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. Which of the following is not an example of pure economic loss?

Purchase of a defective car correct incorrect

Loss of expected profit correct incorrect

Loss of future earnings due to negligently inflicted physical injury correct incorrect

Loss of expectation of a legacy in a will correct incorrect

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. Why is the law of negligence reluctant to impose a duty of care for pure economic loss?

Legal remedies should instead be available in the law of contract correct incorrect

Financial loss is not as serious as physical injury correct incorrect

Insurance is not available for this type of loss correct incorrect

There is an inadequate relationship between the claimant and defendant in such cases correct incorrect

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. Which of the following cases is not an example of pure economic loss caused by an act?

Spring v Guardian Assurance correct incorrect

Murphy v Brentwood DC correct incorrect

Junior Books v Veitchi correct incorrect

Smith v Eric Bush correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements is true of Hedley Byrne v Heller?

The defendants were liable because reliance had been unreasonable correct incorrect

There was no duty of care because the plaintiffs' reliance had not been foreseeable correct incorrect

There was a duty of care because the parties were in a contractual relationship correct incorrect

There was a duty of care but no liability because of the disclaimer correct incorrect

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. Which case is the odd one out?

Caparo v Dickman correct incorrect

Morgan Crucible v Hill Samuel correct incorrect

Derry v Peek correct incorrect

James McNaughton Paper Group v Hicks Anderson correct incorrect

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. The concept of 'voluntary assumption of responsibility':

First originated in Hedley Byrne v Heller correct incorrect

Is a means of restricting duty of care for pure economic loss correct incorrect

Is a concept which is gradually diminishing in importance correct incorrect

Can never be employed in cases to do with negligent provision of services correct incorrect

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. What was the legal effect of the contractual aspects of the relationships between the parties in Henderson v Merrett?

They meant that there could be no negligence liability correct incorrect

They were completely ignored by the House of Lords correct incorrect

They did not exclude the possibility of a duty of care in negligence correct incorrect

They were the preferred option for pursuit of a legal remedy correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements describes the distinction between Hedley Byrne and White v Jones?

Hedley Byrne was a three-party situation but White concerned two-parties correct incorrect

The claimants in White relied on the statement but they did not in Hedley Byrne correct incorrect

The plaintiffs in White were the recipients of the statement correct incorrect

White was a three-party situation but Hedley Byrne was a two-party situation correct incorrect

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. The Court of Appeal in James McNaughton Paper Group v Hicks Anderson set out criteria which courts might consider when applying Caparo v Dickman. Which of the following were not included in the list of criteria?

The size of the class of recipients of the statement correct incorrect

The reasonable reliance upon the statement by the recipient correct incorrect

The timescale between the making of the statement and reliance upon it correct incorrect

The purpose for which the statement was made correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is true of the House of Lords' attitude to the disclaimer in Smith v Eric Bush?

It was not reasonable in the circumstances correct incorrect

It was held to be reasonable and so the defendant was not liable correct incorrect

The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 did not apply correct incorrect

The plaintiff did not succeed in proving its relevance on a balance of probabilities correct incorrect