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CLA1501-25-S2

CLA1501-25-S2

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In which ONE of the following circumstances did ownership indeed pass from one party to the other?

Leonardo hands the Mona Lisa painting he inherited from his father to Hippocrates after Hippocrates agreed to accept the painting in lieu of payment of R100 000 for medical services rendered.

Samuel donates a hundred books to the Local Nerds Library and tells the librarian that she may collect the books from his house at any time convenient to her.

Vanus Galerion delivers his new mage staff to Mannimarco under the impression that he is lending it to Mannimarco, and Mannimarco receives it thinking it is a present.

Matome hands the keys to his holiday home to Javier who already paid Matome the full purchase price of R1 900 000 the week before.

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Which ONE of the following contracts between David and Crystal will be legally possible to perform?

David undertakes to have all Crystal’s speeding tickets quashed in return for her husband’s rugby tickets for the season.

David sells 200 square kilometres of ocean just off Hermanus to Crystal for R600 000 to be registered in terms of Title Deed No. T/ 456 in the Cape Town Deeds office.

David agrees with Crystal to murder her husband, who is having an affair with Miss Diamond, his boss, for R100 000.

David accepts a wager from Crystal in terms of which he undertakes to pay her R30 000 if the pig Lucky Nelson wins the Durban July Cup.

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The law in South Africa, authoritative and persuasive, is drawn from several sources. These may include:

a single recorded and comprehensive piece of South African legislation

the codified legal systems of certain continental European countries

works of Roman-Dutch authors

judgments of domestic courts.

the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996

Which ONE of the following is CORRECT?

1, 3, 4 and 5

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only 1 and 2

only 3 and 4

1 and 5

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There are several authoritative sources of the South African law.

Which ONE of the following options below is NOT an authoritative source of the South African law?

Old authorities

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Customary law

Foreign law

Legislation

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Percival wants to sell his old computer for R3000. Alexius, a sixteen-year-old boy, wants to buy it. He tells Percival that he is twenty-three years old and may therefore conclude the contract of sale without his parents’ assistance. Percival and Alexius agree that Alexius will pay a deposit and that he will pay the balance in instalments. Alexius’s parents reduce his pocket money and as a result Alexius is unable to pay the instalments as agreed.

Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT?

Alexius is liable to pay the purchase price of the computer as he fraudulently posed as a major.

Alexius is not liable to pay the purchase price of the computer as the contract is not enforceable against him as he is a minor.

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Alexius is liable to pay the purchase price of the computer as he is an emancipated minor.

Alexius is not liable to pay the purchase price of the computer as Percival should have ascertained the true facts before concluding the contract.

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Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT when a court interpretes an Act of Parliament?

A higher court must apply a lower court’s interpretation of the wording of an Act of Parliament.

A court must take into account the values and norms on which the Constitution is based.

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A court must prefer an interpretation of a provision that is inconsistent with the purpose and scope of that Act.

Courts must look only to the words of a specific Act of Parliament when determining its purpose and meaning.

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Kevin is a famous inventor of new environmentally friendly trucks. He stands in his ultra-modern workshop admiring the revolutionary new electrically powered truck that he designed for the company, Big Trucks, who still owes him R5 000 000. This sentence contains four legal objects, one from each of the four categories of Jaco’s subjective rights.

The R5 000 000 OWED TO Kevin is an EXAMPLE OF …

a personality right.

an intellectual property right.

a personal right.

a real right.

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Tammy, a horse breeder, tells Kane that he owns a mare that is in foal, knowing that the mare is in fact not in foal. Kane is very keen to buy this mare because he understands her to be in foal. He offers to buy her for R20 000, without verifying the facts. Tammy accepts the offer.

Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT?

The contract between Kane and Tammy is void on the grounds of misrepresentation.

No contract came into existence because the parties did not reach consensus.

Kane can uphold or rescind the contract but he has no claim for damages.

Kane can uphold or rescind the contract and claim damages from Tammy.

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The Bill of Rights in the Constitution of South Africa, 1996 deals with first- and second-generation rights. Second-generation rights include the rights to equality, human dignity, life, and various freedoms of the person, such as the right of religion, of expression, of movement and trade.

Chris publishes numerous private pictures of Kevin without Kevin’s consent.

What infringement did Chris commit against Kevin?

Breach of contract

Patrimonial damage

Impairment of personality

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Unjustified enrichment

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