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Business Law Question Paper

Business Law

Course:Diploma In Business Management

Institution: Mount Kenya University question papers

Exam Year:2012

MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2011/2012
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
UNIT CODE: DBM 111
UNIT TITLE : BUSINESS LAW 1
DATE: MARCH 2012 MAIN EXAM TIME: 2HRS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer all questions in SECTION A and other TWO in SECTION B

SECTION A
1. QUESTION ONE
a. Define business law(2Marks)
b. a tort may be defined as a personal injury or a civil action. Briefly describe three civil wrongs which are covered by tort law(6Marks)
c. state and describe the four requirements for the formation of a valid law (8Marks)
d. state duties of an agent to his principal
e. state the rights of unpaid seller against the buyer personally(3Marks)
f. outline 5 vitiating factors of contract law(5Marks)

SECTION B
2. QUESTION TWO
a. a permanent employee contract should include different important provision. Discuss these provision (10Marks)
b. a breach of contract has some remedies, discuss them(10Marks)

3. QUESTION THREE
a. discuss five defenses of defamation (15Marks)
b. differentiate between the following;
I. public nuisance and private nuisance (2.5 Marks)
II. tort and crime(2.5 Marks)

4. QUESTION FOUR
a. outline 7 duties of an agent towards the principaL(14Marks)
b. citing case law explain the doctrine of promissory estoppel as appropriately under the law of contract (6Marks)

5. QUESTION FIVE
a. describe server conditions implied under the sale of goods acts(Cap 31) (14Marks)

b. Explain what the following terms imply under the sale of goods act(6Marks)
I. specific goods
II. unascertained goods

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