OCR A Level Law
H418/04 The nature of
law and the law of
contract Combined
Question paper &
Marking Scheme A+
June 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Tuesday 10 June 2025 – Morning
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.
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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
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and the circumstances in which the presumption is rebutted, leads to predictable outcomes. [20]
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H418/04 The nature of
law and the law of
contract Combined
Question paper &
Marking Scheme A+
June 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Tuesday 10 June 2025 – Morning
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.
Turn over
, 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
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and the circumstances in which the presumption is rebutted, leads to predictable outcomes. [20]
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