Question 1 (1 point)

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Maxine, an accountant annoyed with her employer for telling her that her work was substandard, created a computer virus that would erase key accounting data if Maxine's name was removed from the payroll. This is a crime under the Criminal Code. If Maxine is caught, she will be ...

Question 1 options:

	sued by her employer under the Criminal Code because it is a private law matter.
	sued by her employer under the Criminal Code because it is a civil law matter.
	prosecuted by the Crown because the Code is public law
	sued by the Crown because the Code is private law.

Question 2 (1 point)

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When judges apply the principle of stare decisis in deciding a case before them they are, in effect, applying the

Question 2 options:

	substantive law.
	doctrine of precedent and substantive law.
	doctrine of precedent.
	principles of equity.

Question 3 (1 point)

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Claire required a reference for a new job. She asked for a letter from her former employer, Alice. Alice wrote that Claire was honest, hard-working, intelligent and pleasant, and would do best in a job with considerable direction and supervision. Since Claire had applied for work in outside sales, she was turned down as the job needed an independent self-starter. Claire sued Alice for libel.

Question 3 options:

	Alice could successfully raise the defence of absolute privilege
	Unless Alice can prove the truth of what she wrote, Claire will win.
	Alice could successfully argue that she had written the letter in good faith and only said what she honestly believed to be true.
	Even if what Alice said was true, Claire will win since, if she was not willing to write only positive things, Alice should have declined to write at all.

Question 4 (1 point)

. Lex and Clark dont get along. They meet at the office of a local newspaper and tensions rise. When Lex says I am going to hit you! and immediately smacks Clark on the cheek, resulting in a cut, he has ...

Question 4 options:

	committed the tort of assault
	committed the torts of assault, battery and negligence.
	committed the torts of assault and battery
	committed the tort of battery
	committed the tort of negligence.

Question 5 (1 point)

Luke delivered a shipment of light bulbs to Lando. Lando didnt yet pay for them, but promised that payment would be made shortly. Unfortunately, Lando was deeply in debt and was forced into Bankruptcy by several of his creditors. Obviously, Luke doesnt want to lose money on the deal and goes to his Lawyer (Leia) for advice. She says that an unpaid supplier of goods who is an unsecured creditor, but can identify the goods supplied out of the inventory of a commercial bankrupt is entitled to reclaim the goods if the supply was made

Question 5 options:

	within the 60 days preceding the bankruptcy
	within the 30 days preceding the bankruptcy
	within the 45 days preceding the bankruptcy.
	within the 15 days preceding the bankruptcy.