CHAPT 1: LEGAL PRINCIPLES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

Identify whether the following statements regarding civil law are true or false. The parties in a civil law case are the prosecution and the defendant

• TRUE

• FALSE

Civil law cases are decided on the balance of probability.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Under the criminal law, the burden of proof rests with the accused.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Under the criminal law, the victim of the crime is not entitled to damages from the guilty party.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Legislation that authorises a government minister or department to create the detail of the law is known as:

• Consolidating legislation

• Delegated legislation

• Codifying legislation

• Primary legislation

On the basis of which of the following should English law be consistent and not become inoperative through the lapse of time?

• Standard of proof

• Reasonable doubt

• Judicial precedent

• Legal consequences

Amberly Ltd is entering into the following two contracts. Both contracts are with customers that have their place of business in another state from Amberly Co. The first contract is with Yuz Co. Under this contract, Yuz Co will supply Amberly Ltd with the raw materials to make pizza dough. Amberly will use the materials to make pizza dough, form it into pizza bases, bake them and transport the pizza bases back to Yuz Co so that it can sell them in its stores. The second contract is with Zut Co. Under this contract, Amberly Ltd will sell commercial kitchen equipment to Zut Co. Zut Co will sell the equipment on to businesses in the hospitality industry in its country.

Does the contract with Yuz Co fall under the scope of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (UNCISG)?

• YES

• NO

Amberly Ltd is entering into the following two contracts. Both contracts are with customers that have their place of business in another state from Amberly Co. The first contract is with Yuz Co. Under this contract, Yuz Co will supply Amberly Ltd with the raw materials to make pizza dough. Amberly will use the materials to make pizza dough, form it into pizza bases, bake them and transport the pizza bases back to Yuz Co so that it can sell them in its stores. The second contract is with Zut Co. Under this contract, Amberly Ltd will sell commercial kitchen equipment to Zut Co. Zut Co will sell the equipment on to businesses in the hospitality industry in its country.

Does the contract with Zut Co fall under the scope of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (UNCISG)?

• YES

• NO

Which of the following describes, in full, the obligations of the seller under the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (UNCISG)?

• To deliver goods of the quality and description set out in the contract and to package them in the agreed manner

• To deliver goods of the quantity and quality set out in the contract

• To deliver goods of the quantity, quality and description set out in the contract

• To deliver goods of the quantity, quality and description set out in the contract and to package them in the agreed manner

Unless otherwise stated in the contract, under the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (UNCISG), where does risk to the goods pass from the seller to the buyer in contracts where carriage is included?

• When the contract is concluded

• When the goods are passed to the first carrier

• When the goods are passed to the final carrier

• When the goods have been delivered to the buyer