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On completion of this module students should have:
- an understanding of courtroom etiquette and presentation
- an ability to analyse a given set of facts
- an ability to identify the relevant legal issues arsing from those facts
- an ability to write concise legal submissions
- an ability to present their legal arguments in a courtroom setting
- an ability to respond to the legal arguments being made by their opponent
- an ability to respond to judges questions
- appreciate the importance of meeting deadlines and the ability to meet same
- to work on a case both individually and as part of a team
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 80 |
Total | 104 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Class Attendance and Participation including active participation in classroom based advocacy exercises. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Presentation: Contested advocacy presentation involving preparation of legal submissions and oral presentation of them. This is a contested advocacy exercise. | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 55 |
Presentation: Uncontested advocacy presentation involving preparation of legal submissons and oral presentation of them. This is an unopposed advocacy exercise. | Week 7 | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Written feeedback to the group post assessment provided.
Name | Role |
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Richard Bunworth | Tutor |
Rosemary Mangan | Tutor |