Question 1

Which of the following are a suitable course of action to take in the event of a minor breach of a contract? Select TWO

Options :

A : litigation

B : progress meetings

C : collaboration

D : adjudication

E : liquidated damages

Answer: B,C

Question 2

Terry's Toys is a Toy Manufacturer who has an agreement to provide Toys to an online retailer. The retailer has ordered 500 toys from Terry and Terry has incurred costs of £3000 manufacturing the toys. Halfway through production the retailer calls Terry to cancel the order. Terry reads through the contract and sees a liquidated damages clause of £1000. What should Terry do?

Options :

A : Terry can apply to the court to increase the liquidated damages to £3000

B : Terry can sue the retailer for the additional costs incurred above the liquidated damages

C : Terry can deliver the toys as agreed as there is a contract in place

D : Terry can do nothing and must pay the additional £2000 out of his own pocket

Answer: D

Question 3

Logan Gin Distillery is creating a contract for one of its new suppliers. It is a complicated item that they are ordering and if things go wrong, it would have an extremely negative impact on production, and therefore on revenue. However it is impossible to say what the cost of this would be if things were to go wrong. What type of clause should be included in the contract?

Options :

A : liquidated damages

B : unliquidated damages

C : penalty clause

D : service credit

Answer: B

Question 4

Which of the following would constitute an offer? Select TWO:

Options :

A : a display in a shop window

B : an advert on a website

C : an auction

D : a bid on an auction

E : a price proposal that is valid for 14 days

Answer: A,D

Question 5

Sarah is a baker and orders free-range eggs from a local supplier which she uses to make cakes. There is a contract in place which included a specification that states that the eggs must be free-range. One day the supplier delivers eggs which Sarah uses in the cakes. Later she discovered that these were not free-range. Sarah believes that the supplier has broken the contract. Is this true?

Options :

A : Yes- this is a breach of a condition

B : Yes- this is a fundamental breach

C : no- the specification is not a contract document

D : no - there has been a breach in a warranty

Answer: D

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