Contract law worksheet with answers

In English law, agreements between spouses living together in harmony are presumed to be:

1. ABinding only for one year
2. BNot intended to be legally binding
3. CAlways legally binding
4. DBinding only if witnessed

Who can usually enforce a contract?

1. AOnly the state
2. BOnly lawyers
3. CThe parties to the contract
4. DAnyone who hears about it or is affected by it

Which English statute allows a third party to enforce a contract term in some cases?

1. AMisrepresentation Act 1967
2. BUnfair Contract Terms Act 1977
3. CLaw Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943
4. DContracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

A fishing company receives fewer licences than it needs and chooses to assign them to its other ships, not the chartered one. In Maritime National Fish v Ocean Trawlers the charter was:

1. ASuspended until more licences were issued
2. BVoid, because licences were a condition precedent
3. CNot frustrated, because the problem was self-induced
4. DFrustrated by the government licensing decision

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

Damages for breach of contract are generally meant to:

1. APut the innocent party in the position as if the contract had been performed
2. BReturn both parties only to the position they were in before the contract was made
3. CPunish the party in breach
4. DGive the innocent party a profit beyond their loss

A council invites tenders by a deadline. A club submits on time, but the council wrongly treats it as late and ignores it. In Blackpool and Fylde Aero Club v Blackpool BC, the Court of Appeal held:

1. AThe club could only claim in tort for negligence
2. BThere was no obligation of any kind, as an invitation to tender is only an invitation to treat
3. CThe council was obliged to accept the club's tender
4. DThe council breached an implied contract to consider conforming tenders

A flat is hired for two days to watch a coronation procession, which is cancelled because the King is ill. The contract does not mention the procession. In Krell v Henry:

1. AThe contract was void for common mistake
2. BThe contract was frustrated, because the procession was its foundation
3. CThe hirer had to pay as the risk was his
4. DThe contract was not frustrated, because the flat was still available