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  • Assessments for law

    These tutorials will assist you in completing law assessments such as writing a memo or a case note, as well as finding Australian case law and legislation....

  • Company law: Managing the reading

    Manage your reading when studying Company Law. Start from the big picture – gain an overview of the topic. Step 1: Outline of the topic The lecture PowerPoints provide a guide to what is important for each Company Law topic – read, understand and make your own notes before the...

  • Finding Australian case law and legislation

    This interactive video will step you through finding relevant cases and outcomes across Australia. Look for databases and case notes relevant to commonwealth and state cases. Interactive video: includes quizzes and links to websites. Quizzes and links appear as boxes in the video window. Select them to test your knowledge...

  • Writing a legal argument: Language focus

    Modal and conditional language is important in legal argument as it allows arguments to be constructed in terms of possibility, probability and conditions. It is the difference between saying 'it is because' versus 'it could be because'. Modal verbs The conditional nature of statements in legal case studies means that...

  • Writing a legal argument: Planning your answer

    Legal argument is a process of identifying legal issues, connecting it to appropriate laws then applying those laws to the facts. It is a process that weaves a legal answer together. You must find and cite supporting cases and laws to argue your position. Example model plan 1 Legal issue...

  • Writing a legal argument: The case study

    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...

  • Writing a legal argument: Writing your answer

    Once you have written your plan, you need to turn this into your answer. There should be one main legal issue per paragraph. Each main issue needs to demonstrate appropriate application of the law to the facts of the case. Here is the paragraph outline for Bert v Groovy Clothing...

  • Writing a legal memo

    Legal memorandums that are written as assignments can take three forms: an in-house document, a letter to a client, or a paper on legal policy. All memos provide advice or legal opinion but can have different audiences or intended recipients. They should be clear, concise and informative. The memo summarises...

  • Writing case notes

    Case notes usually require you to provide a summary of the case which outlines the relevant facts, explains the legal issues and the judge's reasoning (ratio). This is followed by a critique of the judge's decisions and a discussion of the implications of the case. In doing this, you are...