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THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
BUSINESS SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL LAW

COMLAW 101
LAW IN A BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2013 FC
FINAL EXAMINATION INFORMATION

1. Format of the Examination Paper
The time allowed is TWO hours plus 10 minutes reading time. It is a closed book examination. The examination paper comprises two sections, as follows:

Section A (Questions numbered 1 to 20):
20 multiple choice questions: Each worth 1 mark.

(Total for Section A: 20 marks)

Section B (Questions numbered 21 to 23):

Question 21
Problem question divided into two parts. Answer both parts.
Part (i) worth 10 marks; Part (ii) worth 10 marks.

Question 22
There is a choice in this question. Answer two only of the three problem questions.
Each is worth 5 marks.

Question 23
There is a choice in this question. Answer two only of the six short essay and problem questions. Each is worth 5 marks.

(Total for Section B: 40 marks)

(TOTAL FOR EXAMINATION: 60 marks) 2. Instructions in respect of Section A (Multiple Choice Questions)
Indicate your answers on the coloured answer sheet which will be provided. Ensure you write your surname, forename(s) and student ID number on the coloured answer sheet.

Read each question carefully and completely before selecting your answer.
Choose only ONE answer for each question. 3. General Instructions for Section B
Section B is to be answered in the lined examination answer book provided.
Cite decided cases and/or statutory authority, as appropriate, to support your assertions.
Please write legibly and commence your answer to each question at the top of a fresh page to facilitate marking.

NOTE:

1. Refer to decided cases and/or statutory authority, as appropriate, to support your assertions.

2. The time and effort you spend on each question should be appropriate for the mark value of the question. Ensure you take note of the mark value of each question and sub-question and use your time appropriately. You have 2 hours for an exam worth 60 marks. This means you should not spend more than two minutes per mark. That is, you should not spend more than 20 minutes answering a 10 mark question.

3. *A “problem type” question is one where a fact situation is given and you are asked to advise on relevant legal issues. Such questions may be multi-issue / multi-party, and not just relating to one topic / cause of action. *An “essay type” question is one where you are asked to write on an issue / issues specified in the question.

4. To facilitate marking - please ensure you commence your answer to each question at the top of a fresh page. Please ensure that you clearly indicate, in the margin, numbers of questions and parts of questions.

5. Content of the examination

Each of the questions in this examination is drawn specifically from the topics covered in Sections C and/or D of the course. (Refer to the “Table of Contents” on page 3 of the Course Book.) This does not mean that everything else covered in Sections A and B of the course becomes otherwise irrelevant for final examination purposes. There may indeed be material from the other topics covered in Sections A and B which you can use in answering the final examination questions. Further, the material covered in Sections A and B covers the nature and structure of our legal system. Understanding this is a pre-requisite to understanding the material covered in Sections C and D. For example, your ability to analyse and apply a decided case, and understanding how courts interpret and apply statutory provisions to individual cases, remain relevant in Sections C and/or D of the course.

With that proviso in mind, you can approach the final examination with the advice that all the questions in the examination are based on topics covered in Sections C and D of the course book. Material from Sections A and B will not be examined.

6. You should revise the relevant material from your set text, course book, lecture notes and materials, tutorials and coursework.

Previous exam papers for this subject are available on the Library website http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/. As the content of the course has changed over the years you should rely on the more recent exam papers.

7. Tutors will be holding office hours in the study break prior to the exam. Timings will be advised later.