Questions › Chapter 5: The UK government, the law and your role
Which of these is an example of a civil law case?
- AA shop selling cigarettes to a 15-year-old
- BSomeone selling cannabis
- CA landlord and a tenant disagreeing about repairsRight answer
- DSomeone carrying a knife in the street
Answer: A landlord and a tenant disagreeing about repairs
Housing disputes over repairs or eviction come under civil law, as do consumer, employment and debt cases. Selling drugs, carrying weapons and selling tobacco to under-18s are crimes.
From chapter 5 of the handbook, "The UK government, the law and your role", section "Respecting the law". Practice question 560 of 651, written in our own words.