English in Law (Synergy Answers)

English in Law Responses to Synergy Tests
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Things which are capable of physical possession are unduded into
intangible property
incorporeal property
tangible property

The loan agreement provides for repayment of loan plus interest ...
exactly by the legal date of redemption
at any time subject to no restrictions
at any time subject to reasonable restrictions

A mortgage can be set aside
if the presumption of undue influence has been rebutted in the Court
can never be set aside
if it has been obtained by undue influence

The rights of inheritance are unrestricted in case of
fee tail estate
life estate
fee simple estate

Dismissal of an employee is considered fair if the reason is ...
pregnancy
redundancy
that the employee is a member of an independent trade union

If a partner secretly carries on a competing business, he ...
must sell that business
must pay to the firm all profits made by him in that business
will be expelled

Fiduciary duties are owed ...
by buyers to sellers
by sales clerks to the customers
by employees to their employers

The major source of the English law which takes precedence over the others is ...

European community law
case law
legislation

The employer must provide written statement of the following terms
pension rights
provision of safe tools and equipment
maternity rights

Trading in a name similar to that of another similar business affects
reputation
economic rights
general rights

According to the contract, the goods must be transferred
...
for securities
for other goods
for money

Legal rights attach to ...
corporations only
natural persons only
natural and artificial persons

The Register of the Company must be kept ...
in the office of the CEO
in the residence of the majority shareholder
at the registered office

Companies limited by shares are usually set up for.
...
charitable purposes
trading purposes
educational purposes

A director of a public company can be disqualified ...
by the court
by the annual meeting of shareholder
by a majority shareholder

A separate legal person is created in setting up business as.
...
a partnership
a registered company
a sole trader

Partnership can be set up between persons carrying on a business ...
for charitable purpose
only for receiving profits
for any purpose



The transfer of property to the buyer is the main purpose ...
of the contract for the sale of goods
of the contract for labor and materials
of the contract for service

Carrying on an offensive trade, obstructing the highway is ...
trespass to land
public nuisance
private nuisance

An employer must make a redundancy payment to an employee who has been employed ...
for a year
for a month
for two years

A statement of law is binding for future similar disputes if ...
is made by the way
if forms the basis of the decision
it is based on a hypothesis

Preference shareholders have the right ...
to receive a fixed dividend prior to ordinary shareholders
to receive an unlimited dividend
to receive surplus assets

To take part in the management of a registered company, a bankrupt must get ...
the creditors' consent
the trustee's consent
the court 'consent

The following products are excluded from liability under the Consumer Protection Act:
vapors
unprocessed game
electricity

Negligence is an actionable wrong affecting ...
property
the person
general rights
 
Allowing water to escape from reservoirs is a tort affecting ...
property
economic rights
general rights
  
The Department of Trade and Industry may appoint inspectors ...
on the application of 100 shareholders
on the application of 1 shareholder
on the application of members holding not less than one tenth of the shares.

Supervising trading practices is one of the main duties of ...
the Director General of Fair Trading
the Monopolies and Mergers Commission
the Consumer Prot