EGBC EXAM - E LAWS FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2025 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
Three main powers of the constitution: - (answer)Division of powers - assigns rights to federal and
provincial legislatures
Creation of the courts
Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms
What is a statute? - (answer)a written law passed by a legislative body
Name the 4 tiers of Canadian courts. - (answer)Supreme Court of Canada -> BC Court of Appeal -> BC
Supreme Court -> Provincial Small Claims Court
Types of statute laws relevant to engineering: - (answer)Joint and several liability in negligence
Construction lien rights
Formalities of contracts
Workers compensation requirements
What is common law? - (answer)law made by judges through their decisions, not through specific
statutes
When do claims and disputes occur? - (answer)Negligence, breach of contract, refusal to pay
How should risk be managed? - (answer)contracts are designed to allocate risk between parties as well
as insurance and bonds are used to protect parties from non-performance and non-payment
Describe the 4 elements of an enforceable contract? - (answer)Offer and Acceptance - both parties must
agree to an offer. A vague statement does not mean acceptance. An offer also cannot be too vague.
Enforcability - there must be consideration which is a swap of values
Legal Intent
Capacity to contract
, EGBC EXAM - E LAWS FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2025 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
Describe Expressed vs Implied Terms of a contract? - (answer)Expressed terms are ones that were laid
out verbally or by writing and clearly expressed. Implied terms are the ones not discussed and taken for
granted.
Describe the reasons a contract may become void? - (answer)Mistake - A misunderstanding with respect
to a term of a contract. It must be significant and not trivial. It must be a mutual mistake made by both
parties. Must have existed at the time the contract is created.
Misrepresentation - An untrue factual statement to persuade one party to enter into a contract
Duress - Improper pressure to induce a party to enter into a contract
Unconscionability - A contract that is so unfair and one sided it would be offensive to enforce
Frustration - Unforeseen events make the contract impossible or of no value for one party.
Describe force majeure clause? - (answer)Clauses in contract that provides relief in the events of acts of
god or unforeseen circumstances.
What is a waiver? - (answer)when a party ceases to enforce their contractual rights
What is estoppel? - (answer)When a party waives their rights.
Describe Quantum meruit - (answer)"As much as he deserves" - the damages awarded in a quasi-
contract case
What is a Change Directive? - (answer)Contractor to proceed with work on a cost-plus basis
Describe constructive changes. - (answer)Owner refuses to acknowledge that there is a change of scope
to get the work done and can be decided in court for the owner to pay quantum meruit.
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
Three main powers of the constitution: - (answer)Division of powers - assigns rights to federal and
provincial legislatures
Creation of the courts
Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms
What is a statute? - (answer)a written law passed by a legislative body
Name the 4 tiers of Canadian courts. - (answer)Supreme Court of Canada -> BC Court of Appeal -> BC
Supreme Court -> Provincial Small Claims Court
Types of statute laws relevant to engineering: - (answer)Joint and several liability in negligence
Construction lien rights
Formalities of contracts
Workers compensation requirements
What is common law? - (answer)law made by judges through their decisions, not through specific
statutes
When do claims and disputes occur? - (answer)Negligence, breach of contract, refusal to pay
How should risk be managed? - (answer)contracts are designed to allocate risk between parties as well
as insurance and bonds are used to protect parties from non-performance and non-payment
Describe the 4 elements of an enforceable contract? - (answer)Offer and Acceptance - both parties must
agree to an offer. A vague statement does not mean acceptance. An offer also cannot be too vague.
Enforcability - there must be consideration which is a swap of values
Legal Intent
Capacity to contract
, EGBC EXAM - E LAWS FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2025 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
SOLVED 100% CORRECT!!
Describe Expressed vs Implied Terms of a contract? - (answer)Expressed terms are ones that were laid
out verbally or by writing and clearly expressed. Implied terms are the ones not discussed and taken for
granted.
Describe the reasons a contract may become void? - (answer)Mistake - A misunderstanding with respect
to a term of a contract. It must be significant and not trivial. It must be a mutual mistake made by both
parties. Must have existed at the time the contract is created.
Misrepresentation - An untrue factual statement to persuade one party to enter into a contract
Duress - Improper pressure to induce a party to enter into a contract
Unconscionability - A contract that is so unfair and one sided it would be offensive to enforce
Frustration - Unforeseen events make the contract impossible or of no value for one party.
Describe force majeure clause? - (answer)Clauses in contract that provides relief in the events of acts of
god or unforeseen circumstances.
What is a waiver? - (answer)when a party ceases to enforce their contractual rights
What is estoppel? - (answer)When a party waives their rights.
Describe Quantum meruit - (answer)"As much as he deserves" - the damages awarded in a quasi-
contract case
What is a Change Directive? - (answer)Contractor to proceed with work on a cost-plus basis
Describe constructive changes. - (answer)Owner refuses to acknowledge that there is a change of scope
to get the work done and can be decided in court for the owner to pay quantum meruit.
