Quiz Illegality and Public Policy

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Question 2 / 30

Which of these is not a justification given for not enforcing illegal contract?

Deterrence

To promote every possible type of contract

To ensure the procedural integrity of the judicial system

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Question 3 / 30

I make a contract to murder someone, why is this contract illegal?

The making of the contract itself constitutes a criminal offence

There are situations where the law has delegated power to certain groups to self-regulate

The contract is in line with the law

The doctrine of principal liability says I'm not committing a criminal offence

The making of the contract does not constitute a criminal offence but is nonetheless not desirable

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Question 4 / 30

Which case relates to contracts that are forbidden although not criminal?

Mohamed v Alaga (1999)

Re Mahmoud and Ispahani (1921)

Gray v Barr

Grantino v Radmacher (2010)

Lowe v Peers

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Question 5 / 30

With relation to tort what type of contract is illegal?

Contract to commit an intentional tort

Contract that involves a tort

A contract relating to the sale of property

A contract that is undesirable

A contract that does not relate to a tort

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Question 6 / 30

What was being sold in the case of Re Mahmour and Ispahani (1921)?

Solicitors immigration work

Linseed oil

Houses

Shares

Dates

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Question 7 / 30

Where might there be an exception to performance being contrary to statute being illegal?

Where the act does not expressly forbid the conduct but imposes sanctions instead

Where the act requires the seller to hold a license

Where the act prevents fee sharing agreements

Where the act does not impose any sanction

Where the act expressly forbids something

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Question 8 / 30

Why were the plaintiffs able to recover in the case of St John Shipping Corp v Joseph Rank Ltd (1957)?

The Merchant Shipping Regulations did not apply to that type of ship

That share transactions were not forbidden just sanctioned

The Merchant Shipping Regulations were not designed to prohibit contracts of carriage

The Merchant Shipping Regulations didn't say you can't do this just that fines would be imposed

The contract was fundamentally different than what was intended

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Question 9 / 30

Which case relates to contracts to indemnify?

Gray v Barr (1971)

Re Mahmoud and Ispahani (1921)

Mohamed v Alaga (1999)

Grantino v Radmacher (2010)

Lowe v Peers

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Question 10 / 30

What is the effect of illegality?

Contract is voidable

Contract is void

Specific Performance

Damages are payable

Tort action cannot be brought

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Question 11 / 30

Which case supports the idea that if you can frame action so as to avoid the illegal conduct then you can claim damages?

Tinsley v Mlligan (1994)

Broad Pearce v Brooks

Re Mahmoud and Isaphani (1921)

Hughes v Asset Management

Mohamed v Alaga (1999)

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Question 12 / 30

What had Hall been doing in the case of Hall v Woolston Hall Leisure Ltd (2000)?

Committing benefits fraud

Ignoring the fact that her employer had been defrauding the Inland Revenue

Living in a house she did not own

Engaging in asylum work

Working as a translator

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Question 13 / 30

Why was the contract not illegal in Tribe v Tribe (1995)?

No actual payment was made

The shares were sold properly

Nominal consideration had been paid

There was no illegal activity

Illegality action is not enforceable

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Question 14 / 30

What must withdrawal from an illegal contract be?

Partial

Genuine

Full

Statutory

Enforced by the courts

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Question 15 / 30

What is public policy?

Agreements that are void and enforceable

Agreements that are not illegal but are simply judged to be contrary to public policy

Agreements that are contrary to statute

Agreements to commit a tort

Agreements that constitute commission of a crime

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Question 16 / 30

Which case enforced a pre-nuptual agreement?

Pearce v Brooks

Re Mahmoud and Isaphani (1921)

Granatino v Radmacher (2010)

Mohamed v Alaga (1999)

Gray v Barr

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Question 17 / 30

What was wrong with the contract in Pearce v Brooks (1866)?

The carriage was going to be used by a prostitute

It was a pre-nuptual agreement

The contract prevented the defendant from re-marrying

The contract was for the sale of explicit materials

The contract was made during wartime

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Question 18 / 30

Which of these is an exception to the rule that contract ousting the jurisdiction of the courts are not allowed?

Contracts submitting the case to arbitration

Contracts allowing the case to go to court after mediation

Contract preventing the sale of goods

Contracts to do with shipping

Contracts promising that a husband and wife won't divorce

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Question 19 / 30

When are contracts restricting trade allowed?

When someone is trying to prevent the opening of a new shop

When the person wishing to impose the restriction can show that it is a reasonable means of protecting a legitimate interest

When an employer doesn't want his employee to work for someone else

When a supplier wants you to purchase only from them

Contracts made under the common law

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Question 20 / 30

What happens to contracts that are contrary to public policy?

They are voidable

No recovery is possible

They are void

They are leniently applied

They are void subject to the possibility of severance

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Question 21 / 30

Which of these is an exception to the general rule that contracts cannot oust the jurisdiction of the courts?

Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 s. 34

Criminal Contracts Act 1975 s. 19

Effect of Contract Act 1975 s. 17

Solicitors Act 1972 s. 19

Tort Prohibition Act 1973 s. 1

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Question 22 / 30

Which act governs arbitration?

Arbitration Act 1996

Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

Arbitration of Contract Act 1975

Matrimonial Arbitration Act 2007

Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977

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Question 23 / 30

What did the contract in Lowe v Peers (1768) relate to?

The sale of a carriage to be used by a prostitute

That payment shall be made after divorce

That when the marriage broke down the parties were to go to mediation

Knowledge and awareness of the clause

The defendant was to make payment to the claimant if he married anyone other than her

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Question 24 / 30

When might a pre-nuptial agreement not be enforced?

If the circumstances mean it would not be fair to

They are never enforced

When they have been freely entered into

When they involve lots of money

When they make no mention of money

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Question 25 / 30

How many hours a week was the defendant allowed to work in Blue Chip Trading Ltd v Helbawi?

48

10

20

19

14

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Question 26 / 30

What was the problem in Kiriri Cotton Ltd v Dewani?

The statute was Ugandan

The statute was unclearly written and neither party thought it applied to them

The landlord was not allowed to have tenants

A student was working more than their visa allowed

A student had not been paid

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Question 27 / 30

What does in pari delicto mean?

Equally wrong

More than once

Only one is wrong

In a nice house

Not enforceable

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Question 28 / 30

What rules did not apply in the case of Tribe v Tribe?

Mahmoud

Ispahani

Tinsley

Mohamed

Gray

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Question 29 / 30

What does quantum meruit mean?

Compensation for translation work

Money changes hand

Exception

Compensation for work done

Transfer of property

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Question 30 / 30

Which section of the solicitors act was applicable in Mohamed v Alaga (1999)?

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17

37

86

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Quiz Illegality and Public Policy

What is the principle behind illegality?

Which of these is not a justification given for not enforcing illegal contract?

I make a contract to murder someone, why is this contract illegal?

Which case relates to contracts that are forbidden although not criminal?

With relation to tort what type of contract is illegal?

What was being sold in the case of Re Mahmour and Ispahani (1921)?

Where might there be an exception to performance being contrary to statute being illegal?

Why were the plaintiffs able to recover in the case of St John Shipping Corp v Joseph Rank Ltd (1957)?

Which case relates to contracts to indemnify?

What is the effect of illegality?

Which case supports the idea that if you can frame action so as to avoid the illegal conduct then you can claim damages?

What had Hall been doing in the case of Hall v Woolston Hall Leisure Ltd (2000)?

Why was the contract not illegal in Tribe v Tribe (1995)?

What must withdrawal from an illegal contract be?

What is public policy?

Which case enforced a pre-nuptual agreement?

What was wrong with the contract in Pearce v Brooks (1866)?

Which of these is an exception to the rule that contract ousting the jurisdiction of the courts are not allowed?

When are contracts restricting trade allowed?

What happens to contracts that are contrary to public policy?

Which of these is an exception to the general rule that contracts cannot oust the jurisdiction of the courts?

Which act governs arbitration?

What did the contract in Lowe v Peers (1768) relate to?

When might a pre-nuptial agreement not be enforced?

How many hours a week was the defendant allowed to work in Blue Chip Trading Ltd v Helbawi?

What was the problem in Kiriri Cotton Ltd v Dewani?

What does in pari delicto mean?

What rules did not apply in the case of Tribe v Tribe?

What does quantum meruit mean?

Which section of the solicitors act was applicable in Mohamed v Alaga (1999)?

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