F4 English analysis Pilot 2007 Dec

Pilot paper to December 2009 2008 June 2008 Dec 2009 June 2009 Dec

1 Delegated legislation ads /disads & controls

Criminal law Common law Main sources Ratio / obiter civil law Legislation of law Binding and arbitration persuasive precedent

Literal golden mischief purposive

2 Terms conditions warranties innominate

Privity Intention to create legal relations

Offer invitation

Breach anticipatory

Define consideration sufficient adequate

Postal rule Doctrine of privity

3 Duty of care Remoteness Duty of in tort of of damage care in negligence in tort tort

Contributory negligence Volenti non fit injuria

Terms, representns express implied

Liquidated damages, penalties mitigation

4 Documents to register public limited company

Company's memo

Separate personality lifting the veil

Stat of cap & init s'holding paid up, nomnal value market value

Limitation Auditors' on Company duty of care names tort passing off adjudicators

5 Meetings AGM, EGM Class apparent

legality of Ordinaries divs and preference consequence debentures of breach

Ordinary special written resolutions

Capital maint & reduction of capital and how

Limited liab unlimited ltd by shares by guarantee

6 Meaning of Corp Gov contrast execs / neds

Constructive dismissal Remedies for unfair

Executive directors neds shadows

Duty of directors to promote success

CDDA Difference grounds and compulsory explanation winding up & adminis'n

7 Explain rules relating to redundancy

Corp Gov Contract of / external auds for services qualifications Selfpowers, employed rights, duties

Fair Redundancy Duties of dismissal explanation employees Constructive and rules and dismissal employers

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F4 English analysis continued Pilot 2007 Dec

Pilot paper to December 2009 2008 June 2008 Dec 2009 June 2009 Dec

8 Contract offer, counter error, refusal to pay

Contract offer, counter, gds in window

Contract breach, Ruxley Electronics

Car sale invitation offer, counter wrong price

Damages remoteness and meas'ment

Exclusion clause scenario

9 Shareholder liability re partly paid shares

Insolv liqn rights of E'ee S'holder Deb holder

Partnership liability sleeping retired

Alteration of Dirs' duties constitution IDC v Cooley Peso Silver v Cropper

Directors' interests in contracts & disclosure

10 Insider dealing

Powers of directors and holding out

Insider dealing

Partnership and acting ultra vires

Insider dealing and money laundering

Fraudulent trading and wrongful trading

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F4 English analysis 2010 June 2010 Dec

2010 June 2011 June 2011 Dec 2012 June 2012 Dec

1 Structure and function of courts inc Sup Ct

Primary and secondary legislation & challenge

Civil vs criminal and courts below Ct of Appeal

Case law legislation delegated legislation

Precedent in Ct hierarchy, binding and persuasive

Main sources of law

2 Define offer Remedies counter offer for breach unilateral offer

Meaning of offer and how terminated

Terms conditions warranties innominate

Invitation Tender

Remoteness of damages and measurement

3 Duty of care Legal n'bours in tort of remoteness negligence economic & financial loss

Standard of care and contributary negligence

Auditors' duty of care and to whom

Contributory negligence, Volenti non fit injuria

Tort, negligence and passing off

4 Documents to register public limited company

Shares pre-emption rights issues bonus issues

Company formation prom duties pre-incorp contracts

Agency authority express, implied, ostensible

Meaning of LLP Ltd plc

Memorandum articles and application to register

5 Explain fixed and floating debentures

Company registers Proper a/c records

Shares at a premium and at a discount

Stmt of cap Ordinaries & init s'hldgs preference Auth min plc debentures ords c/f prefs

Capital maintenance and capital reduction

6 Appointment Directors' duties and duties to powers of companies plc co sec

Corp Gov UK Corp Gov Code role & Role of neds

Corp gov chair c/f CEO neds c/f shadows

Ordinary special written resolutions

Administration vs winding-up

7 Selfemployed or employed

Unfair dismissal and remedies

Unfair constructive wrongful dismissal

Meaning of redundancy and rules that govern

Grounds and procedures for compulsory winding up

Fair dismissal and automatically unfair dismissal

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F4 English analysis continued 2010 June 2010 Dec

2010 June 2011 June 2011 Dec 2012 June 2012 Dec

8 Contracts and additional payments

Intention to create legal relations

Pinnell's case Cancelled Three auction scenaria offer, counter option period

Breached contract Lazenby case Penalty clause

Advert and various people trying to accept

9 Insolvent partnership 1 partner uv authority

Legality of dividends for plc Dist profits

Non-ap'nted directors and holding out as CEO

Veil lift in Employed contract and or Gilford v self-employed Horne

Duty of disclosure and conflict of interest

10 Company issues shares to defeat a takeover

Partnership dissolution asset distribution

Ptly paid shrs Money personal laundering guarantees scenario creditors' rights

"Directors'" status and liability for fraudulent trading

Insider dealing

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