BULAW 1502: Rollinstone Ltd (Rollinstone) - Law Assignment

Internal Code: MAS3364

Law Assignment:

Rollingstone Ltd (Rollinstone) is an electrical wholesaling company operating through warehouses in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. It supplies electrical consulting services and lights, switches and wiring to builders. The company has an excellent reputation for providing good advice, quality electrical work and high-quality products. When a builder contacts the company, Rollingstone sends out an electrician to talk to the builder. Within 24 hours of that meeting, Rollinstone sends an email to the builder with a list of recommendations, prices and estimate of delivery dates. The client then fills in the details on the form sent with the email, signs and returns it by email, posting a hard copy and deposit at the same time. The goods order is then filled and the work done by Rollinstone, normally within one week of the builder’s request. Three months ago the company was sold to Eminem who is looking for ways of cutting costs. This includes replacing qualified electricians who leave with less-qualified people and looking for cheaper sources of equipment and goods. Jimi Hendricks is a builder who has dealt with Rollingstone for some years. The credit terms, prompt delivery, prices and quality offered by Rollinstone are all important to him because he builds high-quality houses and is often working under very tight timelines and profit margins. One month ago he rang the Sydney branch as he normally would, to request assistance with the lighting and other electrical work for a new house. Bob Dillon, who failed his apprenticeship exams, has recently been hired as an electrical assistant. Bob was sent to give Jimi some advice. After his visit, the email arrived as normal and, without reading it, Jimi duly filled in the details on the form, replied by email, and sent the hard copy plus deposit through the mail, also as he normally would. This mail is delayed because of a postal strike and does not arrive at Rollinstone’s offices until two weeks after he posted it. Questions: a. The differences between real and personal property b. The differences in the nature and scope of claims supported under the land registration system as opposed to the PPSA c. Why the statement refers to “interests and claims in and against real property” but in relation to the PPSA refer only to “claims against personal property”?