Business Law (LAWC3107)
BBA Management - MGT
Semester: First Semester
Level: 300
Year: 2013
UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA UNIVERSITE DE BAMENDA
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HIGHER INSTITUTE OF COMMERCE INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DE COMMERCE ET
AND MANAGEMENT DE MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS LAW (LAW 207)LEVEL 200
FIRST SEMESTER-ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS ( 2 HOURS)
N.B. ANSWER AND TWO QUESTIONS
BUT YOU MUST ONE QUESTION FROM EACH SECTION
SECTION A
Q- i
a) What is the definition of a Contract under English Law?(3 marks)
b) Outline arid explain the two types of contract under English law (3 marks)
c) Distinguish between are offer and invitation to treat with example ( 3 marks)
d)
(i) Who has the capacity to contract the jaw? (1mark) .'
(ii) Name those categories of the people under the law who cannot enter into A contract and explain
Why they cannot contract under those circumstances? (2 marks)
e)
(i) What are the three under English Law to be satisfied before validly binding contract can come in to
existence (1 ½ Marks)
(ii) Name the vitiating or negative factors that can jeopardize the validity, and enforceability of a binding
contract ( 2 marks)
f)
(i)
Name the various ways through which a contract can be discharged or terminated, (1 mark)
(ii)
What are the legal and equitable remedies available to an innocent party who has suffered breach of
contract? ( 1 ½ marks)
Q-2
State and explain the fundamental legal requirements that must exist for validity binding contract to come
into being ( 17 ½ marks)
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Q-3
What do you understand by the doctrine of privity of contract under English Lav. and are there any
exceptions to this doctrine (17 ½ marks)
Q-4
a)what is the difference between, a contract of service and under the Cameroon Labour Code? (2 ½
marks)
b) A and B entered into a written contract of employment in December 1998 for a period of 15 years
wherein A was a cashier in B's supermarket: (“the employer”) and B paid A’s; wages directly. The
contract stated dial in case of termination of employment by either party 3 months' written notice .must
be given by the party seeking to termination the other party and that the employer can pay the employee
in place of notice. The supermarket was located at commercial Avenue; Bamenda. A worker for B for 10
years and was summarily dismissed from his employment without notice suspicion of cash shortage at
the till- Where he was in control
Advice A under the following circumstances whether he has a legal rights:
(i) A was soaked having been caught stealing. Monies from the till (3 marks)
(ii) A has been. complaining to his bosses, about the cash shortages but no action was ever taken (3
marks)
(iii) If A did not or hasn’t been stealing from the cash bill, was be entitled to notice’
(3 marks)
(vi) Assuming that A. never stole from the ill employer wanted him to leave, could the employer
have paid him in lieu notice .
(iii)
What type of contract was A under and if A was dismissed without notice, was he entitled to
legal remedy and where commenced the labour dispute? ( 3Marks)
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GOOD LUCK
COURSE INSTRUCTORS - MR. DIVINE DOBGJMA & MM SIDONIE
MME. SIDONJE WILL SET THE QUESTIONS FOR SECTTON B WHERE YOU MUST ALSO
ANSWER ONE QUESTION FROM THAT SECTION.
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