When a Court in Alberta follows the rule established in a similar case by the Supreme Court of Canada, it is following:

Question 1 options:

A)	The adversarial system

B)	Substantive law

C)	Procedural law

D)

Precedent

Gurren Ship Building is a major ship building company. It has just landed a major contract to build a new fleet of frigates for the Canadian Navy. These ships need to feature ice-breaking capabilities in order to operate in the far north, which requires a particularly high-quality and expensive type of steel. The price of this steel, however, has gone up substantially since Gurren Ship Building submitted its bid. At the current price, Gurren Ship Building stands to incur a major loss building these ships. Gurren Ship Building knows that its usual supplier, Laggan Steel has the supply of this steel needed to build the ships, but has already agreed to sell it for less than market value to another company, ABC Maritime. A representative of Gurren Ship Building approaches a representative of Laggan Steel and says, "We'll buy all of our steel for future projects from you exclusively at 2% above market value if you sell the steel you have to us instead of to ABC Maritime. Laggan Steel agrees and sells the steel to Gurren Ship Building. Laggan Steel then buys lesser grade steel from a third party and sells it to ABC Maritime under its own brand.

Question 2 options:

A)	Gurren Ship Building has not committed a tort because business is ruthless

B)	Gurren Shipbuilding has committed a tort because it knew of the contract between Laggan Steel and ABC Maritime and gave Laggan Steel an incentive to breach that contract

C)	Laggan Steel has committed a tort by breaching its contract with ABC Maritime

D)	Laggan Steel has not committed a tort because it has not breached its contract with ABC Maritime

You have recently lost a lawsuit, but you think the judge made an error, so you file an appeal. Which of the following statements is true:

Question 3 options:

A)	You will be the respondent

B)	You will be the appellant because you were the plaintiff at trial

C)	You will be the appellant because you are filing the appeal

D)	The same Court will hear the appeal

Matt works for Fantastic Pizza Inc as a line cook making pizzas. One night, he receives an order the company's signature pizza, the Santa Monica, but without onions. The order says that the customer is allergic to onions, but all the other toppings on the Santa Monica are fine. It's a busy night and Matt makes this customer a regular Santa Monica pizza, which means it has onions on it. The customer ends up in the hospital due to a severe allergic reaction and has to miss one week of work as a result. The customer decides to sue. Which of the following is true?

Question 4 options:

A)	Matt and Fantastic Pizza will both be liable as joint tort-feasors

B)	Fantastic Pizza will be vicariously liable because Matt is an employee

C)	Neither Matt nor Fantastic Pizza will be liable

D)	Matt will be liable because he's the one who made the pizza

Tom is gay and is fired from his job with the provincial government due to his sexual orientation. Which of the following statements is true:

Question 5 options:

A)	An employer can fire an employee for any reason

B)	Even though sexual orientation is not specifically listed as a prohibited ground of discrimination in the Charter, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation still violates the Charter

C)	Since sexual orientation is not specifically listed as a prohibited ground of discrimination in the Charter, the government can fire him

D)	In Alberta, legislation was passed allowing discrimination based on sexual orientation using the Nothwithstanding Clause, so Gary can be fired due to his sexual orientation.

Which of the following is true about the Civil Law Legal System?

Question 6 options:

A)	It is an adversarial system

B)	In Canada, it is used only in Quebec

C)	It originated in England

D)	In Canada, it is used in all provinces and territories except Quebec

Which of the following statements is true regarding litigation?

Question 7 options:

A)	It is on the respondent to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt

B)	It is on the defendant to prove their case on the balance of probabilities

C)	It is on the plaintiff to prove their case on the balance of probabilities

D)	It is on the defendant to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt

When an insurer compensates an insured, it has the right to sue a wrongdoer to recover that compensation. What is the legal term for this right?

Question 8 options:

A)	Third-party endorsement

B)	Forfeiture

C)	Third-party rider

D)	Subrogation

Katrina is trans and is fired from her job with a private oil and gas company due to her sexual identity. This would violate:

Question 9 options:

A)	The Civil Rights Act

B)	Section 15 of the Charter

C)	The Alberta Human Rights Code

Why is the tort of trespass to land unique?

Question 10 options:

A)	It does not require proof of damage

B)	It is not unique

C)	It applies to both people and objects

D)	It results in an injunction

Which of the following is not a reason why litigation is riskier in the United States compared to Canada?

Question 11 options:

A)	Class action lawsuits are more common in the US

B)	Jury trials are common in the US

C)	Awards of punitive damages are more common in the US

D)	If you lose in the US, you have to pay the other side's legal bill

Carson is a security guard in a department store and made a citizen's arrest of an individual who was acting suspiciously and whom he suspected was a shoplifter. However, the police were unable to find anyevidence of theft and the customer was released. Which statement best describes the most likely outcome?

Question 12 options:

A)	Liability for defamation

B)	Liability for battery

C)	Liability for deceit

D)	Liability for false imprisonment

What type of insurance would provide payment in circumstances where the insured is held legally responsible for causing the loss or damage to a third party?

Question 13 options:

A)	Liability insurance

B)	Life and disability insurance

C)	Business interruption insurance

D)	Property insurance

Your supplier breached a contract. You've spent the last three years negotiating and have even gone through mediation trying to find a solution. Which of the following statements is true for this scenario:

Question 14 options:

A)	You can commence litigation because you have a valid cause of action

B)	You cannot commence litigation because the limitation period has passed

C)	You can commence litigation because you've spent the last few years trying to come to a resolution on your own

D)	You cannot commence litigation because the Court will not hear a case when there is the possibility of settlement

Carrie writes a blog in which she reviews local restaurants. She recently published a blog which was highly critical of a restaurant because it mixed up her order and she found the food was cold and flavourlessall of which she shared with her readers. What defence might Carrie avail herself to if she is sued by the restaurant for the tort of defamation?

Question 15 options:

A)	qualified privilege

B)	absolute privilege

C)	fair comment

D)	responsible communication on matters of public interest

Who would the law consider to be the 'reasonable person' for the purposes of the tort of negligence?

Question 16 options:

A)	an ordinary person of normal intelligence and prudence

B)	an average person

C)	a trained person

D)

the judge

An apology:

Question 17 options:

A)	May be an admission of liability depending on the jurisdiction

B)	Is always an admission of liability

C)	Is never an admission of liability

D)	May be an admission of liability depending on the extent of the harm

What does an insurance adjuster do?

Question 18 options:

A)	determines premiums

B)	evaluates risk

C)	sells insurance products

D)	investigates and evaluates insurance claims

Which of the following is the role of the Legislative Branch of government?

Question 19 options:

A)	Determine legality of laws under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

B)	Run the day-to-day operations of government

C)	Elected representatives vote on bills to become laws

D)	Formulate policy

Lenny works at a store that sells firearms. He's showing off a hunting rifle to Todd. "Yeah, we're not supposed to keep these loaded, but you never know when we might get robbed," Lenny said. The gun wasn't actually loaded, but Lenny thought his words might deter any would-be thieves in the otherwise busy store. Then, as a joke, Mark points the gun and Todd and pulls the trigger. Todd jumps back in fear, but doesn't suffer any physical harm since the gun wasn't actually loaded.

Question 20 options:

A)	Lenny has committed the torts of assault and batter

B)	Lenny has not committed any tort

C)	Lenny has committed the tort of assault

D)	Lenny has committed the tort of battery