Firstly Frodaddy I commend you on studying law at uni. Its a much beter career than working on cars and atleast you will make some money.
I have never studied law, so all my comments are just common sense.
Your comments seem to be trying to come across as lawyer jibba jabba. ( basically arguments that can go either way)
Example;
You say Bul33t's friend has a good case in court since there is evidence of trips made and transport organised. And 4susn would have a hard time arguing any of this.

But yet in my case with the pink elephant I would have to prove there was a contract.

So Frodaddy which is it?
In the morning I can go organise a plane ticket to NZ, I can organise a Zoo Keeper, I can organise a bag of peanuts and I can organise an old lady to shovel the elephant crap on the plane during the return trip to OZ. Arrange all that to next tuesdays date. Go to court on Thursday and walk out 35cents richer.

By your statements I could also say I gave you 35,000 dolars as a deposit instead of the 35cents.
In court you yourself would then have to prove no contract was made and no deposit was taken and I could then turn around and march straight back into court and sue you for false advertising on a pink elephant that never existed.

I recommend you keep studying law and be the best lawyer you can. But at the moment you still seem to be out of your league even up against an auto electrician.

Law isnt about just making arguing statements. Its about proving evidence to be factual. Plane tickets, a booked tow truck and phone calls ( although all real in Bul33t's case ) dont cut it as eveidence to me and I would like to see a judge to whom they did.