Contract law worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Who can usually enforce a contract?

  1. AThe parties to the contract
  2. BAnyone who hears about it or is affected by it
  3. COnly lawyers
  4. DOnly the state
2.Easy

The rule that "consideration must move from the promisee" means:

  1. AThe promisee must always pay in cash
  2. BThe promisor must provide all the consideration for the promise it makes
  3. CA person can enforce a promise only if they gave consideration for it
  4. DThe consideration must be handed to a court
3.Easy

The duty to mitigate loss means that a claimant:

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

A builder makes a swimming pool shallower than agreed. It is still safe and no less valuable, and rebuilding would cost far more than any benefit. In Ruxley Electronics v Forsyth the owner received:

  1. AA modest sum for loss of amenity
  2. BA full refund of the contract price
  3. CThe full cost of rebuilding the pool
  4. DNothing, as there was no loss in value
5.Medium

Frustration of contract occurs when:

  1. APerformance becomes more expensive or more difficult than either party expected
  2. BOne party regrets the bargain
  3. CAn unforeseen event makes performance impossible or radically different
  4. DThe contract was badly drafted
6.Medium

Promissory estoppel can prevent a party from:

  1. AMaking any new promises
  2. BGoing back on a promise not to enforce strict legal rights, when the other relied on it
  3. CEntering into future contracts
  4. DSuing for any breach at all, including breaches entirely unrelated to the promise that it made
7.Hard

An actress is wrongly denied the chance to take part in the final stage of a competition in which some finalists would win prizes. In Chaplin v Hicks:

  1. AShe could recover only her travel expenses
  2. BShe could recover nothing, because her loss was uncertain
  3. CShe could recover the full value of a prize
  4. DShe could recover damages for the loss of a chance
8.Hard

An innocent party who terminates a contract for repudiatory breach must generally:

  1. AWait for a court order before stopping performance
  2. BContinue performing until the contract ends naturally on its agreed date
  3. CPay a penalty to the party in breach
  4. DClearly communicate the decision to accept the repudiation

Answer key

  1. 1. A · The parties to the contract
  2. 2. C · A person can enforce a promise only if they gave consideration for it
  3. 3. C · Cannot recover for losses they could reasonably have avoided
  4. 4. A · A modest sum for loss of amenity
  5. 5. C · An unforeseen event makes performance impossible or radically different
  6. 6. B · Going back on a promise not to enforce strict legal rights, when the other relied on it
  7. 7. D · She could recover damages for the loss of a chance
  8. 8. D · Clearly communicate the decision to accept the repudiation

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