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The English Legal System
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Which of the following statements is correct?
Statements made obiter dicta are binding on all courts
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Statement made obiter dicta are of persuasive authority
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Statements made obiter dicta have no influence on courts
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Statements made obiter dicta form the basis of the precedent established in a case
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Which of the following is NOT a method of statutory interpretation?
The literal rule
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The mischief rule
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The golden rule
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The 'best fit' rule
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Which of the following statements is correct?
EC Regulations are directly applicable
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EC Directives are only 'horizontally' directly effective
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EC Directives establish uniformity of laws in the member states of the European Union
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EC Regulations have no binding force in the legal systems of the member states
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In which of the following cases did the courts have to disapply an Act of Parliament?
Litster and Others v Forth Dry Dock & Engineering [1990]
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Factortame [1991]
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Commission v UK (Case 61/81) [1982]
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Donoghue v Stevenson [1932]
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The case in which the Court of Justice of the European Union permitted national courts to insert 'additional words... They could be taken out; they can be moved around'' was?
Bernhard Pfeiffer et al v Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, Kreisverband Walshut eV
[2004]
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Litster and Others v Forth Dry Dock & Engineering
[1990]
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Copsey v WWB Devon Clays Ltd
[2005]
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Marleasing SA v La Comercial Internacional de AlimentaciĆ³n SA
[1991]
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Section 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998 provides that:
Public authorities may disregard the HRA 1998 where to follow it would be unduly onerous or expensive
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Any person / body may bring an action for an alleged breach of the HRA 1998 regardless as to whether they possess 'sufficient interest'
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Courts and tribunals interpret domestic law consistently with previous decisions of the European Court of Human Rights where possible
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All workers are entitled to refuse to work on a Sunday if it is contrary to their religious beliefs
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Which of the following does NOT establish precedent in its judgment / award?
The High Court
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Employment tribunal
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The Court of Appeal
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The Supreme Court
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Which of the following is NOT a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution?
Claims made to tribunals
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Arbitration
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The ombudsman scheme
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Mediation
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Which of the following is NOT a form of delegated legislation?
Orders in Council
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By-laws
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Statutory Instruments
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Public Bills
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In terms of the hierarchy of the courts, which is the highest court in England?
The Court of Appeal
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The House of Lords
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The Supreme Court
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The Crown Court
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