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  1. Question 1 · Legal Maxims & Jurisprudence Practice Set 2

    "Uberrimae fidei" refers to contracts requiring:

    1. A. Written form only
    2. B. Court approval
    3. C. Utmost good faith
    4. D. Government registration
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    C. Utmost good faith

    Uberrimae fidei means of the utmost good faith. Contracts of insurance are the classic example: the proposer must disclose all material facts, and non-disclosure lets the insurer avoid the policy.

  2. Question 2 · Legal Maxims & Jurisprudence Practice Set 1

    "Nemo judex in causa sua" means:

    1. A. Ignorance of law is no excuse
    2. B. No one should be a judge in their own cause
    3. C. The king can do no wrong
    4. D. Delegated power cannot be further delegated
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    B. No one should be a judge in their own cause

    Nemo judex in causa sua means no one should be a judge in his own cause; it is the rule against bias in natural justice. A. K. Kraipak v. Union of India (1969) applied it to a selection board on which a candidate sat.

  3. Question 3 · Legal Maxims & Jurisprudence Practice Set 2

    "Contra proferentem" is a rule of contract interpretation meaning ambiguous terms are construed against:

    1. A. The party seeking to enforce it
    2. B. Neither party
    3. C. The court's discretion alone
    4. D. The party who drafted the contract
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    D. The party who drafted the contract

    Under contra proferentem, an ambiguous term is construed against the party who drafted it or who relies on it, typically against an insurer or the author of a standard-form exclusion clause.

  4. Question 4 · Legal Maxims & Jurisprudence Practice Set 2

    A judicial decision given "per incuriam" means it was decided:

    1. A. In ignorance of a binding precedent or a statutory provision
    2. B. Unanimously by a full bench of the court
    3. C. After full and correct consideration of all relevant law
    4. D. On the basis of an agreement between both parties
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    A. In ignorance of a binding precedent or a statutory provision

    A decision per incuriam is one given in ignorance or forgetfulness of a binding statute or binding precedent; it does not bind later courts on that point (State of U.P. v. Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd., 1991).

  5. Question 5 · Legal Maxims & Jurisprudence Practice Set 1

    "Res ipsa loquitur" is a maxim primarily associated with which branch of law?

    1. A. Criminal Law
    2. B. Constitutional Law
    3. C. Contract Law
    4. D. Law of Torts (negligence)
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    D. Law of Torts (negligence)

    Res ipsa loquitur (the thing speaks for itself) is a rule of evidence in negligence under the law of torts: where the accident would not ordinarily occur without negligence and the thing was under the defendant's control, negligence is inferred (Byrne v. Boadle, 1863).