Law
Law
Order Description
The summative assessment requires students to choose one of the cases contain" rel="nofollow">ined in" rel="nofollow">in the case list and write up a reflective report which evaluates it in" rel="nofollow">in more depth. The
word limit is 2,000 – 3,000 words. This in" rel="nofollow">includes in" rel="nofollow">in-text citations, but excludes bibliography.
Structure of content
The self-reflective report should:
(1) summarise the material facts, i.e. only the facts which are pertin" rel="nofollow">inent to your report should be retain" rel="nofollow">ined;
(2) identify clearly the legal issues in" rel="nofollow">involved, i.e. what the question is about from a legal poin" rel="nofollow">int of view;
(3) defin" rel="nofollow">ine and explain" rel="nofollow">in the relevant legal rule(s), i.e. identify the legal prin" rel="nofollow">inciples which are relevant to the case in" rel="nofollow">in question and clarify the applicable law, givin" rel="nofollow">ing
authority (case law or statute, as appropriate);
(4) apply the legal rule to the facts in" rel="nofollow">in question, i.e. make a sensible attempt to explain" rel="nofollow">in how the rule identified in" rel="nofollow">in step (3) was applied to the factual issues;
(5) conclude the analysis and take a position, i.e. discuss how the issue posed at the begin" rel="nofollow">innin" rel="nofollow">ing of this sequence of steps was resolved and critically evaluate the
outcome of the case (strengths, weaknesses, implications etc).
The last step is crucial to your analysis. A strong report will demonstrate a thorough readin" rel="nofollow">ing of the case, wider research and a critical approach to the subject-
matter. Your critique/ analysis should also consider the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions:
-Do you agree with the central argument adopted by the court? Why or why not?
-What perspectives do you thin" rel="nofollow">ink are missin" rel="nofollow">ing?
-Who benefits from the outcome of the case? Who does not?
case
https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/2000/58.html