module specification

LL3110 - Case and Statute Analysis (2024/25)

Module specification Module approved to run in 2024/25, but may be subject to modification
Module title Case and Statute Analysis
Module level Honours (06)
Credit rating for module 24
School Guildhall School of Business and Law
Assessment components
Type Weighting Qualifying mark Description
Coursework 100%   Time constrained unseen case and statute analysis test.
Running in 2024/25

(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change)
Period Campus Day Time Module Leader
Year North Not applicable -
Spring semester North Not applicable -

Module summary

This module aims to do the following:

1. To provide a sound understanding of legal research methods from primary sources.

2. To develop skills of legal analysis from primary sources.

3. To develop written communication skills in a legal setting.

Prior learning requirements

2.2 Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.

Syllabus

There is no set syllabus for this module. It is a set of skills which are taught pervasively through all the taught modules on the course.

Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity

There are no specific teaching hours for this module, which is taught pervasively through the Foundations of Law modules.

Students will be given the opportunity to undertake a formative version of the assessment, on which they will be given written and/or oral feedback.

Learning outcomes

Having completed this module, students will be able to do the following:

1. Analyse a judgment in terms of its ratio decidendi and obiter dicta.

2. Summarise a judgment, identifying the facts pertinent to the decision.

3. Appreciate the importance of a judgment in terms of its precedential value.

4. Identify and summarise the effect of a statute.

5. Analyse the effect of a statute in relation to its supposed purpose.

6. Suggest amendments to a statute which would make it more effective or clear.

Bibliography

LL3110N | London Metropolitan University (talis.com)