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The Law and Business Administration in
Canada, 15th Edition by J.E. Smyth
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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.
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, Fifteenth 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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The Law and Business Administration in
Canada, 15th Edition by J.E. Smyth
Complete Chapters Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 32)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
, TIF for Smyth: The Law and Business Administrations, Fifteenth 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.
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
1-1
, TIF for Smyth: The Law and Business Administrations, Fifteenth 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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