Introduction to Law: cram pack

A contract made under duress may be:

1. AAvoided (set aside) by the pressured party
2. BEnforced against the pressured party in every case
3. CAutomatically valid with no remedy
4. DTurned into a criminal offence only

An employment contract forbids the employee from working for any competitor anywhere in the world for 20 years after leaving. In English law this clause is most likely:

1. AEnforceable for the first five years only
2. BEnforceable if the employer is a large company
3. CUnenforceable, as an unreasonable restraint of trade
4. DEnforceable, because the employee agreed to it

In Barnett v Chelsea and Kensington Hospital, why did the claim fail?

1. AThe patient would have died even with proper treatment
2. BThe claim was made too late
3. CThe doctor met the standard of care
4. DThe hospital owed no duty of care to a patient it had not admitted

Under section 3 of the Defamation Act 2013, the honest opinion defence requires that the statement:

1. AWas made with no intention to harm
2. BWas a statement of fact, indicated its source, and was shown to be substantially true by the defendant
3. CWas published by a professional journalist
4. DWas an opinion, indicated its basis, and an honest person could have held it on the facts

Constitutional conventions are:

1. AWritten rules found in statutes that courts enforce like any other law
2. BNon-legal rules of political practice that are regarded as binding
3. CMeetings held to write a new constitution
4. DInternational treaties about the constitution

In R (Nicklinson) v Ministry of Justice (2014), concerning the ban on assisted suicide, the majority of the UK Supreme Court:

1. AHeld that Article 8 was not engaged at all
2. BMade a declaration of incompatibility with Article 8, while leaving the ban itself in force for now
3. CRead the ban down under section 3 to allow assisted dying
4. DDeclined to make a declaration of incompatibility at that time, leaving it to Parliament

D grabs V's handbag so forcefully that V's hand is pulled down. Following R v Clouden, this can be:

1. ARobbery, because force was used on the person to steal
2. BBurglary, because the bag was V's property
3. COnly battery, because the bag was not taken
4. DOnly theft, because there was no direct contact with V's body

Under the "transferred malice" doctrine, if A aims a blow at B but hits C:

1. AA's intention towards B is transferred, so A can be liable for the harm to C
2. BA is only liable for attempted harm to C
3. CB becomes liable for the harm to C
4. DA cannot be liable for harm to C because A had no mens rea at all in relation to C

Costa v ENEL (1964) established:

1. AThe supremacy (primacy) of EU law over national law
2. BThe direct effect of regulations
3. CThe principle of subsidiarity
4. DState liability for breaches of EU law

Under Article 263 TFEU, a private applicant may challenge a regulatory act that does not need implementing measures if it is:

1. AAdopted unanimously
2. BOf direct concern to them
3. CPublished in a national newspaper
4. DOf interest to them in any way