Introduction to Law: cram pack

Under section 2(1) of the Misrepresentation Act 1967, a person who made a false statement inducing a contract is liable in damages unless:

1. AThe statement was made orally and not in writing
2. BThey prove they had reasonable grounds to believe, and did believe, it was true
3. CThe claimant proves that the statement was made fraudulently and not merely carelessly
4. DThe contract was made between two businesses

Specific performance is usually ordered when:

1. AThe defendant has no money
2. BDamages would be an inadequate remedy, for example for unique goods or land
3. CThe contract involves personal services, such as employment or performance contracts
4. DThe claimant asks for it in any case

The Caparo test for a new duty of care requires:

1. AIntention, motive and damage
2. BProof of criminal conduct
3. CA contract between the parties, a breach of its terms and loss flowing directly from the breach
4. DForeseeability of harm, proximity and that it is fair, just and reasonable to impose a duty

A newspaper publishes that a model is attending Narcotics Anonymous, with details and photographs of her leaving a meeting. In Campbell v MGN, the House of Lords held:

1. AOnly the fact of her addiction was private
2. BThere was no claim, because she had lied about drug use
3. CThere was no claim, because the photographs were taken on a public street in London
4. DPublishing the details and photographs was a misuse of private information

Under the UK Human Rights Act 1998, if a court cannot read an Act compatibly with Convention rights, it can:

1. ARefer the case to the European Court of Human Rights automatically
2. BMake a declaration of incompatibility, leaving the Act in force
3. COrder Parliament to amend the Act within a month
4. DStrike down the Act immediately

After 2001, the UK detained foreign terrorism suspects indefinitely without trial. In A v Home Secretary (the Belmarsh case), the House of Lords:

1. AUpheld the detention as a valid response to an emergency
2. BMade a declaration of incompatibility, finding the measure disproportionate and discriminatory
3. CHeld that national security questions were for the executive alone and could not be reviewed by courts
4. DOrdered the immediate release of all detainees

The "thin skull" rule in criminal law means:

1. AOnly healthy victims are protected
2. BA frail victim breaks the chain of causation
3. CThe victim's injuries must be foreseeable in extent
4. DThe defendant must take the victim as they find them

Why is the principle of "lex certa" important in criminal law?

1. ALaws must be certain to be enforced, so the police have no discretion in applying them
2. BCriminal laws must be clear enough for people to foresee what is punishable
3. CJudges must be certain before sentencing
4. DOnly certain crimes can be prosecuted

A member state taxes imported whisky more heavily than a similar domestic spirit. Which provision is most directly breached?

1. AArticle 30 TFEU on customs duties and charges having equivalent effect
2. BArticle 110 TFEU on discriminatory internal taxation
3. CArticle 101 TFEU on cartels
4. DArticle 45 TFEU on workers

In Faccini Dori (1994), a consumer tried to rely on an untransposed consumer directive against a private company. The Court held that:

1. AThe directive was invalid because it had not been transposed
2. BDirectives cannot of themselves impose obligations on individuals, so she could not rely on it
3. CThe company was an emanation of the state
4. DThe directive had horizontal direct effect, because consumers are the weaker contracting parties