BRIEF WRITING ASSESSMENT

1. What is Substantive Law?

•    a) Laws that dictate the procedures for enforcing rights.  

   

•  b) Laws that define the rights and duties of individuals.  

   

•  c) Laws governing the structure of courts.  

     

• d) Laws related to international treaties.

2.What is an Originating Process?

•  a) A document used to appeal a court decision.  

   

•  b) A legal document initiating a lawsuit (e.g., summons, writ).  

   

•  c) A process for selecting jurors.  

   

•  d) A method of alternative dispute resolution. 

3. Madukolu v Nkemdilim is a locus classicus that addresses: 

•  a) Contractual disputes.  

   

•    b) Jurisdiction and validity of court proceedings.  

     

• c) Tort liability for negligence.  

     

• d) Constitutional human rights. 

4.Writing refers to: 

•    a) Recording minutes of a court session.  

     

• b) Preparing a concise legal argument citing authorities.  

   

•  c) Drafting witness affidavits.  

   

•  d) Summarizing evidence for jurors.  

5.What does a Solicitor typically prepare?

   

• a) Courtroom oral arguments.  

     

•  b) Legal documents, contracts, and client advice.  

   

•  c) Jury instructions.  

     

• d) Criminal indictments. 

6.What factor determines whether a case should be commenced by originating summons instead of a writ of summons?

• a) The amount of money involved in the dispute
  

• b) Whether there are substantial disputes of fact
  

• c) The popularity of the case in the media
  

• d) The personal preference of the plaintiff

7.Which of the following is NOT typically included in a legal brief?

• a) Case facts and legal arguments
  

• b) Personal opinions of the lawyer
  

• c) Citations of relevant laws and precedents
  

• d) A conclusion summarizing the argument

8.Which of the following is a common mode of commencing a civil action?

• a) Writ of summons
  

• b) Letter of demand
  

• c) Interlocutory motion
  

• d) Affidavit of evidence

A law firm, not being a legal practitioner known to law, is incompetent to sign any court process within the contemplation of .......

• sections 2(1) and 24 of the Legal Practitioners Act,

• sections 26 and 15 of the Legal Practitioners Act,

• sections 7(1) and 16 of the Legal Practitioners Act,

• sections 2(1) and 13 of the Legal Practitioners Act,

10.The relevant judicial authority to the above assertion on signature of law firm is .........

• Okafor v. Nweke (2007) 10 NWLR (Pt. 1043) 521;

• Gabriel Madukolu &Others v Johnson Nkemdilim (F.S.C. 344/1960 ) [1962] NGSC 4

• Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co [1893] 1 Q.B. 256

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  Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562, 578-599