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This resource introduces you to the language and vocabulary of negligence law. It provides practice activities as well as a case study exercise. Glossary of negligence terms The following glossary of negligence terms will help you fully understand the tort of negligence. After you have studied the terms and their...
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This section will help you navigate your way through the process of reading, analysing and responding to a case study. Case studies describe real-life situations and events over a period of time. They may centre on a person, group, project or organisation. A case study assessment task requires you to...
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Once you have analysed the problems, you need to develop possible solutions using research, theory and industry practice. You then need to evaluate these solutions to make recommendations for action. The exampless on this page will help you get started with this process. Potential solutions should be developed for each...
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Before submitting any assessment, it is important that you spend some time editing and proofreading your work. Use this checklist to guide you through this process. Make sure you have followed the task instructions, addressed the marking criteria and presented your work as well as possible. Use the following checklist...
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Begin your research with information from your course, for example: lectures, course notes and readings. Research the specific issues you identified to find additional academic and authoritative sources to support your analysis of the case. As your understanding of the topic develops, your research becomes more focused and effective. For...
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Do you need to write a case study report for nursing? The information on this page will help get you started. Part 1: What is it and why? This video introduces the concept of the case study and identifies how case studies differ to other written assignments. Part 2: Research...
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Answering any contract law case question requires you to do the following: identify and discuss legal issues, apply the law to the facts, and cite relevant cases. Reading the question When reading any legal case problem, ask yourself the following questions: What is the general issue here? What are the particular...
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This section will take you through the process of constructing a legal argument in contract law. It provides a model for you to follow. This section is based on a case study used in a contract law exam. You can complete the case study as an exam if you wish....
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Identifying the major issues and their causes is vital to proposing appropriate solutions later. Let's explore how we can do this. From your annotation and note-taking you should have an understanding of what the problems are. Summarise or list the issues in your own words Make sure you: sort the...
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The recommendations that you make should be based upon your solutions for each of the identified problems. Here are some examples for how you can do this. The following example shows how headings and subheadings make the structure clear and how theory is used to support the recommendations. The shows...
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This section will take you through the process of constructing a legal argument around the tort of negligence. It provides a case study using a series of steps called "IRAC". You can complete the case study as an exam if you wish. Model a legal answer Identify the relevant area...
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The next step is to read the case to identify what the issues are and try to understand how, or why, they might have occurred. Let's find out how we can do this. A proper analysis requires thorough reading more than once. The three reading strategies to use are: Skimming:...
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In this section, we are going to use a negligence model plan to answer a case study. After reading the details of the Bert V Groovy Clothing Store case, use the model plan to identify the legal issues and relevant laws. Introduction to Bert V Groovy Clothing Store The details...
