Contract law worksheet with answers

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

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

According to Derry v Peek, a misrepresentation is fraudulent if the maker:

1. AKnew it was false, did not believe it, or was reckless whether it was true
2. BMade it in a written document
3. CMade a profit from the contract that followed
4. DMade it carelessly and without checking the facts, though honestly believing it

Which elements are generally needed to form a contract?

1. AAn offer and an acceptance, with the intention to be legally bound
2. BA written document signed by both parties and certified by a notary
3. CA witness for each party
4. DA payment made in advance

An actress agrees to act only for one studio and not for any other during the contract. She leaves to act for a rival. The court is most likely to:

1. AOrder her to pay the rival's profits to the court
2. BRefuse any remedy, as personal services are involved
3. CGrant an injunction stopping her acting for the rival
4. DOrder her to perform her contract with the studio

A promises to keep an offer open until Friday. On Thursday, B hears from a reliable third party that A has sold the property to someone else. Under Dickinson v Dodds:

1. AB can accept and claim the property from the new buyer
2. BThe offer has been revoked, so B can no longer accept
3. CB can sue A for breaking the promise to keep it open
4. DThe offer stays open until Friday, as A promised

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 builder agrees to finish work for an agreed price, then demands more money. The client pays to avoid delay and gets a practical benefit. In English law (Williams v Roffey), the promise to pay more may be:

1. AEnforceable, because the practical benefit can be consideration if there is no duress
2. BEnforceable only if made in writing
3. CA criminal offence
4. DUnenforceable, because performing an existing contractual duty can never be good consideration

A van is bought "on hire-purchase terms" with no further detail, and such terms varied widely in practice. In Scammell v Ouston, the House of Lords held:

1. AThere was a contract on the standard hire-purchase terms of the market
2. BThere was no contract, because the terms were too vague
3. CThere was a contract at a reasonable price
4. DThe seller's usual terms applied