PR $15.$ Case Study: Is this a breach of contract? If so$,$ could damages be applied?

Solbright Pty Ltd $($Solbright$)$ is a business specialising in making solar panels for commercial buildings such as sporting venues, factories and office blocks. It is a rapidly expanding business and was hoping to secure a contract to supply panels for a large public hospital.

HotStuff Pty Ltd $($HotStuff$)$ is a business who manufactures the sheeting ovens necessary in making solar panels. The companies have dealt with each other for some time. HotStuff knew of

Solbright$$s existing business, but not about the possible hospital contract. The companies entered into a contract for HotStuff to sell and install an extra sheeting oven capable of meeting the expanding workload by a certain date.

During the installation HotStuff damaged the sheeting oven, resulting in Solbright having to wait six months beyond the originally agreed date for a new sheeting oven to be properly installed. During that time Solbright did not attempt to source a sheeting oven from any other supplier. Solbright is now claiming damages for breach of contract as follows:

$$ $$120,000$ per week loss of profits on the expected solar panel business they would have been able to undertake with the extra sheeting oven

$$ $$70,000$ per week loss of profits, being the estimated profits they would have obtained had they secured the hospital contract.

Is this a breach of contract? If so$,$ will Solbright be successful in claiming these damages? Give reasons for your answers.

In order to answer this case study, you are required to:

$$ Collect and collate the client$$s information in order to identify the clients circumstances relevant to applicable consumer law matters,

$$ Research the current laws to identify the applicable legal principles relevant to the clients

$$ Analyse the legal issues and risks associated for these clients$$ businesses,

$$ Seek advice and guidance of a legal specialist if required

$$ Ensure you apply this knowledge and advice when explaining your answer.

$15\mathrm{.}1$ Explain what client information you would collect and collate given the circumstances.

$15\mathrm{.}2$ Explain which laws you identified as applicable given the specific client's situation.

$15\mathrm{.}3$ Explain how you analysed the legal issues and potential risks faced by the client's?

$15\mathrm{.}4$ What is your advice$/$recommendation to the clients: