Introduction to Law: practice problems and exam questions

Contract law, tort law, constitutional law, criminal law and European Union law: the core concepts and principles of a first-year law course.

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Topics in this course

  1. Contract lawkey terms and facts · applying the concepts · cases and analysismultiple choice
  2. Tort lawkey terms and facts · applying the concepts · cases and analysismultiple choice
  3. Constitutional lawkey terms and facts · applying the concepts · cases and analysismultiple choice
  4. Criminal lawkey terms and facts · applying the concepts · cases and analysismultiple choice
  5. EU lawkey terms and facts · applying the concepts · cases and analysismultiple choice

Exam tips for Introduction to Law

  • Name the legal rule before you apply it to the facts.
  • Check every element of a test: one missing element changes the outcome.
  • Distinguish between general principles and their exceptions.

Example questions

Contract lawEasy

A vague sales claim such as "the best coffee in the world" is usually treated as:

  1. AA mere puff with no legal effect
  2. BAn implied warranty of quality
  3. CA condition of the contract
  4. DA fraudulent misrepresentation
Show hints
  1. No reasonable person takes it literally.
  2. Two wrong answers are now crossed out. One of the remaining two is right.
Show the answer and explanation

Why this is the answer

Jurisdiction: law of England and Wales. Exaggerated sales talk that cannot be verified is not a statement of fact or a term. Specific claims, as in Carlill, can be different.

Answer

A · A mere puff with no legal effect
Tort lawMedium

Auditors negligently certify a company's accounts. An investor relies on them to buy more shares and suffers loss. In Caparo v Dickman, the auditors:

  1. AOwed no duty to the investor for this purpose
  2. BOwed a duty because the investor was a shareholder
  3. CWere strictly liable for errors in the accounts
  4. DOwed a duty to anyone relying on the accounts
Show hints
  1. Why are company accounts prepared?
  2. Two wrong answers are now crossed out. One of the remaining two is right.
Show the answer and explanation

Why this is the answer

Jurisdiction: law of England and Wales. The accounts were prepared so shareholders could exercise control over the company as a body, not to guide individual investment decisions. There was not enough proximity.

Answer

A · Owed no duty to the investor for this purpose

How practising works

  • “Practise this course” mixes problems from all its topics, like a real exam.
  • Every problem has new values, so you learn the method instead of an answer.
  • Stuck? Open a small hint first, and the full explanation only when you need it.
  • Mock exams are timed and have no hints, and you get your score and a full review at the end.
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