- You could usefully work on your synoptic material by producing a flow
chart of the hierarchy of the civil courts along with an explanation of the
appeal route. - Make a presentation on consumer rights for a group of non-lawyers,
including a chart illustrating the terms implied by sections 12–15 of Sale
of Goods Act 1979 and Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994 (Chapter 16).
C3.2: read and synthesise information from two extended
documentsthat deal with a complex subject. One of these documents
should includeat least one image
- Reading an extended document is not a problem – choose any legal
article or case report. The following would be particularly useful and
interesting: Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking Ltd, Esso v Commissioners of
Customs and Excise (Chapter 2). - In addition there are articles in the Times Law Supplements and other
leading newspapers. Other possibilities include reports of the Law
Commission and articles in the New Law Journal or on the internet (see
sites in the resources section at the end of the book). Here you may well
find a graph or illustration included in a document.
C3.3: write two different types of documents about complex
subjects.One piece of writing should be an extended document and
include atleast one image
- Write a full essay on a subject of interest to you, e.g. misrepresentation
when selling goods (Chapter 11), the capacity of minors (Chapter 5),
rights under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (Chapter 16), methods of
communicating acceptance (Chapter 2). You could include a detailed
account of some leading cases, and illustrate some of them using
diagrams, e.g. acceptance by post (draw a map to show why the post was
a reasonable method in Henthorn v Fraser). - Draft advice to a client based on a scenario from a part of the syllabus,
e.g. a claim in misrepresentation, using a diagram to show possible
remedies, or a claim by a third party in privity, using a diagram to
illustrate the relationship between the parties.
Information technology
IT3.1: compare and use different sources to search for, and select,
information required for two different purposes
- There is a selection of internet web site addresses in the resources list of
this book. Using these you can read the case reports of the House of
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