| 141 |
Which maxim means "hear the other side"? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure |
Easy |
| 142 |
Who is an amicus curiae? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure |
Easy |
| 143 |
A municipal officer cancels a shopkeeper's licence without notice or any chance to reply. Which principle has… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure |
Medium |
| 144 |
A plaintiff loses a property suit against a neighbour on merits, then files a fresh suit on the same issue ag… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure |
Medium |
| 145 |
A journalist files a petition about the conditions of bonded labourers, though she is not a labourer herself.… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on justice and procedure |
Hard |
| 146 |
Which part of a judgment is binding on lower courts? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on precedent and interpretation |
Easy |
| 147 |
What does stare decisis mean? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on precedent and interpretation |
Easy |
| 148 |
A statute refers to "lions, tigers, leopards and other animals". A court holds that "other animals" does not … |
Legal Studies
Maxims on precedent and interpretation |
Medium |
| 149 |
A High Court decision is later found to have ignored a directly relevant statutory provision. How may later c… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on precedent and interpretation |
Medium |
| 150 |
To understand the word "charges" in a new tax law, a court reads two older Acts on the same tax together with… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on precedent and interpretation |
Hard |
| 151 |
What does ubi jus ibi remedium mean? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on rights and remedies |
Easy |
| 152 |
Which maxim means "the welfare of the people is the supreme law"? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on rights and remedies |
Easy |
| 153 |
A new coffee shop opens opposite an old one and attracts most of its customers by lower prices. The old shop … |
Legal Studies
Maxims on rights and remedies |
Medium |
| 154 |
A patient discovers after surgery that a pair of scissors was left inside her abdomen. Which maxim helps her … |
Legal Studies
Maxims on rights and remedies |
Medium |
| 155 |
A returning officer wrongfully refuses to let Ram vote, though Ram's chosen candidate still wins. Can Ram sue… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on rights and remedies |
Hard |
| 156 |
What does caveat emptor mean? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on property, contracts and knowledge |
Easy |
| 157 |
Which maxim states that ignorance of the law is no excuse? |
Legal Studies
Maxims on property, contracts and knowledge |
Easy |
| 158 |
Raj buys a mobile phone from a man who had stolen it. The true owner traces it to Raj. Who owns the phone, an… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on property, contracts and knowledge |
Medium |
| 159 |
A man dies without a will and without any legal heirs. What happens to his property, and which maxim describe… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on property, contracts and knowledge |
Medium |
| 160 |
A seller offers to sell "my car" meaning his old car, while the buyer accepts thinking of the seller's new ca… |
Legal Studies
Maxims on property, contracts and knowledge |
Hard |