Introduction to Law: cram pack

A doctor selling his practice truthfully states its income, but the income falls sharply before the contract is signed and he says nothing. This is:

1. AA mere opinion about future income
2. BA breach of an implied condition of quality
3. CNot a misrepresentation, because the statement was true when it was made
4. DA misrepresentation, because he should have corrected the statement

In a unilateral contract, once the offeree has started to perform the requested act:

1. AThe full reward becomes payable immediately
2. BThe offeror can still revoke at any time before performance is completed
3. CThe offeree becomes bound to complete performance
4. DThe offeror generally cannot revoke while performance continues

Under Froom v Butcher, if wearing a seatbelt would have prevented a car passenger's injuries entirely, damages are usually reduced by:

1. A50%
2. B75%
3. C10%
4. D25%

A tall new building blocks television reception for many nearby homes. In Hunter v Canary Wharf, the House of Lords held:

1. AThere was a nuisance, and all residents, including family members and lodgers, could sue
2. BThere was a nuisance, but only the council could sue
3. CThere was no actionable nuisance, and only those with an interest in land could sue
4. DThere was no nuisance, as nuisance requires noise

Under Porter v Magill, the test for apparent bias asks whether:

1. AThe decision-maker was actually biased
2. BA fair-minded and informed observer would conclude there was a real possibility of bias
3. CThe decision-maker had ever met any party
4. DThe claimant personally and reasonably believed that the decision-maker had been biased against them

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. COrdered the immediate release of all detainees
4. DHeld that national security questions were for the executive alone and could not be reviewed by courts

D and V are playing a properly organised rugby match. D tackles V within the rules and V breaks a leg. D is most likely:

1. ANot liable, because players consent to injuries within the rules of the game
2. BLiable for GBH, because a serious injury was caused
3. CLiable for battery, because consent is never a defence to serious bodily harm
4. DLiable, because rugby is not a recognised sport

Gross negligence manslaughter in English law (R v Adomako) requires:

1. AA duty of care, breach causing death, and negligence so bad that it should be criminal
2. BSubjective recklessness about death
3. CIntention to kill
4. DAn unlawful and dangerous act causing death, judged objectively by sober and reasonable people

In Ratti (1979), the Court held that an individual could NOT rely on a directive against the state:

1. AIf the member state had failed to transpose it
2. BAfter the transposition deadline had expired
3. CBefore the transposition deadline had expired
4. DIf the directive was clear and unconditional

In Höfner and Elser (1991), a German public employment agency was held to be an "undertaking" for competition law because:

1. AIt was owned by foreign investors
2. BIt was engaged in an economic activity, regardless of its legal status and financing
3. CIt was registered as a private company and financed by the fees it charged employers
4. DIt made a large profit every year