Delia is the managing director of ABC Ltd. She arrived at the company’s head office to discover the building was ablaze. She called the emergency services and when the firefighters arrived at the scene Delia told them that the contents of her office were extremely valuable and contained irreplaceable items. As such, if they could prevent

the fire spreading there she would reward them with £100 each. The firefighters were

successful in extinguishing the fire and it did not reach Delia’s office.

Assess the likely success of the firefighters claiming the reward. (

Adefendant charged with driving while intoxicated pleaded not guilty and insisted on a trial. right before the trial began, he fired his attorney and decided to defend himself. at one point during opening arguments, the defendant began to act like a cat, meowing and chasing an imaginary squirrel out of the courtroom. if no one else raises the issue of the defendant's competency to stand trial, what is the responsibility of the trial judge here? a) the trial judge has no responsibility, because the defendant decided to defend himself. b) the trial judge has no responsibility, because she cannot decide whether the defendant is competent to stand trial. c) the trial judge must raise the issue of competency, because the defendant is representinghimself.d) the trial judge must raise the issue of competency, because the constitution obligates her to do.