Question 1

What are the European Court Reports and how are they organised?

Accepted Answer

The European Court Reports are the official law reports published by the European Court of Justice (CJEU). They are available in all community languages. One part of the reports deals with Court of Justice decisions. The second part contains decisions of the General Court . They are an extremely useful source of information on how EC legislation is being interpreted by the courts.

Question 2

Which of the following abbreviations constitutes the correct form of a 'medium neutral' (usually just referred to as 'neutral') citation (select all that apply)?

Accepted Answer

A)   AC.
B)   Admin.
C)   UKPC.
D)   EWCA. C

Question 3

Summarise your understanding of how you would make use of Current Law to update yourself on the law in a particular area.

Accepted Answer

Current Law provides a brief description of the law under the relevant subject heading. It provides information on any legislation passed during the year and a means of updating statutes already passed. It will indicate any changes that have been passed for an Act of Parliament on a section-by-section basis. Current Law will not, however, provide you with enough detail of the substantive law to be your last port of call in researching particular Acts of Parliament. It is instead a useful way of keeping up to date with changes to the law.

Question 4

In English law, cases are identified by the names of the parties and the location in which they are published in a series of law reports. This form of reference is called the ________ of the case.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In English law, cases are identified by...

Question 5

Match the source label with its range.
-Secondary sources.

Accepted Answer

A)   Literary sources that explain others' opinions of what the law is and how well it operates. These include legal encyclopaedias, textbooks, journal articles, and academic and practitioner texts.
B)   Sources of law that should be a lawyer's primary reference point when researching what the law is. These include primary and secondary legislation and case law.

Question 6

Conventionally, how do we cite statutes?

Accepted Answer

A)   By reference to the title only, e.g. Criminal Justice Act.
B)   By reference to the year it was passed and the chapter number only, e.g. 1988, c.33
C)   By reference to the title and year, eg Criminal Justice Act 1988.
D)   By reference to the title, year and chapter number, eg Criminal Justice Act 1988, c.33.

Question 7

How do you cite in full, and correctly, the decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union?

Accepted Answer

A)   Case number [Year] Report name or abbreviation Page reference.
B)   Case name [Year] Report name or abbreviation Page reference.
C)   Case number Case name [Year] Report name or abbreviation Page reference.

Question 8

Which of the following citations most closely matches the appropriate form of citation (using OSCOLA or an equivalent system) for an article published in the Modern Law Review?

Accepted Answer

A)   Author, MLR or Modern Law Review, (Year)  Volume 'Title' Page reference for first page of article.
B)   Author, 'Title', (Year)  Volume MLR or Modern Law Review Page reference for first page of article.
C)   Author, (Year)  Volume MLR or Modern Law Review 'Title' Page reference for first page of article.
D)   Author, Title, (Year)  Volume 'MLR' or 'Modern Law Review' Page reference for first page of article.

Question 9

What is the Official Journal and how is it organised?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the Official Journal and how...

Question 10

Match the source label with its range.
-Primary sources.

Accepted Answer

A)   Literary sources that explain others' opinions of what the law is and how well it operates. These include legal encyclopaedias, textbooks, journal articles, and academic and practitioner texts.
B)   Sources of law that should be a lawyer's primary reference point when researching what the law is. These include primary and secondary legislation and case law.

Question 11

The 'Law Reports' comprise:

Accepted Answer

A)   Queen's Bench Reports; Chancery Reports; Family Reports; Industrial Cases Reports; and Appeal Cases.
B)   the All England Law Reports.
C)   the Weekly Law Reports (Daily)  and the Times Law Reports.

Question 12

The 'Nominate Reports' are the reports of cases that have been nominated for reporting by the presiding senior judge in each court of record and are published by the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting (ICLR).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Briefly describe the Common Market Law Reports.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly describe the Common Market Law Reports....

Question 14

Which of the following citations most closely matches the common citation for a case published in the law reports?

Accepted Answer

A)   Case Name [Year] Page reference for start of case Report name or abbreviation.
B)   Case Name Report name or abbreviation [Year] Volume Page reference for start of case.
C)   Case Name [Year] Volume Report name or abbreviation Page reference for start of case.

Question 15

Which of the following would assist you with finding EU legislation (select all that apply)?

Accepted Answer

A)   Halsbury's Laws, European Community Volume.
B)   Halsbury's Statutes, European Community Volume.
C)   Hansard.
D)   The European Community Reporter.
E)   Encyclopaedia of European Community Law.

Question 16

Which of the following are useful published indexes to find UK journal articles that are relevant to law (select all that apply)?

Accepted Answer

A)   HeinOnline.
B)   Halsbury's Laws.
C)   The Legal Journals Index.
D)   Index to Legal Periodicals and Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals.
E)   JSTOR.

Exam 2: Finding the Law

What are the European Court Reports and how are they organised?

Which of the following abbreviations constitutes the correct form of a 'medium neutral' (usually just referred to as 'neutral') citation (select all that apply) ?