CAPE Law Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2

9 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 125 marksExplain the statement "Equity does not destroy the common law but assists it" with reference to decided cases.
2. 2(a)(i)4 marksAdvise Cashew Company on TWO areas of law in which they may seek redress against Mr Wood.
3. 2(a)(ii)8 marksAdvise Cashew Company on the courts in which they may seek redress and explain any TWO remedies that they may obtain in these courts.
4. 2(b)13 marksAdvise Cashew Company on any alternative means available for resolving this dispute, pointing out any advantages that such means may have over a court hearing.
5. 325 marksDiscuss the statement that the liberal approach to locus standi is better suited to the cause of litigants seeking judicial review than the restrictive approach, referring to decided cases.
6. 425 marksWith reference to decided cases and the constitution of a named Commonwealth Caribbean state, advise Dr Biggs on her right to seek redress.
7. 525 marksWith reference to decided cases, explain the importance of the principle that intention and act must coincide to constitute a crime in determining the criminal liability of an accused person.
8. 6(a)10 marksDiscuss whether Alf's lawyer is likely to succeed with the argument that Alf did not intend to shoot Ben, but acted in self-defence against Con who had attacked him. Refer to decided cases and give reasons.
9. 6(b)15 marksDiscuss whether Alf's lawyer is likely to succeed with the argument that the long hospital wait and Ben's haemophilia were to blame since the surgery was routine. Refer to decided cases and give reasons.