MODULE NAME: Legal and Professional Environment COMBINED “PART A” AND “PART C” REFERRED COURSEWORK
This Coursework is in two main sections:
Section 1 contains the assessment for “Part A” of the module (on Case Analysis/Legal Method) and is worth 70% of the overall credit for this module.
Section 2 contains the assessment for “Part C” of the module (on Professional Ethics) and is worth 30% of the overall credit for this module.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 20th August 2021 by 4:00 pm
Note: Your coursework must be submitted via the Module Learning Room Dropbox before the deadline. E-mails will not be accepted. All copies will be checked for plagiarism and/or collusion using appropriate detection software.
WARNING: Academic Integrity and Academic Irregularities
When completing this assessment, you must ensure that your answer complies with the Regulations of Nottingham Trent University and
Nottingham Law School with regard to academic irregularities (see NTU Quality Handbook, Section 17C).
In no circumstances should an answer, or any part of an answer to this assessment, be agreed or shared with another person. This means that you should not share any drafts, notes or final scripts with another person. You should not present the work or words of another person as your own under any circumstances.
For section 1 you are expected to use the judgement as the primary source and for Section 2 you are expected to use primary and secondary sources to inform your answers, but the work you submit for assessment should be your own personal response to the assessment, expressed in your own words. Your work should not contain any work that has been copied from another source without appropriate referencing and citations. Quotation marks should be used when any work has been copied from another source, accompanied by an appropriate reference. All materials used in respect of this assessment should be cited in a bibliography – unless directed otherwise.
Professional Bodies, such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), will be informed of any academic irregularity found against you and this may cause further difficulties later in your career. If you are in any doubt about what is permitted, please speak with your tutor.
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SECTION 1: Part A of the Module – Case Analysis/Legal Method
Word limit: There is no word limit for Section 1 of the Legal and Professional Environment assessment coursework. However, your answers should be as concise, precise and accurate as possible without being repetitive (see criteria below).
The four questions in Section 1 of this assessment coursework are equally weighted. You must answer all the questions.
Important notice: When answering questions relating to the material facts, legal issue and ratio decidendi of the case, you MUST confine your reading to the case extract provided. If it is apparent that you have referred to extraneous material relating to the reported decision such as law reports, case summaries, textbooks or other similar material, this will be reflected negatively in your grade. You do not need to include a bibliography for Section 1.
Assessment criteria.
The marking criteria will adhere to the NTU grading descriptors for Level 4 (for LAW_11761) and Level 5 (for LAW_22427). Your answers should:
1. Be, clear, concise and accurate.
2. Not, be repetitive.
3. Contain only relevant information.
4. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the case.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of techniques, aids etc. to statutory interpretation.
Read through the attached extract from R v Q [2005] 2 W.L.R. 23 and answer the following questions:
1. Explain in your own words the material facts in the case. (25%)
2. Explain in your own words the legal issue(s) in the case. (25%)
3. a. What technique(s) of statutory interpretation do you consider Kay LJ employed in the judgment? Include in your answer how he uses (or applies) the technique(s) to assist him.
b. What aids to statutory interpretation do you consider Kay LJ employed in the judgment? Explain whether they are ‘intrinsic’ or ‘extrinsic’ (25% overall)
4. Explain in your own words the ratio decidendi of the case. (25%)
