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WorksheetsRevision 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
A criminal case is known as a:
Claim
Prosecution
Charge
Which court would be likely to try a case involving the recovery of a debt worth £5,000?
Magistrates’ court
High Court
Crown Court
County court
In the context of the English legal system, which of the following defines the ratio decidendi of a judgment?
The facts of the case.
The future application of the case
The decision in a previous case
The legal reason for deciding the case
In the context of judicial precedent, a decision made by which of the following courts is most authoritative?
High Court
Privy Council
Court of Appeal
Supreme Court.
In the context of contract law, a bid at an auction is which of the following?
An invitation to treat
An acceptance
An offer
A counter-offer.
Which of the following may imply terms into a contract?
The parties to the contract
Third parties
Statute
Which of the following will allow the ‘innocent party’ to terminate a contract?
Late delivery where the contract states that ‘time is to be in every respect the essence of the contract’
Late payment
Late delivery
The aim of an award of damages is usually to:
Place the innocent party in the position s/he would have been in of the contract had been properly performed
Restore the parties to their pre-contract position
Punish the party responsible for breaking the contract.
An employer will usually not be vicariously liable for torts committed by:
‘Limb (b) Workers’ under section 230(3)(b) Employment Rights Act 1996
Independent contractors
Employees
During drinks after work, Ahmed who is an accountant, recommended that his friend Boris should invest in ‘hypercoin’ - a cryptocurrency (a virtual electronic currency used as a means of exchange in the online trading of goods and services). As a result Boris invested his life savings in hypercoin. A few days later, hypercoin lost all its value after the trading system it supported was revealed as a fraudulent scam. Which of the following best describes Ahmed’s liability for negligent misstatement:
Ahmed will not be liable because there was no contract between Ahmed and Boris
Ahmed will be liable because he directed his advice to Boris, and Boris relied upon the advice for the same purpose as it was given by Ahmed
Ahmed will be liable because he ought reasonably to have foreseen that Boris would rely on his advice
Ahmed will not be liable because it was unreasonable for Boris to rely on advice given in a social setting from someone who is not a specialist in cryptocurrency investment advice.
1. Employment law is a mixture of common law and statutory provisions. Which of the following is purely based on statute law?
Unfair dismissal
Wrongful dismissal
Summary dismissal
Which of the following have the right not to be unfairly dismissed?
Employees
Workers
Independent contractors
Lisa has been employed continuously by M Ltd for 13 months. What is the statutory minimum notice period M Ltd must give Lisa to terminate her contract of employment?
1 Week
2 Weeks
4 Weeks
Which of the following describes an agent’s express actual authority?
There has been an agreement, either orally or in writing, that the agent is authorised to act on behalf of the principal in relation to a particular transaction
A principal/agent relationship in relation to the transaction is implicit in view of the circumstances and/or the conduct of the parties
(c) The principal represents that a person has the authority to act as his/her agent and this is relied upon by a third party.
Which of the following business forms does the use of the abbreviation ‘Ltd’ after the name of a business indicate?
A private limited company
A limited liability partnership
A limited partnership
Which of the following is true concerning organisations that use the abbreviation ‘plc’ after their business name?
The organisation must hold an Annual General Meeting each calendar year
The organisation need not have a company secretary
The organisation must have at least two members.
Members may pass written resolutions.
Which of the following resolutions is required to change the name of a company?
Ordinary resolution
Ordinary resolution with notice
Special resolution
Special resolution with notice.
What is the minimum age that a director can be?
16
17
18
What is compulsory liquidation?
When shareholders pass a special resolution to wind up the company and the company is able to meet its debts in full
When shareholders pass a special resolution to wind up the company and the company is insolvent i.e. it cannot pay its debts
When the company is subject to a court order requiring it to be wound up, usually because it is unable to pay its debts.
Which of the following is NOT bribery under the Bribery Act 2010
An individual who accepts payment to perform a public duty
A company that offers a client reasonable hospitality
An employee of a company who offers a non-financial reward to a public official to perform a public duty
A foreign national who works overseas for a company registered in the UK that offers cash to a third party for them to influence a public official.
