Question 1

Will property that has passed under an illegal contract be recoverable?

Accepted Answer

A)   No
B)   Yes
C)   It depends on the circumstances
D)   It depends on the nature of the illegality D

Question 2

An agreement to commit a crime amounts to the offence of conspiracy?

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Any contract made with a prostitute is illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following cases is authority for the rule that money paid for an illegal promise cannot be recovered?

Accepted Answer

A)   Padua v College of Ambulance
B)   Partington v College of Ambulance
C)   Parker v College of Ambulance
D)   Parkinson v College of Ambulance

Question 5

Even if neither party to a contract pleads its illegality, the law will not offer any remedy to facilitate its enforcement?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Property may be recovered under an illegal contract in which situations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Where there has been substantial performance of the contract
B)   Where the illegal purpose has not been carried out
C)   Where one party entered into the contract as a result of the others fraudulent misrepresentation
D)   There cannot be any recovery of property

Question 7

The case of Parkinson v College of Ambulance Ltd (1925)  concerned an illegal contract:

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A)   Contrary to public policy
B)   To commit a crime
C)   To commit a tort
D)   Neither of the above, the contract was held to be valid

Question 8

A contract to indemnify a party for the commission of strict liability offences could be held valid?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 9

In the case of Re Mahmoud and Ispahani (1921)  the contract was illegal because:

Accepted Answer

A)   It was an immoral contract
B)   It was a contract to commit a tort
C)   Its performance was contrary to statute
D)   It was a contract to receive payment for arranging a marriage

Question 10

In which case did the Court of Appeal uphold a decision that a contract for advertisements for sex lines was not illegal?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pearce v Brooks (1866) 
B)   Armhouse Lee Ltd v Chappel (1996) 
C)   C. Baker v Jones (1954) 
D)   D. Hermann v Charlesworth (1905)

Question 11

Contracts that constitute a criminal offence are:

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A)   Always illegal and unenforceable
B)   Sometimes unenforceable depending on the nature of the crime
C)   Only illegal if the defendant is prosecuted
D)   Usually enforceable if not reported

Question 12

Is it right that the law should accept that a party can be indemnifed for an act of negligence but not in respect of most other tortious acts?

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Question 13

In Tinsley v Milligan why was Milligan ultimately successful in claiming a share of the property?

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Question 14

A contract to indemnify a party against the commission of which of the following offences would be valid?

Accepted Answer

A)   Speeding
B)   Taking a motor vehicle without consent
C)   Driving without insurance
D)   Driving without due care and attention

Question 15

A contract that is 'contrary to statute' is unenforceable even if it is in all other respects a properly constituted contract?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A contract in restraint of trade

Accepted Answer

A)   Is never reasonable and is always void
B)   Is enforceable if the person wishing to impose the restriction can show that it is a reasonable means of protecting a legitimate interest
C)   Is only enforceable after the expiry of a three month period after an employee has left a company
D)   Is always enforceable where the employee has signed the agreement

Question 17

What test did Devlin J lay down in his judgment in St John Shipping Corp v Joseph Rank Ltd? How useful is this test?

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Question 18

Why might the consequences of the doctrine of contractual illegality be a potentially potent in some situations?

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Question 19

What would likely be the validity of a contract that committed one or more parties to it to committing a statutory tort?

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Question 20

Explain the concept of locus poenitentiae in the context of contractual illegality.

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Exam 12: Illegality and Public Policy

Will property that has passed under an illegal contract be recoverable?

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An agreement to commit a crime amounts to the offence of conspiracy?

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Any contract made with a prostitute is illegal.

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Which of the following cases is authority for the rule that money paid for an illegal promise cannot be recovered?

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Even if neither party to a contract pleads its illegality, the law will not offer any remedy to facilitate its enforcement?

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Property may be recovered under an illegal contract in which situations?

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The case of Parkinson v College of Ambulance Ltd (1925) concerned an illegal contract:

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A contract to indemnify a party for the commission of strict liability offences could be held valid?

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In the case of Re Mahmoud and Ispahani (1921) the contract was illegal because:

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In which case did the Court of Appeal uphold a decision that a contract for advertisements for sex lines was not illegal?

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Contracts that constitute a criminal offence are:

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Is it right that the law should accept that a party can be indemnifed for an act of negligence but not in respect of most other tortious acts?

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In Tinsley v Milligan why was Milligan ultimately successful in claiming a share of the property?

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A contract to indemnify a party against the commission of which of the following offences would be valid?

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A contract that is 'contrary to statute' is unenforceable even if it is in all other respects a properly constituted contract?

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A contract in restraint of trade

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What test did Devlin J lay down in his judgment in St John Shipping Corp v Joseph Rank Ltd? How useful is this test?

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Why might the consequences of the doctrine of contractual illegality be a potentially potent in some situations?

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What would likely be the validity of a contract that committed one or more parties to it to committing a statutory tort?

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Explain the concept of locus poenitentiae in the context of contractual illegality.

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