c$)$ Explain any five ways available to terminate a contract. $[5$ marks$]$

d$)$ In relation to the Botswana legal system, explain the structure and operation of the court system. $[20$ marks