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The exam

Final examination / assessment, as stated in the official syllabus. Ask a senior or your exam office for a past paper to confirm the question pattern.

Graded A+ (85-100) to E (0-24) on a 12-step scale; GPA is credit-weighted (5 credits per course unit).

Practice

Until we have a past paper, practise with the topic quizzes and the likely questions below. Write each essay answer by hand, then check it against its frame.

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Likely questions

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Short answers

Define law.Unit I What is meant by the common law of Sri Lanka?Unit I What is Thesawalamai?Unit I State two differences between law and morals.Unit I Define a contract.Unit II What is an invitation to treat? Give an example.Unit II What is meant by causa?Unit II What is a limping (claudicating) contract?Unit II Define a contract of sale of goods.Unit III What is meant by caveat emptor?Unit III Who is a del credere agent?Unit III What is meant by delegatus non potest delegare?Unit III What is a negotiable instrument?Unit IV Who is a holder in due course?Unit IV What is a crossed cheque?Unit IV Define partnership.Unit IV What is meant by the separate legal personality of a company?Unit V What is a certificate of incorporation?Unit V Distinguish an ordinary resolution from a special resolution.Unit V Name four persons who cannot be appointed as directors.Unit V Distinguish an employee from an independent contractor.Unit VI What is a wages board?Unit VI What is gratuity?Unit VI What is an industrial dispute?Unit VI

Structured questions

Essay questions

Explain the meaning of law and describe its main branches with examples.Unit I Trace the historical evolution of the Sri Lankan legal system.Unit I Explain the role of law in business, with Sri Lankan examples.Unit I Explain the essential elements of a valid contract under the law of Sri Lanka.Unit II Compare the English doctrine of consideration with the Roman-Dutch doctrine of causa as applied in Sri Lanka.Unit II Explain the ways in which a contract may be discharged.Unit II Explain the implied conditions and warranties under the Sale of Goods Ordinance.Unit III Explain the ways in which an agency may be created.Unit III Explain the duties of an agent and the ways in which an agency may be terminated.Unit III Define a bill of exchange. Explain its essentials, the parties to it and the consequences of dishonour.Unit IV Explain the types of crossing of cheques and the circumstances in which a banker may refuse to pay a cheque.Unit IV Explain the duties of partners and the ways in which a partnership may be dissolved.Unit IV Explain the features of a company and the procedure for incorporating a company under the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007.Unit V Explain the duties of directors under the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007.Unit V Explain the modes of winding up a company under the Companies Act No. 7 of 2007.Unit V Explain the purpose and main features of the Shop and Office Employees Act and the Wages Boards Ordinance.Unit VI Explain the purpose and main features of the Employees' Provident Fund Act and the Employees' Trust Fund Act.Unit VI Explain the methods of settling industrial disputes under the Industrial Disputes Act.Unit VI

Answer frames

How to lay out a long answer, with a write-up check. 28 frames so far.