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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q1d – Company Law

List powers exercised by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of a company.

One of the two organs of a company is the general meeting of members.

Required:
State FOUR powers of the Annual General Meeting.

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q6c – Partnership Law

Assess the legality of different partnership arrangements.

Comment on the legality of the following relationships operating as partnerships:

i. A partnership of 16 persons established for charitable purposes
ii. Adex cooperative society consisting of 500 members
iii. Black and Blue law firm consisting of 31 lawyers
iv. Stone Partnership firm comprising Segun aged 28, Tunde aged 17
v. A partnership of volunteers for the purpose of helping persons displaced by flood.

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q6b – Law of Contract

Define express terms, implied terms, conditions, and warranties in a contract.

Contractual agreements usually contain terms that are different in nature and importance.

Required:
Define the following terms:
i. Express terms
ii. Implied terms
iii. Conditions
iv. Warranties

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q6a – The Nigerian Legal System

List tests to determine intent to steal during taking or conversion.

Taking or conversion with intent to defraud is an element of stealing.

Required:
State FIVE tests of determining whether or not an accused has an intention to steal at the time of taking or converting a thing.

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q5d – Negotiable Instruments

Explain different cheque crossing types and define negotiable instruments.

Crossing of cheques has legal implications in banking transactions, and a cheque is a type of negotiable instrument.

Required:
i. A cheque instruction to “pay Ronke the sum of N50,000.00” without crossing the face of the cheque with two parallel lines.
ii. “Pay Andrew N100,000” with two parallel lines traversing the face of the cheque.
iii. “Pay Mary N150,000” with two parallel lines with Congo Bank written in between the two parallel lines on the face of the cheque.
iv. “Pay Ngozi N200,000” and by cheque with two parallel lines and the words “account payee only” written in between the two parallel lines.
v. Define negotiable instruments.

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q5c – Agency Law

List the duties of an agent in an agency contract.

Parties under a contract of agency have certain rights and duties.

Required:
State FIVE duties of an agent under a contract of agency.

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q5b – Employment Law

Define an employment contract and list grounds for dismissal by an employer.

Contracts of employment may be created and brought to an end in different ways.

Required:
i. Explain contract of employment.
ii. State THREE reasons for which an employer could dismiss an employee.

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q5a – Alternative Dispute Resolution

Define arbitration and describe an arbitral award.

Arbitration is a type of alternative dispute resolution mechanism.

Required:
Explain arbitration and arbitral award.

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q4d – Law of Tort

List exceptions to the rule that all persons of full age can sue and be sued in tort.

As a general rule, all persons of full age may sue and be sued in tort.

Required:
State FIVE exceptions to this general rule.

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BL – Nov 2020 – L1 – SB – Q4c – Sale of Goods

List situations where a seller without title can pass good title to a buyer.

In sale of goods law, a buyer could acquire ownership of goods only if the seller had title to such goods.

Required:
State FIVE instances where a seller who has no title could pass a good title to the buyer in a sale of goods transaction.

 

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q20 – Company Law

Identify the document that authorizes directors' remuneration.

A director is not entitled to remuneration unless it is authorized by which of the following documents?

A. The memorandum of association
B. The directors’ manual
C. The company’s handbook
D. The articles of association
E. The shareholders’ book

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q19 – Contract Law

Identify the legal activity that an undischarged bankrupt is not incapacitated from doing.

An undischarged bankrupt is NOT legally incapacitated to do ONE of the following:

A. To marry a wife
B. To be elected into an elective office
C. To be appointed to or to act in the office of a Justice of Peace
D. To be appointed as a trustee of a trust estate
E. To be admitted to serve on a governing board of a statutory institution

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q18 – Law Relating to Banking

Identify which situation does not terminate the banker’s authority to honor a customer’s cheque.

Which of the following circumstances will NOT terminate the banker’s authority to honor a customer’s cheque?

A. Notice of lunacy of the customer
B. Notice of presentation of a bankruptcy petition against the customer
C. Notice of an accident in which the customer is involved
D. Assignment of the balance in his account by the customer
E. Where the customer’s credit balance in the bank is insufficient to cover the cheque

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q17 – Negotiable Instruments

Identify which of the options is not a negotiable instrument.

Which of the following is NOT a negotiable instrument?

A. Credit card
B. Dividend warrants
C. Treasury bills
D. Traveller’s cheques
E. Bearer bonds

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q16 – Partnership Law

Identify what information is not required for the registration of a partnership.

Which of the following information is NOT among the particulars required for the registration of a partnership?
A. The firm’s name
B. The general nature of the business
C. The full name of each partner
D. The details of each partner’s bank account
E. The principal place of business

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q15 – Company Law

Identify which clause limits ultra vires actions in a company.

An act of a company which is considered as ultra vires is that which is not authorized by ONE of the following:
A. Subjects clause
B. Directors clause
C. Authorization clause
D. Shareholders clause
E. Objects clause

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q14 – Company Law

Identify what must not be in the Memorandum of Association.

The Memorandum of Association of a company limited by shares must contain all the following EXCEPT:
A. The marital status of the subscribers
B. The name of the company with “Limited” as the last word
C. That the registered office of the company will be situated in Nigeria
D. The objects of the company
E. That the liability of the members is limited

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q13 – Agency Law

Identify the meaning of re-insurance.

Which of the following is the meaning of re-insurance?
A. The insurer insures the insurer’s assets
B. The insurer’s registration with the office of the Commissioner for Insurance
C. A reinsurance, effected by an insurer, on the same risk which was before insured, to indemnify the insurer
D. A new insurance with the government of the Federation
E. The insurer’s insurance with a foreign insurer

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q12 – Hire Purchase

Identify which is NOT a duty of the hirer.

Which of the following is NOT a duty of the hirer?
A. To accept delivery of the goods
B. To ensure that he gives a weekly report to the seller
C. To take reasonable care of the goods
D. To pay the installments when due
E. To redeliver the goods to the owner or his agent, upon the termination of the hire purchase contract

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BL – Nov 2012 – L1 – SA – Q11 – Sale of Goods

Identify the description of existing goods.

Which of the following is a description of existing goods?
A. Goods that existed before the contract of sale
B. Goods which the manufacturers had agreed to produce for the seller
C. Goods that the buyer had identified in the market
D. Goods owned or possessed by the seller at the time of sale
E. Goods which the government has classified as marketable

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