TABL5512 LEGAL FOUNDATIONS FOR ACCOUNTANTS

FINAL EXAMINATION
SESSION 2 2015

DATE: 18 September 2015

TIME: 5.10pm to 7.50pm.
LOCATION: Central Lecture Block 7

DURATION: 2.5 HOURS PLUS 10 MINUTES READING TIME

TOTAL QUESTIONS: 4
STUDENTS MUST ANSWER ANY 3 OF THE 4 QUESTIONS
ALL QUESTIONS ARE OF EQUAL VALUE

Candidates may not bring any materials into the examination except:
writing material (i.e. pens etc.)
one bilingual dictionary in book form (NOT a bilingual law dictionary)
case list provided by School

NB Each question must be answered in a separate book.

Dictionaries do not need approval before the exam but will be checked at the exam.

The material is divided into three parts:

1. material covered in lectures before contract law
2. contract law
3. tort law

There will be two questions in the exam dealing with contract law. There will be one
question from material covered before contract law and one question from tort law.
Each question will only deal with one part. For example, there will not be a question
that deals with both contract law and tort law.

As advised in lectures, students may bring the case list handed that will be handed out
in class (on buff-coloured paper) into the exam. It can be highlighted and/or
underlined, but not written on. If you have lost or damaged your copy, you need to
come to me for a new one. In case you forget to bring your case list to the exam, I
will make sure some case lists are available at the exam.

When referring to cases, it is not necessary to write the full case name. If both parties
have short names, it is appropriate to write both names (eg Donoghue v Stevenson),
but if one partys name is long, it is sufficient to give only the other partys name (eg
Brinkibon Ltd v Stahag Stahl und Stahlwarenhandelgesellschaft mbH should be
written simply as Brinkibon). Case names should be underlined. DO NOT write the
case citation (eg [1932] AC 562).

When answering a question, there is no need for an introduction. Just get directly into
the issues. The most important part of your answer is how well you apply law to the
facts and issues in the question. You should also make a tentative conclusion. If you
are uncertain about the conclusion, you could say something along the lines of It is
likely that.. Your conclusion is the least important part of your answer, but it
should at least be not inconsistent with your reasoning in dealing with the issues.

Write your answer in full sentences, but you can use subheadings and, if listing things
(like the elements of a contract) you can use dot points.