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200432 Commercial Law

Quarter 1 2021

Assessment 2: Problem question (essay) (1500 words) (25 marks)

This document consists of 5 pages including this page.

PLEASE    READ    THE   FOLLOWING   INSTRUCTIONS   AND                 INFORMATION PROVIDED CAREFULLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE QUESTION.

1. INDIVIDUAL PROBLEM QUESTIONS

The answers are to be completed by an individual student. This assessment task has a maximum of 1500 words. Students who do not submit their own work, appropriately referenced, may be subject to student misconduct proceedings. Further information about referencing including resources are set out below.

All students are required to learn how to use Turnitin well in advance of the due date for submission. Difficulty using Turnitin at the last minute will not be accepted as an excuse for missing the deadline (except in the event of a verifiable problem with our systems at the relevant time).

Students MUST KEEP A HARD COPY of the answer submitted to Turnitin.

2.   DUE DATE

11 pm Friday 5 March 2021.

3.   RETURN OF ASSESSMENT MATERIAL

Your answer(s), with feedback, can be viewed on vUWS once they are released. Students will be notified via vUWS when this occurs.

4.   CRITERIA AND GENERAL ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS

The following will be assessed in your answer:

Learning Outcomes 2 and 3:

• Identify and demonstrate understanding of key legal concepts.

• Apply knowledge and understanding of common law and statutory tortious, contractual concepts in order to analyse and solve practical problems.

Presentation & style:

• Organises a clear and coherent answer
  • Write clearly, accurately and grammatically
  • Punctuates appropriately.

Content and knowledge:

• Identifies and explains the relevant area of common law and statutory legal systems
  • Integrates relevant cases and legislation to support their answer to the legal problem
  • Applies the legal principles and legislation to the facts of the legal problem
  • Concludes the answer to the legal problems, including any defences, remedies or penalties.