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f) Chair of a commission set up by the government looking at the

causes of crimes of violence committed against women

g) Assume that you did sit on the commission in f) above, and a case

involving domestic violence (against the wife) is listed before you.

Can you try the case?

15.

i) You have been invited to give a speech at a private educational

seminar what factors must you consider before accepting?

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i) You are at a party and a guest, hearing that you used to be an expert in

commercial law, asks your advice on a legal problem he has. What do

you do?

ii) Would it make any difference if a member of your family was asking

you for advice?

17.

i) You are at a party and someone you know socially, although not a

close friend approaches you and asks you if you can help him. His

brother has a case in court and the delay in the case being heard is

causing the business to lose work. He asks if you can help by getting

the case listed quickly, indicating that he would be pleased to show his

gratitude for such a favour. What do you do?

18.

i) You are asked by your neighbours to sign a petition in opposition to a

decision of the local authority to build an open prison in your

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