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King’s Inns BL Law of Tort — 2021 Model Answers

The five Law of Tort questions from the 2021 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)

Mr Green is the founder of Reuse Ltd , which runs a thriving scrap-metal recycling and smelting operation out of a disused peat-fired power station for which it holds planning permission. Thick,…

Full model answer covers 6 issues across reading the question, the law, application and conclusions.

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25 marksProblem (ILAC)

In August 2011 the German manufacturer Hipster GmbH made a run of replacement hip joints fitted with a special lubricating mechanism and rolled them out across Europe. In Ireland, Medibits Ltd handled…

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

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25 marksProblem (ILAC)

In September 2015 , two plain-clothes officers, Garda Black and Garda White , were watching a licensed pub called The Jar House while working undercover. They went in disguised as patrons and…

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

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25 marksProblem (ILAC)

In 2016 , Local Authority Orange resolved, under a statutory duty, to dispose of land in its ownership. It engaged a surveyor, Mr Indigo , to measure a site and split it…

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

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25 marksEssay

This is an essay question. Candidates are asked to evaluate critically the reforms introduced by the Defamation Act 2009 , supporting the assessment with relevant case law.

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

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