Law MCQs

Law MCQs

Question 1

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Select the most accurate answer. 'Multivalence' in legal traditions

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Means that the logic of the law is never very clear, and is inevitably imprecise.

Question 2

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One of the advantages of setting up a statutory fund as a way to compensate injury victims, rather than rely on court proceedings, is that

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d. as a result, the plaintiff will be entitled to compensation for purely economic loss.

Question 3

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In considering the common law of negligence as applied to a bridge collapsing, the fact that the consequences of the collapse would likely include major injury is most relevant to the question of

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c. whether the duty of care was breached

Question 4

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In terms of the consequences of the action, defamation is treated most seriously in

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a. the common law

Question 5

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Select the most accurate answer. The traditions that are embraced by the common law tradition include _____

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Judicial restraint, judicial activism, equity and writs.

Question 6

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Restoration would most likely occur in Germany in the following case:

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a. strict liability cases

Question 7

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It is generally possible to obtain insurance against public and professional liability. Insurance is generally priced according to the risk that the insurer takes in covering the insureD. As a result, it would be expected that insurance premiums for these kinds of insurance would be highest in

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b. a common law jurisdiction such as Australia

Question 8

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When we talk about the 'incremental development' of the law of civil obligations, we are referring to

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a. the introduction of the doctrine of proximity

Question 9

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Select the most accurate answer. In saying that the civil law tradition and the common law tradition are 'laws of liberty', Glenn means _____

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That human rights give the civil law and the common law a high degree of stability.

Question 10

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In assessing whether or not a duty of care has been breached at common law, a relevant factor is how beneficial the actions of the defendant were to society. The clearest factual example where this principle might be relevant to a case would be:

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c. the defendant was an off-duty doctor who stopped at the scene of an accident to provide what medical treatment they could to the victims



Question 11

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A person suffers loss after an investment adviser tells them to invest in stocks on the stock market. These shares perform poorly. In considering whether or not the person who suffered loss can make a claim under German civil law, the answer is that

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c. they can according to the principles in the case Hedley Byrne v Heller and Partners



Question 12

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Select the most accurate and comprehensive answer. If a company is registered as a European company (SE) _____

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It need only comply with special European Union regulations that apply to SEs.

Question 13

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Select the most accurate answer. The choice of law rules in the Rome Regulation on the Law ...