Most Recent CIPS L5M3 Exam Questions & Answers

Offers include bids on an auction and a price proposal that is valid for 14 days. The other three options are Invitations to Treat. See p.3 for the full list of what constitutes an Invitation to Treat. The tricky thing here is that an auction is an invitation to treat but a bid on an auction is an offer. An auction is an ITT because you're encouraging people to make an offer to you. A bid on the auction is the offer (you offer to buy something at a price you propose).

The correct answers are 1, 3 and 5: exclusions should be narrowly defined and clearly state which types of liabilities are excluded, liability is a legal responsibility and liability cannot be excluded for injury resulting from negligence. These are all explained on p. 22. Liability is never there to publish anyone (this is a red herring answer that CIPS like to put into different questions and it's usually the wrong answer - no one should look to publish anyone else). The option 'Liability can only be limited where there is valid insurance' is not true. A contract can state any limitations on liability so long as it's agreed by both parties, they're fair and don't contradict any laws. The thing about not being able to exclude liability regarding personal injury is a Law in the UK.

The correct answers are indemnity insurance and public liability insurance. Molly doesn't have any products so this wouldn't be required- she's a consultant. As a sole-trader she doesn't have employees so doesn't need Employer's Liability Insurance. The book does not go into much detail about types of insurances - but this is a known exam topic. So if you aren't confident on these four types of insurance and when you'd expect a supplier to have them - do some extra research before the exam. Insurance types are briefly mentioned on p. 25

The correct answers are: 1) the painter using magnolia instead of white, and 5) the supplier who was late on his delivery. These are considered minor breaches because the contract was still fulfilled and it didn't affect the contract in any significant way. In this type of question you have to use logic to deduce the right answer; 2) A consultant giving bad advice would be a major breach - it would be a huge issue, particularly if that advice led to an accident or death. Think about an Architect advising on a type of pillar, and it turns out that pillar can't support the weight of the building. That would be bad. 3) Lions and Tigers are not the same thing - so that would be a pretty fundamental mistake in a contract. 4) Breaching a non-disclosure agreement is usually considered a major breach of a contract (this is mentioned in chapter 2.1). See p. 48 for more information on minor breaches.

'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