L5M3 Exam Preparation Material | Managing Contractual Risk

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Question#1

Parky Parks Ltd has a contract with Slides R Us for the provision of children's playground equipment. The contract contains a clause for liquidated damages and puts the figure at £500k.
Which of the following statements is correct? Select TWO

A. Liquidated damages needs to be a 100% accurate figure

B. If damages exceed £500k Parky Parks can apply to the courts to get Slides R Us to pay above this amount

C. Damages under the amount of £500k are not required to be paid to Parky Parks

D. liquidated damages is a genuine estimate of loss

E. costs incurred above £500k will be covered by Parky Parks Ltd

Explanation:
The true statements are: liquidated damages is a genuine estimate of loss (it doesn't need to be a 100% accurate figure, so long as it's your best estimate) and costs incurred above £500k will be covered by Parky Parks Ltd. That's one of the disadvantages of stating liquidated damages in a contract for a buyer- if damages total more than this, you have to foot the bill for the rest. See p.30 for more info

Question#2

When there has been a major breach in a contract, the contract will be terminated.
Is this statement true?

A. yes- the contract will be terminated and damages sought

B. yes- the contract must be terminated as there is no means by which the contract could continue after a major breach

C. no- the contract can be affirmed by the injured party

D. no- the contract can continue if the offending party proves that further breaches won't occur

Explanation:
"no- the contract can be affirmed by the injured party" is the correct answer. When there is a breach in a condition, one of two things can happen; the contract is terminated, or the contract is affirmed. The injured party has the choice of whether or not they want to continue working with the other party and this is called 'affirmirmation of the contract'. The contract doesn't HAVE to be terminated in the case of a major breach so options 1 and 2 are incorrect. Option 4 is also incorrect- the contract can continue even if the offending party says they'll commit further breaches - it's completely up to the injured party whether they want to continue working with them or not. See p. 46 for further details

Question#3

ABC has a contract with its supplier DEF who delivers pasta to ABC's manufacturing plant. DEF has committed a breach and conflict resolution has taken place. The Court has awarded ABC 'specific performance' damages.
What could this involve?

A. DEF must pay money to ABC as stated in the liquidated damages clause

B. DEF must pay an amount of money as determined by the courts

C. DEF must deliver the pasta required by ABC

D. DEF must rescind the contract

Explanation:
DEF must deliver the pasta required by ABC is the correct answer. Specific performance is when the innocent party is rewarded by receiving what was initially negotiated - in this case the delivery of pasta. It's basically a posh way of saying that the court mandates you to do what the contract says. See p. 129 for information on Specific Performance.

Question#4

John is a chocolatier and has a big order of Easter Eggs coming up in April. He also creates chocolates to sell all year round in his shop, but Easter Eggs represent a large proportion of his profits each year. John's chocolate making machine has just broken and he has ordered a new one to be delivered in February. However due to a delay, the manufacturer of the new machine can't deliver until May.
What course of action can John take?

A. John can claim for loss of his regular earnings but not for the easter eggs

B. John can claim for the loss of the Easter Eggs but not his regular earnings

C. John can claim for both the loss of the Easter Eggs and his regular earnings

D. John cannot claim for any loss as these are in the future and he doesn't know what these would be

Explanation:
3 is the correct answer. This question is testing your understanding of 'consequential loss' which is explained on p.109. Consequential loss is where you can claim damages for incidental loss (loss that isn't a direct cause of the breach of the contract, such as future earnings). In this scenario the breach is the late delivery and the incidental damage is John not being able to sell any chocolate in his shop or make his Easter Eggs. There are questions like this in the real exam- remember to think what the textbook would say and don't overthink this. The scenario doesn't always give you a lot of information (for example
this doesn't say if there is a contract in place) so think- which of these four options is the most logical and what is this question trying to test me on.

Question#5

Which of the following will you put into box 4?

A. anticipatory breach

B. fundamental breach

C. payment terms

D. specification

Explanation:
The correct answers are as follows:

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Exam Code: L5M3
Q & A: 120 Q&As Updated: Oct 17,2026

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Exam Code: L5M3
Q & A: 120 Q&As
Updated: Oct 17,2026

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