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Subject Papers (Contract, Criminal, Constitutional, Tort, Evidence)

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Closed book

Laptop-Based, Invigilated Format

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~EUR 600

Application Fee (incl. exam; EUR 1,000 late)

King's Inns (2026)

August

Annual Sitting (results early September)

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Irish law

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The King's Inns Entrance Examination is the closed-book, laptop-based entry exam for the King's Inns Barrister-at-Law course, the path to becoming a barrister in Ireland. Candidates sit five written subject papers - Contract Law, Criminal Law, Irish Constitutional Law (Bunreacht na hEireann), the Law of Tort, and the Law of Evidence - each grounded in Irish primary sources and leading Supreme Court authority. The Law of Evidence is the distinctive subject, covering Woolmington on the burden of proof, hearsay and confessions, the DPP v JC exclusionary rule, and privilege. The exam is held in person at King's Inns each August, delivered on Moodle with a lockdown browser and human invigilation, with results in early September. The pass mark is set per subject by King's Inns and is not published as a fixed percentage, and pass rates are not published. Eligibility requires an approved law degree or the King's Inns Diploma in Legal Studies covering all five subjects, with an application fee of around EUR 600 that includes the entrance examination fee.

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1Under Irish contract law, what is required for a valid simple contract in addition to offer, acceptance and an intention to create legal relations?
A.Registration with the Companies Registration Office
B.Notarisation before a commissioner for oaths
C.Consideration moving from the promisee
D.Approval by the Director of Consumer Affairs
Explanation: A simple (non-deed) contract in Irish law requires consideration, which must move from the promisee but need not move to the promisor. Consideration is something of value given in exchange for the promise. Only contracts under seal (deeds) dispense with the consideration requirement.
2A shop displays a jacket in its window with a price tag of EUR50. In Irish contract law, the display is best classified as which of the following?
A.A binding offer that the customer accepts by pointing at it
B.A unilateral contract
C.A counter-offer
D.An invitation to treat
Explanation: A display of goods in a shop window or on a shelf is an invitation to treat, not an offer (Fisher v Bell; Pharmaceutical Society of GB v Boots). The customer makes the offer at the till, which the shop may accept or reject. This is settled common-law doctrine applied in Ireland.
3Under the postal rule as applied in Irish contract law, when is an acceptance sent by post generally effective?
A.When the offeror actually reads the letter
B.When the letter is delivered to the offeror's address
C.When the letter is properly posted
D.When the offeror acknowledges receipt
Explanation: The postal rule (Adams v Lindsell; Sanderson v Cunningham in Ireland) provides that acceptance is complete on proper posting where post is a reasonable means of communication. The rule is an exception to the general requirement that acceptance must be communicated. It can be displaced by the terms of the offer.
4Which statute requires that contracts for the sale of an interest in land be evidenced in writing in Ireland?
A.The Sale of Goods Act 1893
B.The Statute of Frauds (Ireland) 1695
C.The Consumer Rights Act 2022
D.The Civil Liability Act 1961
Explanation: The Statute of Frauds (Ireland) 1695 requires that contracts for the sale of land (and certain other contracts) be evidenced by a written note or memorandum signed by the party to be charged. An oral land contract is unenforceable, though equity may intervene through part performance. It remains in force in Irish law.
5In Irish contract law, a term that the parties did not expressly state but which the court reads in to give business efficacy to the contract is described as which of the following?
A.A condition precedent
B.An exemption clause
C.An implied term
D.A collateral warranty
Explanation: An implied term is one not expressly agreed but read into the contract, whether by fact (to give business efficacy, the officious-bystander test), by custom, or by statute. The Sale of Goods Acts 1893 and 1980 imply terms such as merchantable quality. Express and implied terms together form the contract.
6Under section 14 of the Sale of Goods Act 1893 (as amended by the 1980 Act), goods sold in the course of a business must be of which quality?
A.Perfect and flawless quality
B.Bespoke quality
C.Merchantable quality
D.Premium quality
Explanation: Section 14, as amended by the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980, implies a condition that goods sold in the course of a business are of merchantable quality. This means fit for the purpose for which goods of that kind are commonly bought, as is reasonable having regard to description and price. There is also an implied condition of fitness for a stated particular purpose.
7In Irish contract law, a representation that induces a contract but turns out to be false, made without fraud or negligence, gives rise to which type of misrepresentation?
A.Fraudulent misrepresentation
B.Negligent misrepresentation
C.Innocent misrepresentation
D.Collateral misrepresentation
Explanation: Innocent misrepresentation is a false statement made honestly and without negligence that induces the contract. The primary remedy is rescission, with the court having discretion to award damages in lieu under section 45 of the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980. Fraudulent misrepresentation requires knowledge of falsity (Derry v Peek).
8A bank manager pressures a vulnerable elderly customer into guaranteeing the debts of a third party against her own interests. Which vitiating factor is most likely to set the guarantee aside in Irish law?
A.Frustration
B.Mutual mistake
C.Privity
D.Undue influence
Explanation: Undue influence allows a contract to be set aside where one party exploits a relationship of trust and confidence to obtain an unfair advantage. Where the relationship gives rise to a presumption of undue influence, the dominant party must show the weaker party had independent advice. Irish courts apply principles drawn from cases such as Bank of Ireland v Smyth and Barclays Bank v O'Brien.
9Where, after a contract is formed, an unforeseen event without the fault of either party makes performance impossible or radically different, the contract may be discharged by which doctrine?
A.Frustration
B.Rescission
C.Repudiation
D.Novation
Explanation: The doctrine of frustration discharges a contract where a supervening event, not the fault of either party, makes performance impossible, illegal, or radically different from what was undertaken (Taylor v Caldwell; Neville & Sons v Guardian Builders). It operates automatically to terminate the contract from the date of the frustrating event. A contract is not frustrated merely because performance becomes harder or less profitable.
10Which rule governs the recoverability of damages for breach of contract by limiting recovery to losses arising naturally or within the reasonable contemplation of the parties?
A.The rule in Hadley v Baxendale
B.The rule in Rylands v Fletcher
C.The rule in Foss v Harbottle
D.The rule in Pinnel's Case
Explanation: The rule in Hadley v Baxendale governs remoteness of damage in contract. Recoverable losses are those arising naturally from the breach (the first limb) or those reasonably within the contemplation of both parties at the time of contracting (the second limb). Irish courts apply this test to limit consequential damages.

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