CEN LAW QUIZ 1

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CEN Law Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

Welcome to the CEN Law Quiz! This quiz is designed to challenge your understanding of key concepts in tort law, negligence, and business law. Whether you're a student, a professional, or just curious about legal principles, this quiz will provide valuable insights.

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If a plantiff is successful in a tort claim, the plantiff will recover

Damages for unforeseeable losses

Damages for physical loss but never damages for economic loss

Damages that are remote

Damages for physical loss and possibly damages for economic loss

If a plaintiff is successful in a negligence claim, the plaintiff:

Will recover punitive damages

Will recover compensation for any physical damages

. May recover compensation for economic loss, it just depends

(b) and (c)

If a plaintiff is successful in a negligence claim the defendant:

Must compensate for any physical damages and economic loss, it just depends

Must pay punitive damages

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Will always go to jail

If a plaintiff is successful in a tort claim, the damages are intended to:

Put the plaintiff in the position in which he or she would have been had the tort not occurred

Put the plaintiff and the defendant in the position in which they would have been had the tort not occurred

Compensate the defendant

Punish the defendant

If a plaintiff is awarded damages for tort, the damages are intended as to:

If Defendant A and Defendant B are concurrent tortfeasors:

Defendant A and Defendant B are equally liable

Defendant A and Defendant B are vicariously liable

(a) and (b)

Defendant A and Defendant B both committed a tort

The consequences of infringing a patent are:

Court may order an injunction to stop the infringement

Damages may be ordered

The infringement is an offence under the criminal code

(a) and (b) above

(a), (b) and (c) above

An employee engineer would not be liable for negligence if he or she:

Was not licensed by the PEO

Tried his or her best

Did what a reasonable engineer would have done in all the circumstances

Was inexperienced

The purpose of tort law is:

To punish careless people

To make careless people liable to provide compensation to their victims

To encourage people to be careful

(b) and (c)

What insurance would a design-builder purchase to protect itself from faulty designs:

An engineer who prepares and delivers to a client a report which contains a negligent misstatement:

May be protected by a disclaimer in the report

Is never liable to a third-party purchaser of the report

Both of the above

Will always be liable to the reader of the report

If an engineer provides free advice to someone:

The engineer will be responsible for the adequacy of the advice

The engineer will not be responsible for the adequacy of the advice

The engineer has committed professional misconduct

The engineer may be liable for the adequacy of the advice under contract law

Does the Province of Ontario have the right to enact a law that puts conditions on a person’s ability to seek a patent?

A. Yes

B. No

If a contractor posts a performance bonds as security for performance of its obligations under a contract:

The surety will make sure the obligation is fulfilled if the contractor fails to perform

If the surety has to pay any money under the bond, it will be able to sue the contractor

The issuance of the bond will have impact on the contractor’s banking arrangements

(a), (b) and (c) above

(a) and (b) above

Which of the following business organizations require the most on-going administrative obligations:

If you and one friend wanted to set up a business, which forms of business would be available to you:

Parliamentary supremacy was completely eliminated by the Constitution Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms:

True

False

A contractor that arranges for the posting of a letter of credit will never be liable to its bank if the bank has to pay out any money under the letter of credit:

True

False

Which of the following project structures allows for the most co-operation between the owner and the designer with the least amount of coordination by the owner:

An insured party under property insurance policy will not be covered for the following exposures:

Which of the following factors are not important in the decision as to which business structure is appropriate:

In the trial of an engineer accused of negligence:

An expert witness’ oral testimony would not be allowed because the expert did not witness the incident

The judge must always abide by an expert witness’ report as to engineering matters

An expert witness may never be called to give evidence at the trial

. Both (a) and (c)

An expert witness could be called to give expert evidence at the trial

In which of the following project structures will an owner be deemed to be the “constructor” under the Occupational Health and Safety Act?

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