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1.Easy

In English law, publishing private information without justification is mainly dealt with by the tort of:

  1. ATrespass to land
  2. BDefamation
  3. CMisuse of private information
  4. DMalicious falsehood
2.Easy

Private nuisance concerns:

  1. AAny loud noise in a public place
  2. BBreaking a contract with a neighbour
  3. CDamage to personal reputation
  4. DUnreasonable interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land
3.Easy

An employer's duty to provide competent staff, safe equipment, a safe place and a safe system of work is:

  1. AA duty that can be passed to any contractor
  2. BA non-delegable duty
  3. CA duty that applies only in factories
  4. DA duty owed only to managers
4.Medium

A young man dives into a shallow lake in a public park despite warning signs and is paralysed. In Tomlinson v Congleton BC, the council was:

  1. ANot liable, because the risk was obvious and voluntarily taken
  2. BLiable, because the signs were ignored by many
  3. CLiable for half of the damage
  4. DLiable, because it did not destroy the beach
5.Medium

Under Froom v Butcher, if wearing a seatbelt would have prevented a car passenger's injuries entirely, damages are usually reduced by:

  1. A10%
  2. B75%
  3. C25%
  4. D50%
6.Medium

The Bolam test applies to:

  1. AThe standard of care expected of professionals such as doctors
  2. BOccupiers' liability to trespassers
  3. CDefamation defences
  4. DThe remoteness of damage
7.Hard

Under section 4 of the Defamation Act 2013, the public interest defence requires that:

  1. AThe statement was on a matter of public interest and the defendant reasonably believed publishing it was in the public interest
  2. BThe statement was on a matter of public interest and the defendant honestly believed that every factual claim it contained was true
  3. CThe statement was made in Parliament or in court
  4. DThe statement is shown to be substantially true
8.Hard

In Hedley Byrne v Heller, liability for negligent misstatement arose because:

  1. AThe statement caused physical injury
  2. BThe defendant intended to deceive
  3. CThere was a contract between the parties under which the bank was paid a fee for the reference it gave
  4. DThere was a special relationship in which the claimant reasonably relied on advice given with skill

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Misuse of private information
  2. 2. D · Unreasonable interference with a person's use or enjoyment of land
  3. 3. B · A non-delegable duty
  4. 4. A · Not liable, because the risk was obvious and voluntarily taken
  5. 5. C · 25%
  6. 6. A · The standard of care expected of professionals such as doctors
  7. 7. A · The statement was on a matter of public interest and the defendant reasonably believed publishing it was in the public interest
  8. 8. D · There was a special relationship in which the claimant reasonably relied on advice given with skill

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