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BLAW211 Final Test with Complete Solutions 100% Pass What is a sole trader? - Answer-1 person operating on their own Can they have a trading name? - Answer-Yes What type of liability do they have? - Answer-Unlimited. Meaning that their personal assets are at risk if the business fails What is the applicable law? - Answer-The consumer guarantees act What is the definition of a partnership? - Answer-"The relationship which subsists between persons carrying on a business in common w...

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18 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

Scholarsstudyguide

BLAW211 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What is a public proceeding? - Answer-Person vs State What is a civil proceeding? - Answer-Person vs Person Who is the head of state? - Answer-The Queen but the G.G. represents her when she is out of the country and exercises her powers What is a constitutional monarchy? - Answer-NZ is a CM. It is when a monarch (the queen) acts as a head of state within the parameters of the constitution What is the supreme law? And what is ...

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8 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

Scholarsstudyguide

BLAW211 STUDY TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS legal partnership - Answer-- existence of an agreement - existence of a business - sharing profits ETC... capacity of a company - Answer-A company has the full capacity to carry on or undertake any business or activity, do any act, or enter into any transaction and full rights, powers and privileges company power: Express powers - Answer-express powers are all powers expressly given by statue including to sue and be sued in the corpo...

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9 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

victoryguide

BLAW211 MID-TERM STUDY TEST QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS Statutes - Answer-Written laws passed by a legislative body. Subordinate Legislation - Answer-Delegated laws created by local authorities or councils. Common Law - Answer-Legal system based on judicial decisions and precedent. Equity Law - Answer-Legal principles focusing on fairness and justice. Parliamentary Supremacy - Answer-Doctrine stating that parliament has ultimate legal authority. Royal Assent - Answer-Fina...

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6 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

victoryguide

BLAW211 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH REVISED AND UPDATED ANSWERS What are the court proceeding? - Answer-Pussy Tits Legs 1. Procedure and Pleading - Setting out allegations against someone 2. Trial (hearing) - Defendant vs prosecutor - All facts are heard - Judge makes decision 3. Law Reports Shows how the statutes were interpreted What are the 4 rules of interpreting legislation? - Answer-Lets Go Make Pancakes 1. Literal Rule If it makes perfect sense then it is fine 2. Gold...

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7 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

victoryguide

BLAW211 FLASHCARDS TEST QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS What tools are used in the interpretation of legislation? (5) - Answer-1) Interpretation act 1999 2) Case law 3) Hansard 4) Treaty of Waitangi 5) Dictionary (oxford -english) What is common law and equity? - Answer-Common law - last couple hundred years of decisions by judges. Equity - used to fix unequitable decisions made where overriding the law would be difficult. What is the hierarchy of courts? Lowest -> Highest - An...

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4 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

victoryguide

BLAW211 FINAL TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ Hollys explanation - Answer-A shareholder can bring derivative action. But the costs of the proceedings and court costs are all paid by the company. So if its going to cost the company $15,000 in costs, but the benefits will only be say $5,000 to the shareholders, this is not fair. Or if it is extremely unlikely that they will win but they still pursue it as they don't have to pay any of the costs. So the cou...

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18 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

victoryguide

BLAW211 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ Nemo dat rule - Answer-one cannot give what one does not have (if fraud committed or wilful blindness, it is defective title/void transaction Fraud against unregistered interest - Answer-knowledge that any interests exists is not enough to constitute fraud, has to be actual fraud. As per lok yew v port Swettenham, registration of fee simple overrides unregistered interested unless seeking to cheat unregistered interests. Knowledge...

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10 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

victoryguide

BLAW211 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ Management of Partnership - Answer-Each partner has a direct and equal voice in management unless expressly agreed otherwise in the partnership agreement no right to renumeration admission requires consent fiduciary duties of partnership - Answer-- full disclosure -must not make a private profit -duty may continue after you leave firm Duration of Liability - Answer-new partner not liable for old debts , vice versa no effects o...

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8 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

victoryguide

BLAW211 ACTUAL TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ special resolution - Answer-resolution on major decisions of a company (such as changing the company's articles or reducing its share capital) at a general meeting that must be passed by a certain majority, usually 75% - can be higher if company constitution says ordinary resolution - Answer-a resolution adopted by the general meeting and passed by a simple majority Derivative Action - Answer-Tools of...

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19 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

victoryguide

BLAW211 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS Second readings - Answer-Ministers will decide whether this bill will go forward via voting Committee Stage (Bill) - Answer-Bill is thoroughly reviewed clause by clause to see if any further amendments need to be made third reading of a bill - Answer-- royal assent. GG will sign their tick of approval on the new legislation subordinate legislation - Answer-Below statutes, above common law &equity. Regulations and laws, orders and notices...

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5 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

victoryguide

BLAW EXAM TEST BANK QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS The Speaker of the House - Answer-Responsible for controlling the debating chamber. Arguing about policy, trying to introduce legislation. Where cabinet ministers and prime minister have a chance to debate their perspective. Select Committees - Answer-Multi party - Power to summon ministers, head of departments. Ask questions about legislation. Eye out issues from legislation parliament are trying to introduce. Judiciary (2) - Answe...

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10 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

victoryguide

BLAW211 Study Test Questions and Correct Answers Describe Leasehold Estate - Answer-Leasehold estate refers to the exclusive right of a tenant to occupy a property for a period of time. - written lease agreement between the owner and the tenant The Three categories of leasehold estate - Answer-1. Tenancy for a term of years - a lease for a period of time with specific start & end date 2. Periodic tenancy - a lease which is automatically renewed at the end of the period (year to year...

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8 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

shiifridoc

BLAW211 Mid-Term Study Test Questions and Answers All Correct' Sources of Law - Answer-Methods of creating and interpreting laws, including legislation and common law. Constitutional Concepts - Answer-Principles defining government composition, functions, and citizen-state relations. Treaty of Waitangi - Answer-An important treaty in New Zealand history regulating Maori rights and land ownership. Torrens Property Registration System - Answer-A system ensuring the indefeasibility of pr...

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6 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

shiifridoc

BLAW211 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What is a public proceeding? - Answer-Person vs State What is a civil proceeding? - Answer-Person vs Person Who is the head of state? - Answer-The Queen but the G.G. represents her when she is out of the country and exercises her powers What is a constitutional monarchy? - Answer-NZ is a CM. It is when a monarch (the queen) acts as a head of state within the parameters of the constitution What is the supreme law? And what is g...

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8 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

shiifridoc

BLAW211 Final Test with Complete Solutions 100 Pass What is a sole trader? - Answer-1 person operating on their own Can they have a trading name? - Answer-Yes What type of liability do they have? - Answer-Unlimited. Meaning that their personal assets are at risk if the business fails What is the applicable law? - Answer-The consumer guarantees act What is the definition of a partnership? - Answer-"The relationship which subsists between persons carrying on a business in common ...

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18 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

shiifridoc

BLAW211 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers the literal rule - Answer-where words are given their ordinary literal meaning. The golden rule - Answer-Avoid absurdity Mischief rule - Answer-What is the act trying to prevent? Purposive approach - Answer-look at the purpose of the legislation and interpret accordingly Eusdem Generis - Answer-Things of the same kind Noscitur a sociis - Answer-a word known by its neighbour (by association) Statutory interpretation presumptio...

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10 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

shiifridoc

Blaw211 Exam Questions with Answers What is a partnership? - Answer-a business owned by two or more people What is a company? - Answer-A business that has its own legal identity, seperate legal entity - has its own debts, can buy, sell property - vehicle for international business What does a director do? - Answer-Manages the company, has all powers necessary to do so , broad but can be limited - binds company, makes decision on behalf of company (contracts), can delegate powers What...

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8 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

shiifridoc

BLAW211 Exam Questions with Answers All Correct criminal proceeding - Answer-An action against someone by the State for violating a rule or a law. civil proceedings - Answer-action brought by one individual against another (individual may be the Crown) Rule of Law - Answer-- prescribes conduct of people in society and their minimum rights - all equal before law - court to be held in public - powers exercised by parliamentarians must be supported by statute or regulation - right to f...

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18 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

shiifridoc

BLAW211 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers What is a law? - Answer-the rules and regulations made and enforced by government that regulate the conduct of people within a society. Recognised by state. What are legal rules? - Answer-Created by statute and must be enforceable. If not enforceable it is not legal. What is moral law? - Answer-Laws that aren't legal or enforced e.g cheating on spouse What are the classifications of law? - Answer-Public law and private or civil law ...

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4 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

shiifridoc

BLAW211 Study Test Questions and Correct Answers Describe Leasehold Estate - Answer-Leasehold estate refers to the exclusive right of a tenant to occupy a property for a period of time. - written lease agreement between the owner and the tenant The Three categories of leasehold estate - Answer-1. Tenancy for a term of years - a lease for a period of time with specific start & end date 2. Periodic tenancy - a lease which is automatically renewed at the end of the period (year to year,...

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8 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

wisdompoint

BLAW211 Mid-Term Study Test Questions and Answers All Correct Sources of Law - Answer-Methods of creating and interpreting laws, including legislation and common law. Constitutional Concepts - Answer-Principles defining government composition, functions, and citizen-state relations. Treaty of Waitangi - Answer-An important treaty in New Zealand history regulating Maori rights and land ownership. Torrens Property Registration System - Answer-A system ensuring the indefeasibility of prop...

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6 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

wisdompoint