OCR A level law H418/04 the
nature of law and the nature of
contract actual 2026 paper
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OCR A level law H418/04 the
nature of law and the nature of
contract actual 2026 paper
merged with mark scheme
INSTRUCTIONS Use black ink.
*1884446245*
• 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.
DC (CE) 355624/2
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
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.
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.
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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.
4 Advise whether issues of privity will prevent Anika from suing the soft
drinks company and
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, 3
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.
Turn over
Part 2
Answer the three questions.
The first two questions are about the scenarios. The scenarios are not related.
Blue Acres is a farm which members of the public can visit. There is a farm
shop at Blue Acres. Tickets to visit the farm are purchased through their
website. Before paying, purchasers have to scroll to the end of a lengthy set of
terms in order to accept them. Three of the terms state:
1. The farm accepts no liability for injuries caused by any of the animals.
2. The farm accepts no liability for the quality of any goods sold in the farm
shop.
3. Customers who park outside the designated car parking spaces will be
charged a £100 fee.
Ben visits Blue Acres farm and stands next to a gate to look at some donkeys
in a field. One of the donkeys puts its head over the gate and bites Ben on the
shoulder, causing an injury.
Kareem visits Blue Acres farm shop and buys a scarf. When Kareem tries to
wear the scarf, he finds that it is poorly made and has holes in it.
Ivan also visits Blue Acres farm. He mistakenly leaves his car in a space
reserved for tractors. The following week he receives a letter demanding £100.
Emma contracts with Hi Zone Garage for her classic car to be serviced and to
have a new music system installed in time for her sister’s wedding. The garage
estimates that the work will take one day but in fact, it takes two weeks.
Because the car is not ready in time, Emma misses the wedding which causes
her great distress.
As she was expecting to have her car back in time, Emma had also paid for a
space to exhibit her car in a classic car show. Emma can no longer attend the
show and the price she paid for the space is non-refundable.
When Emma eventually gets the car back, she finds the music system is faulty
as it is not possible to adjust the volume.
© OCR 206 H418/04 Jun26
nature of law and the nature of
contract actual 2026 paper
merged with mark scheme
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1
OCR A level law H418/04 the
nature of law and the nature of
contract actual 2026 paper
merged with mark scheme
INSTRUCTIONS Use black ink.
*1884446245*
• 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.
DC (CE) 355624/2
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
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.
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.
© OCR 206 H418/04 Jun26
, 2
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.
4 Advise whether issues of privity will prevent Anika from suing the soft
drinks company and
© OCR 206 H418/04 Jun26
, 3
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.
Turn over
Part 2
Answer the three questions.
The first two questions are about the scenarios. The scenarios are not related.
Blue Acres is a farm which members of the public can visit. There is a farm
shop at Blue Acres. Tickets to visit the farm are purchased through their
website. Before paying, purchasers have to scroll to the end of a lengthy set of
terms in order to accept them. Three of the terms state:
1. The farm accepts no liability for injuries caused by any of the animals.
2. The farm accepts no liability for the quality of any goods sold in the farm
shop.
3. Customers who park outside the designated car parking spaces will be
charged a £100 fee.
Ben visits Blue Acres farm and stands next to a gate to look at some donkeys
in a field. One of the donkeys puts its head over the gate and bites Ben on the
shoulder, causing an injury.
Kareem visits Blue Acres farm shop and buys a scarf. When Kareem tries to
wear the scarf, he finds that it is poorly made and has holes in it.
Ivan also visits Blue Acres farm. He mistakenly leaves his car in a space
reserved for tractors. The following week he receives a letter demanding £100.
Emma contracts with Hi Zone Garage for her classic car to be serviced and to
have a new music system installed in time for her sister’s wedding. The garage
estimates that the work will take one day but in fact, it takes two weeks.
Because the car is not ready in time, Emma misses the wedding which causes
her great distress.
As she was expecting to have her car back in time, Emma had also paid for a
space to exhibit her car in a classic car show. Emma can no longer attend the
show and the price she paid for the space is non-refundable.
When Emma eventually gets the car back, she finds the music system is faulty
as it is not possible to adjust the volume.
© OCR 206 H418/04 Jun26
