1.Contract lawMedium
A seller says the farms are "fully let" but does not mention that the tenants have given notice to leave. This is:
- AA mere puff with no legal effect
- BA misrepresentation by half-truth
- CMere silence, which is never actionable
- DA statement of opinion only
2.Contract lawHard
In English law, a presumption of undue influence typically arises when:
- AAny contract is made between members of a family
- BAny customer signs a contract with a bank
- CThere is a relationship of trust and confidence and a transaction that calls for explanation
- DThe price agreed is substantially lower than the market price, whatever the relationship of the parties
3.Tort lawMedium
Under Froom v Butcher, if wearing a seatbelt would have prevented a car passenger's injuries entirely, damages are usually reduced by:
- A10%
- B50%
- C25%
- D75%
4.Tort lawHard
An internal auditor with a grudge against his employer leaks staff payroll data online. In WM Morrison Supermarkets v Various Claimants (2020), the Supreme Court held the employer:
- AVicariously liable, as data breaches are strict liability
- BVicariously liable, as he had access to the data through his job
- CNot vicariously liable, as he was pursuing a personal vendetta
- DLiable only to staff whose data was used for fraud
5.Constitutional lawMedium
To bring a claim for judicial review in England and Wales, the claimant must have:
- AA sufficient interest in the matter
- BSuffered financial loss
- CA contract with the public body
- DPermission from the minister
6.Constitutional lawHard
In the Harmonisatiewet judgment (1989), the Dutch Supreme Court held that Article 120 of the Constitution:
- AApplies only to delegated legislation
- BWas overridden by the principle of legal certainty
- CPrevents courts from reviewing Acts of Parliament against fundamental principles of law
- DAllows courts to strike down Acts that breach fundamental principles such as legal certainty
7.Criminal lawMedium
D drives a car she believes is her own, but which is actually V's identical car. She is not guilty of theft because:
- ACars cannot be stolen under the Theft Act
- BShe is not dishonest and lacks intent to deprive another
- CThe car was insured by V
- DShe returned it the next morning
8.Criminal lawHard
Gross negligence manslaughter in English law (R v Adomako) requires:
- AIntention to kill
- BA duty of care, breach causing death, and negligence so bad that it should be criminal
- CAn unlawful and dangerous act causing death, judged objectively by sober and reasonable people
- DSubjective recklessness about death
9.EU lawMedium
The principle of subsidiarity means the EU should act in areas outside its exclusive competence only if:
- AThe European Parliament and the Council agree that EU action would be quicker and cheaper than national action
- BThe objectives cannot be sufficiently achieved by member states and can be better achieved at EU level
- CEvery member state requests it
- DThe Commission considers it popular
10.EU lawHard
In Aranyosi and Căldăraru (2016), the Court held that a judicial authority executing a European Arrest Warrant:
- AMust ask the European Court of Human Rights for permission
- BCan refuse any warrant from a state it distrusts in general
- CMay postpone surrender if there is a real risk of inhuman or degrading detention conditions for that person
- DMust always surrender the person, whatever the prison conditions