ICCSSL Business Law case studies
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ICCSSL Business Law is a subject examination in the legal framework that governs commercial activity - how agreements are formed and enforced, how businesses are organized and governed, and how transactions, employment relationships, and intellectual property are structured and regulated. It is aimed at candidates who need working fluency in business law rather than the depth of a bar admission course: commercial and contracts professionals, compliance and risk staff, paralegals and legal operations specialists, managers who negotiate and sign on behalf of an organization, and students building a business-law foundation. The ICCSSL Business Law case studies are 5 cases and about 4,681 words.
1Unsigned Statement of Work and a Lead Developer's Resignation
Harborline Fabrication, an Ohio metal-parts maker with 140 employees, negotiated with Cresta Software for a custom production-scheduling system. After four months of calls and emails, Cresta sent a one-page 'Statement of Work' quoting 238,000 with a go-live date of March 15; Harborline's operations director replied by email, 'Approved - start Monday,' and Cresta began work the following week.
950 words, about 5 min2Special Litigation Committee, a Self-Dealing CEO, and a 46/46 Deadlock
Northline Analytics, Inc. is a Delaware corporation with three shareholders: founders Anwar and Bexley hold 46% each, and CEO Chen holds 8% and is the only inside director.
910 words, about 5 min3E-Bike Battery Fire, an Incompatible Charger, and a 'UL Certified' Claim
CycleMart, an online retailer, sold a 1,450 'VoltRidge 500' e-bike to Dana, a 34-year-old delivery worker, in March. The listing stated 'UL 2849 Certified Battery' and 'Safe for apartment charging.' The battery pack was assembled by a contract manufacturer in Shenzhen from cells supplied by a third party; the pack's battery management system lacked a temperature cutoff that comparable models included, and CycleMart's own 2022 test report flagged overheating at 47°C, yet the model shipped.
912 words, about 5 min4PMSI, a Financing Statement Missing 'LLC', and a Note Indorsed Without Recourse
Ridgeline Equipment Finance loaned 310,000 to Kestrel Machining in April to buy a five-axis CNC machine, taking a security agreement and a promissory note payable to Ridgeline in 60 monthly installments. Ridgeline filed a financing statement in May under the name 'Kestrel Machining' rather than the debtor's registered name, 'Kestrel Machining LLC.' Kestrel had earlier given Meridian Bank a blanket lien on all assets, perfected in 2021.
945 words, about 5 min5CIF Cashew Shipment: Late On-Board Date, Aflatoxin, and a Refused Letter of Credit
TerraNova Foods, a California importer, contracted with Mekong Delta Agricultural JSC, a Vietnamese processor, for 400 metric tons of roasted cashews at 2.85/kg, CIF Oakland, shipment by 30 June. The contract designated the CISG, required a letter of credit confirmed by a San Francisco bank, and called for a Vietnamese phytosanitary certificate and certificate of origin among the shipping documents.
964 words, about 5 min