Question description
It should
consist of 1,500 words.
The Student will:
Investigate, analyze
and write a report on the legal
issues presented by the a legal situation with which the student is
familiar, focusing on those areas of law presented in this course, such as
torts, crimes and contract law.
To the Following
Standard:
Identifies an appropriate
legal situation; designs an investigation plan to acquire the necessary facts
of the situation; conducts the investigation, identifies the issues these facts
present; writes a report on the legal issues and possible solutions, and makes
an oral presentation before their fellow students.
Plan of Action:
1. Identify an appropriate
legal situation from your own experience
or that of your friends neighbours and family members
2. design an investigation
plan to acquire the necessary facts of the situation list what information you
need and where to acquire it
3. conducts the
investigation
acquire the information by interviewing those impacted by the situation researching the law in the textbook
4. identify the issues
these facts present an issue identifies the
question of law raised by the facts and mentions the key facts to put the legal
question into context
5. write a report on the
legal issues and possible solutions outline your report using
the FIRAC outline but with much more detail
Possible Format of the
Report
Introduction – The Story
Complete story about 500
words, who, what when where
Key Facts – Material a
paragraph of the facts which will make a difference to the outcome
Issue — pick one that
matches the material of one of the chapters
Rule – describe the rule
and it elements – use the chapters to find this rule
Analysis – apply key facts
to each element of the rule
Conclusion
1. legal / logical outcome
based on your analysis
2. what really happened –
compare theoretical result to real life
