Remedies and Advanced Legal Skills

Key facts

UNE unit code: LAW480

*You are viewing the 2024 version of this unit which may be subject to change in future.

Start

Trimester 1 - On Campus
Trimester 1 - Online
Trimester 2 - On Campus
Trimester 2 - Online

Campus

Armidale Campus

24/7 online support

Yes

Intensive schools

Yes

Supervised exam

No

Credit points

6

UNE student studies on a laptop on her lounge at home

This capstone unit is at the experiential end of the legal studies spectrum and brings together the theory and practical skills you have developed throughout your legal studies course. Specifically, it hones your legal research skills and your ability to apply legal authority, as well as your capacity to argue persuasively.

Structured in three modules, it builds your legal research skills to an advanced level and considers legal, equitable and statutory remedies. It also sharpens your skills in communicating clearly, concisely and correctly in plain language.

The final component requires you to prepare a written submission based on a legal problem. You must then present your oral submissions as an advocate in the Moot Court.

Offerings

Teaching period	Mode/location
Trimester 1	On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 1	Online
Trimester 2	On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 2	Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

Start	Finish	Duration	Attendance	Offerings	Notes
13 July 2024	13 July 2024	1 day	Non-Mandatory Intensive School	Trimester 2, On Campus, Armidale Campus; Trimester 2, Online	Trimester 2: Intensive School held at UNE Sydney Campus
16 March 2024	16 March 2024	1 day	Non-Mandatory Intensive School	Trimester 1, On Campus, Armidale Campus; Trimester 1, Online	Trimester 1: Intensive School held at UNE Sydney Campus

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites

candidature in BA/LLB or BAgr/LLB or BBus/LLB or BCom/LLB or BCompSc/LLB or BCrim/LLB or BEcon/LLB or BEnvSc/LLB or LLB or BSc/LLB or JD or LLB or LLM, and: from 2020: 72cp in Law including (LAW231 or LAW131) and (LAW171 or LAW172) and (LAW281 or LAW283) or LLM533, or; prior to 2020: 72cp in Law

Restrictions

LS480

Notes

Each student must participate as an advocate in a Moot Court hearing. The bench will assess students on their written submissions and oral presentation. Hearing dates, venues, practice, and procedure are in the study guide for the relevant trimester.

The Moot Court appearance is in the nature of a viva voce (oral) exam.

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

Sotirios AkonLecturer - School of Law

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the use of legal, equitable, and statutory remedies;
demonstrate advanced skills in finding parliamentary and delegated legislation relevant to a legal question, and extrinsic material relevant to that legislation;
demonstrate a high level of proficiency in applying legislative provisions to legal questions;
demonstrate a high level of proficiency in finding case law; this includes case law relevant to particular statutory provisions, and applying it to legal questions;
demonstrate strong interpersonal skills in order to collaborate effectively with others in preparing and presenting written and oral submissions in a moot; and
demonstrate overall enhanced skills in speaking and legal writing clearly, concisely, and correctly in plain language.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Title	Must Complete	Weight	Offerings	Assessment Notes
Assignment 1 (Module I)	Yes	30%	All offerings	Module I 1.1 Legal Research Exercise 20% No. Words: 2500 1.2 Legal Remedies Online Quiz 10%
Assignment 2 (Module II)	Yes	30%	All offerings	Module II Legal Writing Exercise No. Words: 1750
Assignment 3 (Module III)	Yes	40%	All offerings	Module III Moot No. Words: 1750

Title

Must Complete

Weight

Offerings

Assessment Notes

Assignment 1 (Module I)

Yes

30%

All offerings

Module I

1.1 Legal Research Exercise 20%

No. Words: 2500

1.2 Legal Remedies Online Quiz 10%

Assignment 2 (Module II)

Yes

30%

All offerings

Module II

Legal Writing Exercise

No. Words: 1750

Assignment 3 (Module III)

Yes

40%

All offerings

Module III

Moot

No. Words: 1750

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Plain Language for Lawyers

ISBN: 9781862877757

Asprey, M.M., The Federation Press 4th revised ed. 2010

Note: Electronic devices are not permitted in a paper-based exam. Therefore, if you choose to purchase this text as an e-book, you will not be permitted to use it in a paper-based open book exam. If the unit has an online supervised exam and you choose to sit the open book exam online (go to Online Supervised Exams for more information) you will be permitted to refer to the e-text during the online supervised exam, only if they are on the desktop/laptop computer upon which you are sitting your exam.