Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates,
Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
,Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
Ch 1. Managing Your Legal Affairs
1. In the context of a sophisticated client, "sophisticated" can best be defined as
a. complicated, self-reliant, and cosmopolitan.
b. refined and cultured.
c. simple and naïve.
d. confident, knowledgeable, and up to date.
e. aggressive, dynamic, and forceful.
2. Which of the following best describes the likelihood of a student becoming involved in a
situation necessitating legal advice?
a. A student, or someone close to a student, sometimes becomes involved in such a
situation.
b. A student, or someone close to the student, will always become involved in such a
situation.
c. Because students are not business people, they never become involved in such situations.
d. Because students cannot be sophisticated, they will often become involved in such
situations.
e. Legal advice is not available to students.
3. Raman is a sophisticated client. This means that she
a. understands how to manage a lawyer-client relationship.
b. has a law degree.
c. is a small business owner.
d. manages her legal affairs without assistance from a lawyer.
e. will probably never find herself in a situation necessitating legal advice.
4. Which of the following is not a good reason for a businessperson to seek advice from a
lawyer?
Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
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a. The businessperson cannot find the necessary legal information.
b. The businessperson cannot understand the necessary legal information.
c. The necessary legal information is available online.
d. It would take too long for the businessperson to find the necessary legal information.
e. The businessperson is facing criminal charges.
5. For sophisticated clients, the availability of an abundance of legal information online is
a. a negative development, because online information is rarely accurate or helpful.
b. a positive development, because it means that they will no longer need to retain lawyers
as part of their team.
c. a negative development, because accessing this information tends to be more costly than
retaining a lawyer.
d. a positive development, because it provides greater access to information they can use as
part of their decision-making process.
e. a neutral development, because lawyers are still the only ones able to access this
information.
6. When searching online for legal information, it is best to
a. trust that if it is published online, it must be accurate.
b. never trust the information found on a website.
c. use American sources, as they tend to be more comprehensive than Canadian ones.
d. gauge the accuracy of the information by the look of the website.
e. seek input from a lawyer when answers cannot be readily found.
7. Sophisticated clients
a. do not need to retain a lawyer.
b. know that it is better to hire a lawyer than to conduct research on one's own.
c. are willing to pay for legal advice at any cost.
d. tend to be embarrassed to request legal advice.
e. have the skill and confidence to find basic legal information.
Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
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, Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
Ch 1. Managing Your Legal Affairs
8. The primary purpose of an initial consultation with a lawyer is
a. to arrange payment of the lawyer's fees up front.
b. to develop strategies for dealing with the legal situation in question.
c. for the prospective client to decide whether to retain the lawyer.
d. for the prospective lawyer to help mediate the current dispute.
e. to discuss the availability of Legal Aid.
9. The decision to enter the lawyer-client relationship should be
a. made quickly to ensure that no one else can retain your lawyer.
b. solely up to the lawyer, as he or she is the one with the legal training.
c. made primarily on the basis of cost.
d. a mutual decision made primarily on the basis of trust.
e. solely up the client, as the client is the one paying for the services.
10. When someone refers you to a particular lawyer, you should
a. retain the lawyer regardless of who gave you the referral.
b. gauge the referral on the basis of the level of trust you have for the person making the
referral.
c. retain the lawyer regardless of their area of practice.
d. ensure the referral is from a family member rather than a mere friend.
e. ignore the referral as irrelevant.
11. A lawyer referral service
Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates,
Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
,Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
Ch 1. Managing Your Legal Affairs
1. In the context of a sophisticated client, "sophisticated" can best be defined as
a. complicated, self-reliant, and cosmopolitan.
b. refined and cultured.
c. simple and naïve.
d. confident, knowledgeable, and up to date.
e. aggressive, dynamic, and forceful.
2. Which of the following best describes the likelihood of a student becoming involved in a
situation necessitating legal advice?
a. A student, or someone close to a student, sometimes becomes involved in such a
situation.
b. A student, or someone close to the student, will always become involved in such a
situation.
c. Because students are not business people, they never become involved in such situations.
d. Because students cannot be sophisticated, they will often become involved in such
situations.
e. Legal advice is not available to students.
3. Raman is a sophisticated client. This means that she
a. understands how to manage a lawyer-client relationship.
b. has a law degree.
c. is a small business owner.
d. manages her legal affairs without assistance from a lawyer.
e. will probably never find herself in a situation necessitating legal advice.
4. Which of the following is not a good reason for a businessperson to seek advice from a
lawyer?
Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
,Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
a. The businessperson cannot find the necessary legal information.
b. The businessperson cannot understand the necessary legal information.
c. The necessary legal information is available online.
d. It would take too long for the businessperson to find the necessary legal information.
e. The businessperson is facing criminal charges.
5. For sophisticated clients, the availability of an abundance of legal information online is
a. a negative development, because online information is rarely accurate or helpful.
b. a positive development, because it means that they will no longer need to retain lawyers
as part of their team.
c. a negative development, because accessing this information tends to be more costly than
retaining a lawyer.
d. a positive development, because it provides greater access to information they can use as
part of their decision-making process.
e. a neutral development, because lawyers are still the only ones able to access this
information.
6. When searching online for legal information, it is best to
a. trust that if it is published online, it must be accurate.
b. never trust the information found on a website.
c. use American sources, as they tend to be more comprehensive than Canadian ones.
d. gauge the accuracy of the information by the look of the website.
e. seek input from a lawyer when answers cannot be readily found.
7. Sophisticated clients
a. do not need to retain a lawyer.
b. know that it is better to hire a lawyer than to conduct research on one's own.
c. are willing to pay for legal advice at any cost.
d. tend to be embarrassed to request legal advice.
e. have the skill and confidence to find basic legal information.
Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
, Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
Ch 1. Managing Your Legal Affairs
8. The primary purpose of an initial consultation with a lawyer is
a. to arrange payment of the lawyer's fees up front.
b. to develop strategies for dealing with the legal situation in question.
c. for the prospective client to decide whether to retain the lawyer.
d. for the prospective lawyer to help mediate the current dispute.
e. to discuss the availability of Legal Aid.
9. The decision to enter the lawyer-client relationship should be
a. made quickly to ensure that no one else can retain your lawyer.
b. solely up to the lawyer, as he or she is the one with the legal training.
c. made primarily on the basis of cost.
d. a mutual decision made primarily on the basis of trust.
e. solely up the client, as the client is the one paying for the services.
10. When someone refers you to a particular lawyer, you should
a. retain the lawyer regardless of who gave you the referral.
b. gauge the referral on the basis of the level of trust you have for the person making the
referral.
c. retain the lawyer regardless of their area of practice.
d. ensure the referral is from a family member rather than a mere friend.
e. ignore the referral as irrelevant.
11. A lawyer referral service
Test Bank For Business Law in Canada, 13th Edition by Richard A. Yates, Trevor Clarke, Angus Ng, Teresa
Bereznicki-Korol Chapter 1-15
