OCR A Level Law H418/04 The nature of law and the law of contract Combined
Question Paper and Mark Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
A Level Law
H418/04 The nature of law and the law of contract
Time allowed: 2 hours
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer four questions in total:
• Answer one question in Section A.
• Choose one option in Section B. Answer the three questions in either Part 1 or Part 2
from the option you have chosen.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, 2
SECTION A
The nature of law
Answer one question using examples from your full course of study.
1* ‘The problem with defining justice is that very few people agree on what justice actually means.’
Discuss how the legal system defines justice given this statement. [20]
2* ‘The rule of law is a deceptive term because there is no single ‘rule’ to follow. It is best
understood as a collection of principles designed to produce fair and just outcomes.’
Discuss this view of the rule of law. [20]
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SECTION B
Law of contract
Choose Part 1 or Part 2
Part 1
Answer the three questions.
The first two questions are about the scenarios. The scenarios are not related.
Leo is an art dealer. He receives 3 emails offering to sell him paintings:
One email is from Amos. Leo replies to this email by post. Unfortunately, the letter is delayed in the
post and takes 4 weeks to arrive. By this time, Amos had sold the painting to someone else.
Another email is from Rosa. Her email arrives at 10 pm on a Monday night. Leo emails back
immediately. At 8 am the next morning Leo receives a phone call from Rosa to revoke her offer. Rosa
had not seen Leo’s email response before making the call to him.
The last email is from Sundip. It says that Leo has a week to reply. Two days later, Leo hears from a
friend of Sundip that she had changed her mind about selling him the painting. After hearing this, Leo
emailed Sundip saying he wished to accept her offer.
Anika is a racing driver. Black Ram, the team she drives for, makes a sponsorship deal with a soft
drinks company. Under the deal both the team and Anika will receive £10 000 for every race that Anika
wins while displaying the soft drink company’s logo. The contract says nothing about Anika being able
to sue the soft drinks company to claim any money due to her. Anika has won two races but the soft
drinks company has not paid her any money.
Coupe makes race clothing. A Coupe designer tells Anika that their race suit would keep her cool in
hot weather so Anika asks Black Ram to buy this suit for her. The suit is not appropriate for Anika and
causes her to overheat and abandon a race.
After Anika wins a race, she treats her mechanics to a meal in a fancy restaurant. Although the meal
was very expensive, they are all disappointed by the food and feel that it was not as described.
3 Advise whether Leo has made binding contracts with Amos and Rosa, and whether Sundip’s
offer has been successfully revoked. [20]
4 Advise whether issues of privity will prevent Anika from suing the soft drinks company and
Coupe, and from suing the restaurant on behalf of herself and the mechanics. [20]
Essay question on the law of contract
5* Discuss the extent to which the presumption against legal intent in domestic and commercial
contracts and the circumstances in which the presumption is rebutted, leads to predictable
outcomes. [20]
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Question Paper and Mark Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
A Level Law
H418/04 The nature of law and the law of contract
Time allowed: 2 hours
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer four questions in total:
• Answer one question in Section A.
• Choose one option in Section B. Answer the three questions in either Part 1 or Part 2
from the option you have chosen.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, 2
SECTION A
The nature of law
Answer one question using examples from your full course of study.
1* ‘The problem with defining justice is that very few people agree on what justice actually means.’
Discuss how the legal system defines justice given this statement. [20]
2* ‘The rule of law is a deceptive term because there is no single ‘rule’ to follow. It is best
understood as a collection of principles designed to produce fair and just outcomes.’
Discuss this view of the rule of law. [20]
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, 3
SECTION B
Law of contract
Choose Part 1 or Part 2
Part 1
Answer the three questions.
The first two questions are about the scenarios. The scenarios are not related.
Leo is an art dealer. He receives 3 emails offering to sell him paintings:
One email is from Amos. Leo replies to this email by post. Unfortunately, the letter is delayed in the
post and takes 4 weeks to arrive. By this time, Amos had sold the painting to someone else.
Another email is from Rosa. Her email arrives at 10 pm on a Monday night. Leo emails back
immediately. At 8 am the next morning Leo receives a phone call from Rosa to revoke her offer. Rosa
had not seen Leo’s email response before making the call to him.
The last email is from Sundip. It says that Leo has a week to reply. Two days later, Leo hears from a
friend of Sundip that she had changed her mind about selling him the painting. After hearing this, Leo
emailed Sundip saying he wished to accept her offer.
Anika is a racing driver. Black Ram, the team she drives for, makes a sponsorship deal with a soft
drinks company. Under the deal both the team and Anika will receive £10 000 for every race that Anika
wins while displaying the soft drink company’s logo. The contract says nothing about Anika being able
to sue the soft drinks company to claim any money due to her. Anika has won two races but the soft
drinks company has not paid her any money.
Coupe makes race clothing. A Coupe designer tells Anika that their race suit would keep her cool in
hot weather so Anika asks Black Ram to buy this suit for her. The suit is not appropriate for Anika and
causes her to overheat and abandon a race.
After Anika wins a race, she treats her mechanics to a meal in a fancy restaurant. Although the meal
was very expensive, they are all disappointed by the food and feel that it was not as described.
3 Advise whether Leo has made binding contracts with Amos and Rosa, and whether Sundip’s
offer has been successfully revoked. [20]
4 Advise whether issues of privity will prevent Anika from suing the soft drinks company and
Coupe, and from suing the restaurant on behalf of herself and the mechanics. [20]
Essay question on the law of contract
5* Discuss the extent to which the presumption against legal intent in domestic and commercial
contracts and the circumstances in which the presumption is rebutted, leads to predictable
outcomes. [20]
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