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?In the tort of negligence, what is the effect of volenti non fit injuria??

A

The defendant is liable for the claimant's injury unless proved otherwise?

B

?The claimant accepted the risk of injury and the defendant is not liable for the claimant's losses?

C

?Neither the claimant nor the defendant is responsible for the claimant's injury?

?Which of the following statements describes whom a company's auditor owes a duty of care to??

A

?The public at large who read the company accounts?

B

The company's shareholders who read the company accounts and increase their stake in the?business?

C

The company only?

Which of the following statements regarding tort is correct??

A

The only remedy for a victim of a tort is damages?

B

?No contractual relationship need exist between claimant and defendant for the defendant to be liable?to the claimant in tort?

C

?Actions in tort are heard in the criminal court system?

D

In tort, the burden of proof is always on the defendant to prove that they were not negligent?

?To establish a case of 'passing-off', what must the claimant prove??

A

?The consumer purchased fake goods?

B

?The defendant is using a similar business model to the claimant?

C

?The name of the defendant's business is similar enough to the claimant's to mislead the consumer?

D

?There is some similarity between the name of the defendant's business and that of the claimant?

?Which TWO of the following are questions that are asked to establish whether the defendant owed the?claimant a duty of care??

(1) Was the harm obvious to a reasonable person??

?(2) Was there a relationship of proximity between the parties??

?(3) Did the claimant accept the risk of injury???

(4) Is it fair, just and reasonable to impose a duty of care on the defendant??

A

1 and 2?

B

?1 and 3?

C

2 and 3?

D

?2 and 4?

?When considering whether a defendant has breached their duty of care, a number of factors are considered.?

Which of the following statements concerning breach of duty of care is correct??

A

?Where there is a high probability of injury, the claimant should have taken extra care?

B

A social benefit to a defendant's actions is no excuse for breaching the level of care expected?

C

?Defendants are not expected to ensure that all possible precautions against risk are taken if the cost?of the precautions outweigh the risk?

D

?A professional is expected to demonstrate the same level of care and skill as a reasonable person?performing the same task?

Which of the following circumstances will prevent causality being established in a claim of negligence??

A

?An act of the claimant that is reasonable and within the normal course of things?

B

?Acts of a third party that occur after the claimant's injury?

C

?Foreseeable natural events?

D

?Multiple possible reasons for the injury with no one act being established as the cause

?In a negligence case, the amount of compensation due to the claimant can be reduced if it is established that?they contributed to their injury or loss.??

What is the maximum reduction the courts will allow in cases of contributory negligence??

A

?25%?

B

?50%?

C

?75%?

D

?100%?

Which of the following statements concerning the duty of care of accountants involved in preparing a report?for a target company involved in a take-over bid is correct??

A

?The accountants owe a duty of care to the bidding company?

B

?The accountants owe a higher standard of care to the target company than it would when auditing?

C

?The accountants owe a duty of care to shareholders considering purchasing shares in the bidding?company?

D

?The accountants owe a duty of care to the general public considering purchasing shares in the target?company?

Which TWO of the following parties does an auditor owe a duty of care to when auditing the accounts of a?subsidiary company??

(1) The parent company?

?(2) The shareholders of the parent company?

?(3) The subsidiary company??

(4) A rival company considering a takeover of the subsidiary company?

A

?1 and 2?

B

?1 and 3?

C

?2 and 3?

D

?2 and 4?