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Legal Skills and Method (AO2 and AO3)
Quick questions on The scenario application question - Eduqas A-Level Law
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What are identifying the issues?Show answer
Most scenarios contain several issues: different acts, different parties, or different elements of one offence or claim. The first task is to spot them all and deal with each in turn, running a mini-IRAC for each. For example, a criminal scenario may move up the ladder of non-fatal offences (assault, then battery, then s47, then s20), and a negligence scenario must take duty, breach and damage in order.
What is reaching a conclusion?Show answer
An Advise or Discuss the liability of question requires a conclusion. After applying the law, state the likely outcome (for example, "Dan is likely to be liable for the section 20 offence, subject to the consent defence"). Where the law is uncertain, say so, give the competing outcomes, and reach the most likely one. An answer that never decides loses the marks for conclusion.
What is q1?Show answer
Explain the IRAC structure and why each step matters. [10 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
A customer slips on an unmarked wet floor in a shop and is injured. Set out how you would structure an answer advising on the shop's liability. [20 marks]
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