What does the doctrine of precedent mean?

A. Judges are bound by statute

B. Judges may apply the law set out in relevant decision of previous superior courts and sometimes courts of the same standing

C. Judges must apply the law set out in relevant decision of previous superior courts and sometimes courts of the same standing.

D. Judges must decide the case on the facts.

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. All criminal trials are held in the Magistrates' Court.

B. In a criminal trial the prosecution must prove the defendant is guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

C. All criminal trials are held before a judge and jury.

D. In a criminal trial a defendant must prove he is innocent.

Which one of the following statements is correct?

A. The Governor-General selects the Prime Minister from among the members of the House of Representative

B. The responsibility of the Accountant General is to advise the Government on legal matters.

C. The responsibility of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet is to guide Government policy.

D. The Cabinet must include 11 persons.

What does rescission of a contract mean?

A. A false statement of fact.

B. The parties are put into the same position as if the contract had been completed.

C. The contract is set aside and the parties are put back in the same position as if the contract had never been entered into.

D. Monetary compensation

Ken contracts with his employer that he will have a salary of $1,900,000.00 per annum plus a cash payment of $180,000.00 at the end of the year which will not be declared thereby avoiding tax. Ken's employer has now refused to pay him for the $180,000.00. Can Ken take legal action to enforce the payment of $180,000.00?

A. No, the contract is void for illegality.

B. No, the contract is void for mistake.

C. Yes, provide the contract is in writing.

D. Yes, Ken has completed the work as agreed

Where an agreement is made in a social or domestic context what is the general rule relating to intention to create legal relations?

A. Social or domestic agreements are never legal binding because the parties cannot create legal relations.

B. All social or domestic agreement are legally binding.

C. The courts presume the parties intended to create legal relations.

D. The courts presume the parties did not intend to create legal relations

In which type of agreement is the intention to create legal relations presumed to exist?

A. Commercial or business agreements

B. The intention to create legal relations is never presumed in an agreement.

C. All written agreements

D. Agreement between friends or family

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. There are no appeals from decision of the Court of Appeal.

B. The House of Lords is the highest court of appeal in the Caribbean.

C. A principle of law set down in a case may be overruled by statute

D. The Supreme Court is bound by its own previous cases.

In order to succeed in an action for negligence it is necessary for a claimant to establish whether:

A. The defendant caused reasonably foreseeable damage to the claimant. It is up to the defendant to prove that he did not owe the claimant at duty of case and he did not breach that duty.

B. The defendant owed the claimant a duty of care, breached that duty of care and the claimant suffered a loss.

C. The defendant was careless and as a result caused damage to the claimant.

D. The defendant owed the claimant a duty of care, breached that duty of care and reasonably foreseeable damage was caused by the breach of duty.

A policeman gives a traffic ticket to Miss Hamm. She feels that she has been harshly treated and vows to take the matter to court. In which court is the trial MOST likely to commence?

A. Court of Appeal

B. Caribbean Court of Justice

C. Privy Council

D. Magistrates' Court