ACCA Applied Skills · Corporate and Business Law (Global) · Business, political and legal systems
Dana sues her neighbour Omar for damage caused when his tree fell onto her garage. She asks the court to order Omar to pay her compensation. Which classification of law best describes the dispute?
The dispute is a civil law matter. Dana, a private individual, claims compensation from another private individual for loss to her property. The purpose is to remedy her loss, not to punish Omar, and the state is not prosecuting him.
- ACivil law, because it concerns a private claim for compensation between two individualsCorrect
- BCriminal law, because property was damaged and someone must be punished
- CPublic law, because the dispute involves the relationship between an individual and the state
Explanation
Dana is seeking compensation from another private person for harm to her property. That is a civil claim, with the aim of remedying her loss rather than punishing Omar. The criminal option is wrong because no prosecution by the state is involved.
Did you get it right without looking?
One question tells you little. A timed set on Business, political and legal systems shows your real accuracy, how long you take and where you lose marks.
More Business, political and legal systems questions
- Amara and Bola run a bakery together and share the profits. They have registered nothing with the company registry and have no written agree…
- Kofi sues a supplier in a small claims track of a national court for a modest unpaid invoice. Which is the main reason a simplified track li…
- A trader in Qorin is prosecuted under a law that was passed after the act she is accused of, and which made that act a crime. Which element …
- A party appeals a first-instance court decision on the ground that the judge wrongly applied the law. Which description of the appeal courts…
- A statute in country Zeda prohibits 'vehicles' from entering a public park. Delmar Ltd, a toy company, drives a remote-controlled toy car in…
- A statute states that 'no vehicle may enter the public park'. A cyclist rides a bicycle into the park, and the court must decide whether a b…