AQA_2024: A-level Law - Paper 2
(Merged Question Paper and Marking Scheme)
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Surname
Forename(s)
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A-level
LAW
Paper 2
Tuesday 4 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1–5
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 6
Answer all questions. You must answer the questions in the spaces 7
provided. Do not write on blank pages. 8
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
9
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to 10
be marked. 11
Questions should be answered in continuous prose. Give reasoned
TOTAL
answers. Where appropriate, make reference to cases, statutes and
examples.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
,Key areas:
1. Contract Law:
Formation of a Contract: Understand the key elements—offer, acceptance, consideration, and the
intention to create legal relations.
Terms of the Contract: Differentiate between express and implied terms, and the distinctions between
conditions and warranties.
Exclusion Clauses: Know how exclusion clauses work and the rules around incorporating them into
contracts, including the contra proferentem rule and reasonableness test (e.g., Unfair Contract
Terms Act 1977).
Vitiating Factors: Focus on misrepresentation, mistake, duress, and undue influence. Understand
their effect on the contract’s validity.
Breach of Contract: Understand the various types of breach (e.g., actual and anticipatory breach)
and the remedies available, such as damages, specific performance, and rescission.
Discharge of a Contract: Learn the methods for ending a contract, including performance, agreement,
frustration, and breach.
2. Law of Tort:
Negligence: Understand the key elements of duty of care, breach of duty, and causation, as well as
leading case law (e.g., Donoghue v Stevenson).
Defences in Tort: Review key defences in tort, such as contributory negligence, volenti non fit
injuria (consent), and statutory authority.
Nuisance: Focus on the tort of private nuisance, its elements, and defences.
Defamation: Understand the torts of libel and slander, their elements, and defences, such as truth and
privilege.
Liability and Remedies: Know the principles of liability and remedies in tort law, such as damages
and injunctions.
These areas provide a foundation in both contract and tort law, ensuring you understand key principles and case
law relevant for Paper 2.
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, 2
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outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
Only one answer per question is allowed.
For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select
as shown.
0 1 Which of the following would not have to be proved when claiming under the rule in
Rylands v Fletcher?
[1 mark]
A That the claimant had a legal interest in the affected land.
B That the defendant’s actions were reckless.
C That the loss suffered was reasonably foreseeable.
D That there was an escape of a dangerous thing.
0 2 Which of the following is not a remedy available to a claimant in the tort of private
nuisance?
[1 mark]
A A fine
B An injunction limiting behaviour which is a nuisance
C An injunction prohibiting behaviour which is a nuisance
D Damages
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, 3
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outside the
0 3 box
In relation to a mediation hearing, which of the following statements is false?
[1 mark]
A The mediator can help the parties to reach their own decision.
B The mediator can make a decision which is legally binding.
C The mediator is an impartial third party.
D The parties can choose who will act as mediator.
0 4 Which of the following is not a feature of a case brought in the civil courts?
[1 mark]
A A successful claimant may be awarded damages.
B The burden of proof is on the claimant.
C The case will be allocated to a track.
D The standard of proof is beyond reasonable doubt.
0 5 Which of the following best describes repeal as a method of law reform?
[1 mark]
A All the law on a topic is reviewed and updated.
B Outdated Acts of Parliament are removed.
C Outdated Acts of Parliament are updated.
D The law from several Acts is put into one Act. 5
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(Merged Question Paper and Marking Scheme)
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signat ure
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
LAW
Paper 2
Tuesday 4 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1–5
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 6
Answer all questions. You must answer the questions in the spaces 7
provided. Do not write on blank pages. 8
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
9
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to 10
be marked. 11
Questions should be answered in continuous prose. Give reasoned
TOTAL
answers. Where appropriate, make reference to cases, statutes and
examples.
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
,Key areas:
1. Contract Law:
Formation of a Contract: Understand the key elements—offer, acceptance, consideration, and the
intention to create legal relations.
Terms of the Contract: Differentiate between express and implied terms, and the distinctions between
conditions and warranties.
Exclusion Clauses: Know how exclusion clauses work and the rules around incorporating them into
contracts, including the contra proferentem rule and reasonableness test (e.g., Unfair Contract
Terms Act 1977).
Vitiating Factors: Focus on misrepresentation, mistake, duress, and undue influence. Understand
their effect on the contract’s validity.
Breach of Contract: Understand the various types of breach (e.g., actual and anticipatory breach)
and the remedies available, such as damages, specific performance, and rescission.
Discharge of a Contract: Learn the methods for ending a contract, including performance, agreement,
frustration, and breach.
2. Law of Tort:
Negligence: Understand the key elements of duty of care, breach of duty, and causation, as well as
leading case law (e.g., Donoghue v Stevenson).
Defences in Tort: Review key defences in tort, such as contributory negligence, volenti non fit
injuria (consent), and statutory authority.
Nuisance: Focus on the tort of private nuisance, its elements, and defences.
Defamation: Understand the torts of libel and slander, their elements, and defences, such as truth and
privilege.
Liability and Remedies: Know the principles of liability and remedies in tort law, such as damages
and injunctions.
These areas provide a foundation in both contract and tort law, ensuring you understand key principles and case
law relevant for Paper 2.
IB/G/Jun24/G4004/E6 7162/2
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
Only one answer per question is allowed.
For each question completely fill in the circle alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select
as shown.
0 1 Which of the following would not have to be proved when claiming under the rule in
Rylands v Fletcher?
[1 mark]
A That the claimant had a legal interest in the affected land.
B That the defendant’s actions were reckless.
C That the loss suffered was reasonably foreseeable.
D That there was an escape of a dangerous thing.
0 2 Which of the following is not a remedy available to a claimant in the tort of private
nuisance?
[1 mark]
A A fine
B An injunction limiting behaviour which is a nuisance
C An injunction prohibiting behaviour which is a nuisance
D Damages
IB/G/Jun24/7162/2
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 3 box
In relation to a mediation hearing, which of the following statements is false?
[1 mark]
A The mediator can help the parties to reach their own decision.
B The mediator can make a decision which is legally binding.
C The mediator is an impartial third party.
D The parties can choose who will act as mediator.
0 4 Which of the following is not a feature of a case brought in the civil courts?
[1 mark]
A A successful claimant may be awarded damages.
B The burden of proof is on the claimant.
C The case will be allocated to a track.
D The standard of proof is beyond reasonable doubt.
0 5 Which of the following best describes repeal as a method of law reform?
[1 mark]
A All the law on a topic is reviewed and updated.
B Outdated Acts of Parliament are removed.
C Outdated Acts of Parliament are updated.
D The law from several Acts is put into one Act. 5
Turn over for the next question
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