1) Select the true statement about the remedy of specific performance in contract. a) Any party who is the victim of a breach of contract is entitled to specific performance. b) Any party who is the victim of a breach of contract is entitled to specific performance where the contract is for the supply of personal services. c) Specific performance may be awarded even though damages would be an adequate remedy. d) Specific performance may be awarded where the contract is for the supply of a unique item. 2) Select the false statement about economic duress in contract. a) It does not automatically bring the contract to an end. b) It requires pressure to be applied which is regarded as improper. c) It requires the use, or threatened use, of physical force. d) It will not be proved unless the victim was pressured into doing or agreeing to do something against their will. 3) Select the false statement about the institutions of the European Union. a) The Council of the European Union has law-making powers. b) The European Commission has an important role in enforcing European Union law and policies. c) The European Court of Justice is the final court of appeal on all law for all member states. d) The European Parliament has law-making powers. 4) Select the false statement about the rule of law. a) It cannot operate properly if the Government can easily interfere with decisions made by judges. b) It encourages law makers to produce laws which are as clear and comprehensible as possible. c) It prevents judges from making decisions on cases in which they have a personal interest. d) It supports attempts by government to limit access to the civil justice system by reducing state funding for bringing claims. 5) Select the true statement about delegated legislation. a) A court may declare delegated legislation invalid if it is not within powers granted to a minister by the enabling Act. b) By-laws can only be made by local authorities. c) In any year, there are about as many Acts of Parliament as there are pieces of delegated legislation. d) To become law, statutory instruments must be approved by both Houses of Parliament by way of the affirmative resolution procedure. 6) Select the false statement about offer and acceptance in contract. a) An acceptance always has to be communicated. b) An offer made to a named person can be accepted only by that person. c) An offeror cannot impose acceptance on an offeree based solely on the offeree’s silence. d) An offeror cannot withdraw an offer once it has been accepted. 7) Select the true statement about formation of contract. a) Agreements are not enforceable unless both parties provide something of equal value. b) Agreements between friends are not legally enforceable. c) Commercial agreements are always legally enforceable. d) Contracts can come into existence where only one party makes a promise. 8) Select the true statement about judges in civil cases. a) Circuit judges mainly hear appeal cases. b) Court of Appeal judges try some cases and hear appeals in others. c) District judges try small claims cases in the County Court. d) Supreme Court judges hear appeals on issues of fact and law. 9) Select the false statement about the independence of the judiciary. a) It is difficult to remove superior judges from office. b) Judges cannot be sued for their decisions in cases, even if they make mistakes. c) Judges do not take part in cases in which they have any personal interest. d) The Lord Chancellor is the only government minister allowed to influence the decision of a judge in a case. 10) Delegated legislation in the form of statutory instruments is subject to various controls. Select the true statement about controls on statutory instruments. a) A court can rewrite a statutory instrument if it decides that it was issued beyond the powers available to the minister. b) A statutory instrument issued by a local council has to be approved by a government minister. c) Many statutory instruments become law unless Parliament votes to reject them within a specified time (usually 40 days) of being issued. d) The Scrutiny Committee has the power to stop any proposed statutory instrument from becoming law. 11) Select the false statement about various aspects of contractual remedies. a) An award of damages is the only remedy for an anticipatory breach of contract. b) Rescission of contract requires parties to be restored to their pre-contractual positions. c) The standard measure of damages in contract aims to put the innocent party in the same position as if the contract had been performed. d) The victim of a breach of contract must take reasonable steps to reduce the loss suffered. 12) Select the true statement about consideration in the law of contract. a) Consideration can never be something which a party is already bound by contract to do. b) Consideration cannot be an act in return for a promise. c) Consideration cannot usually be something done by one party before a promise is made by the other party. d) Consideration requires each party to provide money to the other. 13) Select the false statement about delegated legislation. a) By-laws can be made by some public corporations as well as by local authorities. b) Delegated legislation is made by a person or body under powers given by the Government. c) The Scrutiny Committee can report on problems with delegated legislation but cannot make changes to it. d) The validity of delegated legislation can be challenged by an action for judicial review. 14) Select the false statement about judges. a) Circuit judges can award damages in civil cases. b) High Court judges generally try civil cases without juries. c) Judges cannot be sued for defamation for things said about parties or witnesses in a civil trial. d) Supreme Court judges can only be removed from office by the Prime Minister. 15) Select the true statement about advice and funding in civil cases. a) A claimant in a contract case can obtain public funding if a means test is satisfied. b) A conditional fee agreement may result in a successful claimant having to pay a significant amount of the damages to the claimant’s solicitor. c) A duty solicitor is available in civil courts to offer free advice to parties to cases. d) Public funding is not available for any civil law cases. 16) Select the true statement about misrepresentation in the Law of Contract. a) A false statement can be misrepresentation even if it is not the only factor which induces the claimant to make the contract. b) A fraudulent misrepresentation immediately brings the contract to an end. c) Rescission is not available as a remedy for an innocent misrepresentation. d) Silence can never amount to a misrepresentation. 17) Select the false statement about the rules of contract. a) A contract is not necessarily terminated by a party’s breach of its terms. b) A party’s performance of a contract will be a breach only if it was negligent. c) Parties can agree to terminate the contract without performing all of their obligations. d) There can be more than two parties to a contract. 18) Select the false statement about the rule of law. a) As far as possible, the law should apply equally to all citizens. b) Citizens should be given as much access to the courts as is necessary. c) Public officials should be given maximum freedom to make decisions affecting the legal rights of citizens. d) The law should be written in language which is clear and accurate. 19) Select the true statement about the independence of the judiciary. a) High Court judges should take advice from a government minister when interpreting a statute. b) Judges cannot be prosecuted for committing criminal offences. c) Judges in superior courts cannot easily be removed from office. d) Judicial independence is not considered to be important for judges in lower courts. 20) Select the false statement about delegated legislation. a) It can be introduced to deal with emergency situations. b) It is generally well publicised. c) It often saves time in law-making. d) It permits contributions from experts. 21) Select the false statement about the effect of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) on a contract for services. a) The CRA creates a right to a price reduction in some circumstances if the service does not comply with the requirements of the contract. b) The CRA creates a right to a repeat performance in some circumstances if the service does not comply with the requirements of the contract. c) The CRA imposes a term requiring performance of the service with absolute care and skill. d) The CRA imposes a term requiring performance of the service within a reasonable time. 22) Select the true statement about a term which attempts to exclude or limit liability for breach of the ‘satisfactory quality’ requirement in a consumer contract for supply of goods (Consumer Rights Act 2015 s9). a) Liability can be excluded if the term is validly incorporated into the contract. b) Liability can be excluded or limited if the term is reasonable. c) Liability can be limited but not excluded. d) Liability cannot be excluded or limited. 23) Which of the following best describes what happens in an action for breach of contract? a) The claimant prosecutes the defendant. b) The claimant sues the defendant. c) The Crown prosecutes the defendant. d) The Crown sues the defendant. 24) Which of the following best describes where the rules of contract law can be found? a) Entirely in common law. b) Entirely in statute law. c) In neither common law nor statute law. d) Partly in common law and partly in statute law. 25) In the context of a statutory instrument (a form of delegated legislation), what does the term ‘ultra vires’ mean? a) The statutory instrument cannot be challenged in court. b) The statutory instrument can only be enacted by Parliament. c) The statutory instrument has gone beyond the powers granted by Parliament to make laws. d) The statutory instrument only applies outside the United Kingdom. 26) Select the true statement about various aspects of formation of contract. a) A promise by one party can be regarded as the consideration for a promise by the other party. b) A request for further information operates as a counter offer. c) Consideration must be adequate but need not be sufficient. d) The postal rule states that acceptance occurs when a letter is received. 27) Select the false statement about various aspects of breach of contract and remedies. a) An anticipatory breach does not always have to be accepted by the innocent party. b) Damages cannot be recovered for loss which is too remote. c) The judge always has a discretion about whether to award specific performance. d) The normal measure of damages for breach of contract is reliance loss. 28) Select the false statement about the differences between the civil and criminal law systems. a) Civil actions can be brought by individuals but individuals do not generally bring criminal prosecutions. b) Claimants can be compensated in the civil system but victims are not compensated in the criminal system. c) The standard of proof is usually different in the two systems. d) The structure of the trial courts is different in the two systems. 29) Select the false statement about the role of judges in civil law cases. a) Circuit judges in the County Court rule on the law but do not decide the facts. b) High Court judges can hear some appeals from the County Court. c) High Court Judges rule on the law and decide the facts. d) Judges do not usually sit with juries when hearing cases. 30) Select the true statement about the independence of the judiciary and about the rule of law. a) The rule of law cannot function properly if judges are guaranteed independence. b) The rule of law is supported by actions for judicial review. c) To guarantee their independence, judges cannot be sued in the civil courts or prosecuted in the criminal courts. d) To guarantee their independence, senior judges can only be removed from office by the Prime Minister.

Paper 3A MCQs

by
Print
Embed

Leaderboard

Visual style

Options

Switch template

Continue editing: ?