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King’s Inns BL Contract Law — 2022 Model Answers

The five Contract Law questions from the 2022 King’s Inns Barrister-at-Law entrance examination, each with an independently authored LawShortcut model answer. Question 1 is the compulsory problem; Questions 2—5 carry 25 marks each.

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50 marksCompulsoryProblem (ILAC)

Harry is building a small development of up-market houses and needed one particular timber: White Siberian Oak, wanted for its strength and its unusual colour. After a long search he found Elizabeth,…

Full model answer covers 9 sections across reading the question, the law, application and conclusions.

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25 marksProblem (ILAC)

Mary was Treasurer of a local motor rally club, and was thrilled that the Global Rally Championship was to pass through her town. The club is an affiliate of the organisation that runs the…

Full model answer covers 8 sections across reading the question, the law, application and conclusions.

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25 marksProblem (ILAC)

Noreen is in business selling ride-on lawnmowers. One weekend she was at a trade fair at which her competitors were also showing their products to potential customers. When the day’s business was…

Full model answer covers 8 sections across reading the question, the law, application and conclusions.

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25 marksProblem (ILAC)

Luke read an article about Jennifer, who runs a vintage jewellery store, setting out the back stories of items she had for sale. One stopped him: an 1850 engagement ring that had been a family…

Full model answer covers 9 sections across reading the question, the law, application and conclusions.

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25 marksEssay

Question 5 is the paper’s reform essay. There are no facts and nobody to advise: what is wanted is a position on whether the present law should be changed, argued through decided cases rather than…

Full model answer covers 8 sections across reading the question, the law, application and conclusions.

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25 marksProblem (ILAC)

Comres Ltd is a well-established national estate agency and surveying practice. In 2018 it handled the sale of an office block owned by A Ltd and, in its brochure, put the floor…

Full model answer covers 5 issues across reading the question, the law, application and conclusions.

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25 marksProblem (ILAC)

A consignment of screen protectors, phone covers and headphones arrived at Mr A's shop and sat by the back door for several days. A rival trader, Mr B , took it away.…

Full model answer covers 4 issues across reading the question, the law, application and conclusions.

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25 marksProblem (ILAC)

The Daily Page ran an investigation into senators' expenses. It uncovered exaggerated claims by some senators but turned up nothing implicating Senator A . Even so, it published, in both its print…

Full model answer covers 5 issues across reading the question, the law, application and conclusions.

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25 marksEssay

This is an essay question with no fact pattern. Candidates are invited to evaluate, in a critical way, how the higher courts have construed the Statute of Limitations 1957 together with the…

Full model answer covers 9 issues across reading the question, the law, application and conclusions.

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