QUIZ

1. Simple application

Tom offers his car to Beth for €5,000. Beth tries to negotiate and texts Tom saying that she
is ready to buy it for €4,500. John refuses. Beth then regrets and texts Tom saying: “OK Tom,
I will buy it for €5,000.” Is Tom bound to sell his car to Beth?

a) Yes, for €5,000;

b) Yes, for €4,500;
c) Yes, but the price still needs to be determined;
d) No.

2. Simple application

Company A sells to Company B a yacht for the price of 1.000 (one thousand) Euros, far
below its actual market price. Can a court invalidate this transaction due to this
disproportion?

a) Yes, the disproportion between the price and good exchanged justifies in itself
invalidating the agreement.
b) Yes, because goods can only be sold according to their approximate market value.
c) Not necessarily, but the disproportion may lead the court to examine whether there
was an actual intention of the party(ies) to be legally bound by the agreement.
d) No, a court cannot intervene in a private agreement in any circumstance.

3. Multiple choice question

Regarding the legal profession(s), select the INCORRECT option:

a. Lawyers have a duty to represent their clients to the best of their abilities.
b. Lawyers can be held responsible for failing to ensure a favorable outcome to
their clients
c. In-house counsel sometimes perform the role of secretary to shareholders’
meetings of their companies.
d. Bar associations set professional standards for the legal profession and may
conduct disciplinary procedures.

4. Case

Select the right choice:

Bostock v Clayton County is a case dealing with the protection of employees against
discrimination on the basis of sex, as established on Section VII of the US Civil Rights Act of
1964.
Select the correct alternative.

1) True.
2) True, but that protection can be overridden if the labor contract contains a clause
establishing that the employer is free to fire the employee for any reason.
3) False. Bostock deals with discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and
gender.
4) False, because LGBTQ+ people can be fired if they have a poor performance on the
job.

5) Multiple choice question

Concerning precontractual liability, select the incorrect alternative:

a. In most jurisdictions, behavior in bad faith during the precontractual phase

may lead to some form of liability.
b. Since pre-contracts establish the basis for the future agreement, they must
contain precise and well-defined obligations.
c. Civil and common law tend to regulate pre-contractual liability in very distinct
ways.
d. The dispute in Tennor involved a letter of intent signed between the parties to
regulate the precontractual stage.