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UK Law Quiz
answer all these 25 questions about Law in the United Kingdom
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Last updated: April 14, 2026
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1. Which defence replaced provocation
Automatism
Self-defence
Diminished responsibility
Loss of control
2. In R v G (2003), which test was rejected
Caldwell objective recklessness
Subjective foresight test
Strict liability approach
Negligence standard
3. When was the UK Supreme Court established
2017
2009
2005
1988
4. What was the main purpose of creating the Supreme Court
Separate judiciary from legislature
Abolish judicial review
Replace magistrates’ courts
Increase parliamentary power
5. What is parliamentary soverignty
Parliament can make or unmake any law
Judges control legislation
Courts can strike down any Act
Goverment overrides Parliament
6. Which reform created the UK Supreme Court
Parliament Act 1911
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Human Rights Act 1998
Scotland Act 1998
7. Which case established the neighbour principle
Donoghue v Stevenson
Wagon Mound
Caparo v Dickman
Rylands v Fletcher
8. What is the primary constitutional role of the UK Supreme Court
Act as final court of appeal
Draft statutes for Parliament
Enforce government policy
Create legislation
9. Which case limited promissory estoppel as a defence only
High Trees
Combe v Combe
Central London v High Trees
Hughes v Metropolitan Railway
10. Which statement best reflects the Caparo v Dickman test
Foreseeability alone creates duty
Duty arises in all harm cases
Duty requires contract only
Duty depends on foreseeability, proximity, fairness
11. What does Section 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 require
Courts strike down incompatible Acts
Courts interpret legislation compatibly
Strasbourg decisions are binding
Parliament must amend laws immediately
12. Which principle is most closely associated with Donoghue v Stevenson
Strict liability
Vicarious liability
Neighbour principle
Economic loss rule
13. Which is NOT a valid ground of judicial review
Illegality
Merits of decision
Irrationality
Procedural impropriety
14. What are the three certainties in trusts
Intention, subject matter, objects
Actus reus, mens rea, harm
Offer, acceptance, consideration
Duty, breach, causation
15. How many justices normally sit in the Supreme Court
9
5
7
12
16. What is judicial review
Parliamentary scrutiny
Review of executive legality
Jury reconsideration
Criminal appeal
17. Which principle was central in overturning prior executive immunity in judicial review
Doctrine of precedent
Rule in Entick v Carrington
Parliamentary sovereignty
GCHQ procedural fairness expansion
18. Which case confirmed limits on recovery for pure economic loss
Spartan Steel v Martin
Wagon Mound
Hedley Byrne v Heller
Donoghue v Stevenson
19. Which Act incorporated the ECHR into UK law
European Communities Act 1972
Human Rights Act 1998
Scotland Act 1998
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
20. What is a key requirement in Alcock for secondary victims
Contractual relationship
Close tie of love and affection
Financial dependency only
Physical injury requirement
21. Which case established consideration must move from the promisee
Williams v Roffey Bros
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball
Foakes v Beer
Tweddle v Atkinson
22. What does mens rea mean
Civil wrong
Guilty mind
Legal obligation
Guilty act
23. What are the three elements of the Caparo test
Damage, fault, remedy
Foreseeability, proximity, fairness
Duty, breach, punishment
Proximity, loss, intention
24. What does stare decisis mean
Statutory interpretation
Judicial discretion
Executive authority
Binding precedent
25. What must valid consideration be
Sufficient
Adequate
Written
Equal
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