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Craig Allen
THE LAW AND BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION IN
CANADA
Fourteenth Edition
J.E. Smyth
University of Toronto
D.A. Soberman
Queen’s University
A.J. Easson
Queen’s University
S.A. McGill
Wilfrid Laurier University
Toronto
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|1: |Law, |Society, |and |Business
1) A |simple |definition |of |law |would |be |misleading |because |law |is |so
a. bound |up |with |the |rule |of |law.
b. diverse |and |complex.
c. difficult |to |define.
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,d. none |of |the |above
e. all |of |the |above
Answer: |b
|Diff: |2
|Type: |MC
Topic: |The |Role |of |Law
|Skill: |Recall
2) We |need |to |have |law |because |it
a. regulates |individuals’ |interactions |with |one |another.
b. gives |the |government |the |power |to |act |for |the |benefit |of |society |in |general.
c. provides |an |element |of |certainty |in |determining |contractual |and |property |rights.
d. protects |persons, |property, |and |society, |and |prohibits |conduct |that |society |believes |is
|harmful.
e. all |of |the |above
Answer: |e
|Diff: |2
Type: |MC
Topic: |The |Role |of |Law
Skill: |Recall
|
3) The |fact |that |laws |that |appear |to |be |unjust |must |still |be |obeyed |suggests |that
a. justice |is |merely |the |result |of |the |influence |of |ethics.
b. justice |is |merely |a |product |of |social |morals.
c. there |is |a |difference |between |good |laws |and |bad |ones.
d. in |reality, |we |must |think |of |justice |as |nothing |more |than |the |result |of |our |legal |system.
e. those |who |make |the |laws |just |do |not |care.
Answer: |d
|Diff: |3
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, TIF |for |Smyth: |The |Law |and |Business |Administrations, |Fourteenth |Edition |Chapter
|1: |Law, |Society, |and |Business
Type: |MC
Topic: |The |Role |of |Law
Skill: |Applied
|
4) The |Canadian |legal |profession |is |organized |on |a |provincial |basis |with |each |province
|having |its |own |“bar” |society. | However, |a |member |of |any |provincial |bar |may |appear
|before
a. the |House |of |Lords |in |England.
b. the |International |War |Crimes |Tribunal.
c. the |Supreme |Court |of |Canada.
d. any |Human |Rights |Tribunal |in |any |province.
e. any |Landlord |and |Tenant |Board |Tribunal |in |any |province.
Answer: |c
Diff: |3
|
Type: |MC
|
Topic: |Legal |Risk |Management
Skill: |Recall
|
5) Joe |hired |Julie, |a |lawyer, |to |defend |him |on |assault |charges. | At |their |first |meeting |he
|told |her |the |details |concerning |his |involvement |in |the |assault. | After |a |dispute |between
|Joe |and |Julie |in |relation |to |legal |fees, |Joe |decided |to |retain |a |new |lawyer. | The |police
|attended |at |Julie’s |office |to |ask |her |questions |concerning |what |Joe |told |her |about |the
|assault. | In |these |circumstances
a. the |solicitor/client |privilege |does |not |allow |Julie |to |reveal |any |communications |she |had
|with |Joe |without |his |approval.
b. given |that |the |solicitor/client |relationship |has |ended, |Julie |is |at |liberty |to |disclose |the
|information.
c. the |solicitor/client |privilege |does |not |extend |to |admissions |by |clients |of |wrongdoing |so
|communications |must |be |disclosed.
d. Julie |is |at |liberty |to |disclose |any |information |in |relation |to |the |dispute |with |Joe |over
|fees |but |not |in |relation |to |communications |about |the |assault.
e. the |Canada |Evidence |Act |permits |Julie |to |disclose |any |information |once |the |retainer
|has |ended.
Answer: |a
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Type: |MC
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Topic: | Legal |Risk |Management
Skill: |Applied
|
6) A |compliance |officer |employed |by |a |business |for |purposes |of |monitoring |legislative
|requirements |applicable |to |the |business |ensures
a. that |outside |counsel |are |hired |by |the |business |on |a |general |retainer |basis |to |respond |to
|urgent |matters.
b. that |the |business |complies |with |all |regulatory |and |legislative |requirements |to |avoid
|claims, |fines |and |other |possible |penalties |or |sanctions.
c. that |probationary |employees |are |screened |and |monitored |appropriately |by |the |business |in
|the |90 |day |period.
d. that |the |business |pays |outstanding |fines.
e. that |someone |attends |on |all |Small |Claims |Court |matters |where |outside |counsel |are |not
|required.
Answer: |b
Diff: |3
|
Type: |MC
|
Topic: |Legal |Risk |Management
Skill: |Applied
|
7) When |we |say |that |the |law |is |part |of |every |facet |of |business, |we |mean |that
a. it |is |central |to |business |interaction |with |customers, |suppliers, |competitors, |and
|government.
b. business |cannot |succeed |without |understanding |the |law.
c. it |outlines |what |we |do, |how |to |do |it, |and |what |not |to |do.
d. the |failure |of |businesses |to |comply |with |the |law |may |result |in |criminal, |regulatory,
|and/or |civil |liability.
e. all |of |the |above
Answer: |e
|Diff: |2
Type: |MC
Topic: |Law |and |Business
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Craig Allen
THE LAW AND BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION IN
CANADA
Fourteenth Edition
J.E. Smyth
University of Toronto
D.A. Soberman
Queen’s University
A.J. Easson
Queen’s University
S.A. McGill
Wilfrid Laurier University
Toronto
TIF |for |Smyth: |The |Law |and |Business |Administrations, |Fourteenth |Edition |Chapter
|1: |Law, |Society, |and |Business
1) A |simple |definition |of |law |would |be |misleading |because |law |is |so
a. bound |up |with |the |rule |of |law.
b. diverse |and |complex.
c. difficult |to |define.
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,d. none |of |the |above
e. all |of |the |above
Answer: |b
|Diff: |2
|Type: |MC
Topic: |The |Role |of |Law
|Skill: |Recall
2) We |need |to |have |law |because |it
a. regulates |individuals’ |interactions |with |one |another.
b. gives |the |government |the |power |to |act |for |the |benefit |of |society |in |general.
c. provides |an |element |of |certainty |in |determining |contractual |and |property |rights.
d. protects |persons, |property, |and |society, |and |prohibits |conduct |that |society |believes |is
|harmful.
e. all |of |the |above
Answer: |e
|Diff: |2
Type: |MC
Topic: |The |Role |of |Law
Skill: |Recall
|
3) The |fact |that |laws |that |appear |to |be |unjust |must |still |be |obeyed |suggests |that
a. justice |is |merely |the |result |of |the |influence |of |ethics.
b. justice |is |merely |a |product |of |social |morals.
c. there |is |a |difference |between |good |laws |and |bad |ones.
d. in |reality, |we |must |think |of |justice |as |nothing |more |than |the |result |of |our |legal |system.
e. those |who |make |the |laws |just |do |not |care.
Answer: |d
|Diff: |3
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, TIF |for |Smyth: |The |Law |and |Business |Administrations, |Fourteenth |Edition |Chapter
|1: |Law, |Society, |and |Business
Type: |MC
Topic: |The |Role |of |Law
Skill: |Applied
|
4) The |Canadian |legal |profession |is |organized |on |a |provincial |basis |with |each |province
|having |its |own |“bar” |society. | However, |a |member |of |any |provincial |bar |may |appear
|before
a. the |House |of |Lords |in |England.
b. the |International |War |Crimes |Tribunal.
c. the |Supreme |Court |of |Canada.
d. any |Human |Rights |Tribunal |in |any |province.
e. any |Landlord |and |Tenant |Board |Tribunal |in |any |province.
Answer: |c
Diff: |3
|
Type: |MC
|
Topic: |Legal |Risk |Management
Skill: |Recall
|
5) Joe |hired |Julie, |a |lawyer, |to |defend |him |on |assault |charges. | At |their |first |meeting |he
|told |her |the |details |concerning |his |involvement |in |the |assault. | After |a |dispute |between
|Joe |and |Julie |in |relation |to |legal |fees, |Joe |decided |to |retain |a |new |lawyer. | The |police
|attended |at |Julie’s |office |to |ask |her |questions |concerning |what |Joe |told |her |about |the
|assault. | In |these |circumstances
a. the |solicitor/client |privilege |does |not |allow |Julie |to |reveal |any |communications |she |had
|with |Joe |without |his |approval.
b. given |that |the |solicitor/client |relationship |has |ended, |Julie |is |at |liberty |to |disclose |the
|information.
c. the |solicitor/client |privilege |does |not |extend |to |admissions |by |clients |of |wrongdoing |so
|communications |must |be |disclosed.
d. Julie |is |at |liberty |to |disclose |any |information |in |relation |to |the |dispute |with |Joe |over
|fees |but |not |in |relation |to |communications |about |the |assault.
e. the |Canada |Evidence |Act |permits |Julie |to |disclose |any |information |once |the |retainer
|has |ended.
Answer: |a
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, TIF |for |Smyth: |The |Law |and |Business |Administrations, |Fourteenth |Edition |Chapter
|1: |Law, |Society, |and |Business
Diff: |3
Type: |MC
|
Topic: | Legal |Risk |Management
Skill: |Applied
|
6) A |compliance |officer |employed |by |a |business |for |purposes |of |monitoring |legislative
|requirements |applicable |to |the |business |ensures
a. that |outside |counsel |are |hired |by |the |business |on |a |general |retainer |basis |to |respond |to
|urgent |matters.
b. that |the |business |complies |with |all |regulatory |and |legislative |requirements |to |avoid
|claims, |fines |and |other |possible |penalties |or |sanctions.
c. that |probationary |employees |are |screened |and |monitored |appropriately |by |the |business |in
|the |90 |day |period.
d. that |the |business |pays |outstanding |fines.
e. that |someone |attends |on |all |Small |Claims |Court |matters |where |outside |counsel |are |not
|required.
Answer: |b
Diff: |3
|
Type: |MC
|
Topic: |Legal |Risk |Management
Skill: |Applied
|
7) When |we |say |that |the |law |is |part |of |every |facet |of |business, |we |mean |that
a. it |is |central |to |business |interaction |with |customers, |suppliers, |competitors, |and
|government.
b. business |cannot |succeed |without |understanding |the |law.
c. it |outlines |what |we |do, |how |to |do |it, |and |what |not |to |do.
d. the |failure |of |businesses |to |comply |with |the |law |may |result |in |criminal, |regulatory,
|and/or |civil |liability.
e. all |of |the |above
Answer: |e
|Diff: |2
Type: |MC
Topic: |Law |and |Business
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