Contract law worksheet with answers

Under the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015, the short-term right to reject faulty goods generally lasts:

1. A30 days
2. B2 years
3. C7 days
4. D6 months

In English law, "past consideration" is generally:

1. ARequired for every contract
2. BGood consideration only between family members
3. CNot good consideration
4. DGood consideration if it was valuable

In England and Wales, a claim for breach of a simple (non-deed) contract must usually be brought within:

1. ASix years of the breach
2. BThree months of the breach
3. CTwelve years of the breach
4. DOne year of the breach

Under section 2(1) of the Misrepresentation Act 1967, a person who made a false statement inducing a contract is liable in damages unless:

1. AThe claimant proves that the statement was made fraudulently and not merely carelessly
2. BThey prove they had reasonable grounds to believe, and did believe, it was true
3. CThe contract was made between two businesses
4. DThe statement was made orally and not in writing

A hotel guest sees an exclusion notice in her room only after booking and paying at reception. Under Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel, the notice is:

1. APart of the contract, because hotels may exclude liability
2. BBinding from the second night onwards
3. CNot part of the contract, because it came after formation
4. DPart of the contract, because she stayed in the room

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

Two parties agree to continue negotiating for the sale of a business, with no fixed period. In Walford v Miles, the House of Lords held that a bare agreement to negotiate in good faith is:

1. AEnforceable, as an implied duty of good faith
2. BEnforceable only if made in writing
3. CUnenforceable, because it lacks certainty
4. DEnforceable as a lock-out agreement

A buyer specifically asks a surveyor to check aircraft noise at a property. The surveyor negligently reports no problem. In Farley v Skinner:

1. AOnly the difference in market value was recoverable
2. BNo damages were recoverable, because damages for distress or discomfort are always excluded in contract
3. CDamages for discomfort were recoverable, as peace of mind was an important object of the obligation
4. DThe buyer had to sell the house before claiming