Contract law worksheet with answers

The duty to mitigate loss means that a claimant:

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

For commercial agreements, English courts presume that the parties:

1. ADo not intend to create legal relations
2. BIntend only a moral obligation
3. CIntend to create legal relations
4. DIntend the agreement to be a gift

What is the most common remedy for breach of contract?

1. AAutomatic transfer of all the defendant's assets
2. BImprisonment
3. CA fine paid to the state
4. DDamages

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

A seller says the farms are "fully let" but does not mention that the tenants have given notice to leave. This is:

1. AA statement of opinion only
2. BA misrepresentation by half-truth
3. CMere silence, which is never actionable
4. DA mere puff with no legal effect

A sailor is to be paid only on completing a voyage, but dies part of the way. Under the strict rule applied in Cutter v Powell:

1. AThe full wages were payable
2. BNothing was recoverable for the part performed
3. CThe ship owner had to pay compensation
4. DA proportion of the wages was payable

A former spy publishes his memoirs in breach of his undertaking not to disclose official information. In AG v Blake, the House of Lords:

1. AOrdered him to account for his profits, in an exceptional case
2. BHeld that no remedy was available
3. CAwarded punitive damages to the Crown
4. DAwarded only nominal damages

In Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co, the court held that the advertisement was:

1. AA mere advertising puff with no legal effect, since no one could take it seriously
2. BA unilateral offer that could be accepted by performing the conditions
3. CAn invitation to treat
4. DA contract only with the newspaper