Contract law worksheet with answers

The duty to mitigate loss means that a claimant:

1. AMust prove the breach was deliberate
2. BCannot recover for losses they could reasonably have avoided
3. CMust sue within one month of the breach
4. DMust accept any offer made by the party in breach

The rule that consideration "must be sufficient but need not be adequate" means:

1. AIt must be equal to the market value of the promise it is given in exchange for
2. BIt must always be paid in money
3. CIt must be paid before the contract is made
4. DIt must have some value in law, but need not match the value of the promise

In England and Wales, a contract for the sale of land must be:

1. AIn writing, containing all agreed terms, and signed by both parties
2. BMade orally in front of two witnesses
3. CMade only through an estate agent
4. DApproved by a court and registered with HM Land Registry before it is made

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

A former wife sues for maintenance her ex-husband promised, relying only on promissory estoppel because she gave no consideration. In Combe v Combe:

1. AShe failed, because family agreements are never legally binding on either party
2. BShe succeeded, because she relied on the promise
3. CShe failed, because promissory estoppel is a shield, not a sword
4. DShe succeeded, because the promise was made in writing

Damages for breach of contract are generally meant to:

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

Specific performance is usually ordered when:

1. AThe contract involves personal services, such as employment or performance contracts
2. BThe claimant asks for it in any case
3. CThe defendant has no money
4. DDamages would be an inadequate remedy, for example for unique goods or land

A seller mistakenly offers hare skins at a price per pound instead of per piece. The buyer knew that prices were always quoted per piece. In Hartog v Colin and Shields:

1. AThe contract was voidable at the buyer's option
2. BThere was no contract, as the buyer knew of the mistake
3. CThere was a binding contract at the stated price
4. DThe court rewrote the price to per piece