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  1. A claimant suffers a rare, unforeseeable medical reaction after a defendant's minor negligent act. Under the 'thin skull' rule, the defendant is liable for:

    Answer: The full extent of the claimant's injuries

    The thin skull (eggshell skull) rule requires a tortfeasor to take their victim as they find them, making them fully liable even for unforeseeable consequences.

  2. Which of the following most accurately describes judicial review?

    Answer: A court examining whether a public body acted lawfully

    Judicial review scrutinizes the lawfulness of public authority decisions, not their wisdom or merits.

  3. In contract law, consideration must be sufficient but need not be adequate. This means:

    Answer: Consideration must have some legal value, even if minimal

    Sufficiency requires that consideration have some legal value (not be past, illusory, or illegal); courts do not assess whether the bargain was commercially fair.

  4. A defendant commits an offence that carries a maximum of 10 years imprisonment. He is of previous good character and pleads guilty. Which factor would most reduce his sentence?

    Answer: His guilty plea

    A guilty plea typically attracts a one-third sentencing discount under Sentencing Council guidelines, making it the most impactful mitigating factor listed.

  5. The tort of passing off protects against a trader:

    Answer: Misrepresenting their goods as those of another trader

    Passing off prevents a trader from misrepresenting their goods or services as those of another, protecting goodwill and reputation.

  6. Under the Human Rights Act 1998, which courts are required to interpret legislation compatibly with Convention rights 'so far as it is possible to do so'?

    Answer: All courts and tribunals

    Section 3 HRA 1998 places the duty of compatible interpretation on all courts and tribunals, not only higher courts.

  7. A person makes a unilateral mistake about the subject matter of a contract, while the other party is unaware of the mistake. In English law, the contract is generally:

    Answer: Valid and enforceable

    A unilateral mistake not known to the other party does not affect contract formation — only mutual or non est factum mistakes can void a contract.