Contract law worksheet with answers

A "voidable" contract is one that:

1. AIs a criminal agreement and illegal
2. BNever had any legal effect at all
3. CCan only be ended by both parties agreeing together to cancel it
4. DIs valid until the affected party chooses to set it aside

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

1. AUnfair Contract Terms Act 1977
2. BContracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
3. CLaw Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943
4. DMisrepresentation Act 1967

A unilateral contract is one in which:

1. AOnly one party signs the written document, so only that party is bound by it
2. BOnly one party is allowed to terminate it
3. COne party promises something in return for the other performing an act
4. DThe terms are imposed by statute on one party

A creditor agrees to take £600 in full settlement of a £1,000 debt that is due, then sues for the other £400. Under Pinnel's Case and Foakes v Beer, the creditor:

1. ACan recover only if the agreement was oral
2. BCannot recover anything more
3. CCan usually recover the £400
4. DMust give back the £600 first

Police provide extra officers at a mine during a strike, beyond what their public duty requires, at the owner's request. The owner's promise to pay is:

1. AEnforceable only if approved by Parliament
2. BUnenforceable, because police protection can never be consideration for a promise
3. CEnforceable, because doing more than a public duty is consideration
4. DVoid, because it is contrary to public policy

Under EU consumer law, a consumer who buys online usually has the right to withdraw within:

1. ANo time, because online sales are final
2. B14 days without giving a reason
3. C30 days, only if the goods are defective
4. D3 days, only with a reason

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. BThe council was obliged to accept the club's tender
3. CThere was no obligation of any kind, as an invitation to tender is only an invitation to treat
4. DThe council breached an implied contract to consider conforming tenders

In Great Peace Shipping v Tsavliris Salvage, the Court of Appeal held that a contract is void for common mistake only if the mistake makes performance:

1. ACommercially less attractive for one party
2. BImpossible or essentially different from what the parties agreed
3. CDifferent from the contract in a minor detail
4. DMore expensive to carry out than both parties had expected when contracting