Question: SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS [10 MARKS] Answer ALL questions. Each question carries ONE (1) mark. Choose the best answer from the given alternatives. 1.

SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS [10 MARKS] Answer ALL questions. Each question carries ONE (1) mark. Choose the best answer from the given alternatives.

1. Which ONE of the following is NOT a requirement for a customary rule to be recognized as a legal rule? A. It must have existed for a long time and be reasonable. B. It must be generally recognized and observed by the community. C. The contents thereof must be certain and clear. D. It must have been reduced to writing.

2. Which one of the following is not part of the recruitment process? A. Job description B. Person Specification C. Canvassing D. Induction

3. The essentials of a contract of sale include the following except A. The agreement must be legal B. Parties must have contractual capacity C. Terms must be vague D. It must be enforceable

4. Attornment is................ A. When the seller keeps the goods on behalf of the buyer. B. When the seller delivers something other than the goods

C. When goods are delivered are delivered to a third party who acts as an agent to the buyer. D. When ownership in immovable property is passed by registration.

5. If the lessee's use and enjoyment is disturbed he/she may do the following except A. Claim immediate use and enjoyment B. Accept the deprivation as repudiation C. Recover damage for the loss sustained D. Make payment for the period of deprivation of use and enjoyment

6. Ostensible authority under the law of agency is where there is: - A. Ratification B. Estoppel C. Express authority D. Implied authority

7. The role of the board of directors include: - i. Policy making ii. Decision making iii. Oversight A. i B. i and ii C. ii and iii D. All of the above

8. The committee is responsible for determining remuneration policy for company executive as well as directors is known as:- A. Executive committee

B. Nomination Committee C. Audit and Finance Committee D. Risk Management Committee

9. The polluter pays principle refers to the:- A. practice that those who produce pollution should bear the costs B. practice to take precautions that protect the environment and the health of people C. practice to supplement income to those who pollute the environment D. None of the above.

10. Which of the following characteristic describes 'child work'? A. Children working at a very tender age. B. Children working as part of the social constructive process. C. Children working for meagre wages D. Children working under physical, social and psychological strain

SECTION B - TRUE /FALSE QUESTIONS [10 MARKS]

Answer ALL questions. Each question carries ONE (1) mark State whether each of the following is True or False

1. Pollution does not respect political boundaries, making international law an important aspect of environmental law. 2. A Closed Corporation has shareholders, who all have an interest in the enterprise. 3. Legal rules are enforceable by the state while moral rules need not be enforced. 4. Ethical issues include the rights and duties between a company and its employees, suppliers, customers and Neighbours, and its fiduciary responsibility to its shareholders.

5. The magistrate court is presided over by judges who are appointed according to the constitution of the country who have unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases. 6. Trade unionism arose as a result of the notion that freedom was not extended to those in factories. 7. The Marxist theory views the industrial relations as comprised of certain actors, contexts and a body of rules created to govern the actors in the work community. 8. If the employer's work is sub-standard, the contract of employment is not renewed after probation. 9. Undue influence is when one party because of his dominant position or relation prevailed on the will of another to enter into a contract against his will. 10. Customary law comes from the English law, and means that courts take into account their previous judgments in similar cases, because they are bound to the approach followed in the past.

SECTION C - SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS [30 Marks] Answer all questions from this section

Question 1 Explain the distinction between a voidable contract made under undue influence and duress. [15 Marks]

Question 2 In relation to the law of contract, explain the remedies available for breach of contract. [10 Marks] Question 3 In relation to the law of agency, explain how the authority of an agent is established. [10 Marks]

Question 4 List any five people who are incapacitated to enter into contract. [5 marks]

SECTION D -ESSAY-TYPE QUESTIONS [50 MARKS]

Question 3 [25 marks]

a. Discuss the eight- step approach of the recruitment process. [20 marks] b. Suggest the advantages of employing somebody as part-time permanent. [5 marks]

Question 4 [25 marks]

a. Describe the role and functions of a board of directors [15 marks] b. Examine intellectual property rights and laws. [10 marks]

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