MISREPRESENTATION
April 13, 2010
A REVISION STRATEGY
April 13, 2010The thing to remember – which is crucial – is that the Graduate Diploma in Law is a highly predictable examination. It is therefore not a lottery!!
You can more-or-less predict what questions will appear in each paper months before you are due to sit it. For example, if you are doing the GDl at BPP Law School, you will do a three-hour paper in each of the foundation subjects apart from EU law.
Generally, you will need to answer 3 one-hour questions. The vast majority of questions will be problem questions, although at the time of publication of this article, one of the questions in Criminal and Equity and Trusts were essays, and for Constitutional and Administrative Law, you had to answer one problem question from each of three sections.
The rubric will read something like ths. However, you must consult past papers for actual accurate wording.
EXAMPLE RUBRIC
Time allowed: 3 hours (2 hours 45 minutes + 15 minutes reading time).
Candidates must attempt three questions from this seven question paper.
Instructions to candidates
Student Reference Number
Write your student reference number on the front cover of every answer booklet you use. You should NOT write your name anywhere on the answer booklet.
Questions
Answer THREE of the following SEVEN questions.
Write in blue or black ink in the answer book provided. Start each answer on a new page. Answers made elsewhere, such as on rough paper, will not be marked.
Time
You have 15 minutes reading time. During this period you may annotate the question paper, make notes on the rough paper provided and consult the permitted materials. You then have 2 hours 45 minutes to complete the examination.
DO NOT WRITE IN YOUR ANSWER BOOKLET DURING THE 15 MINUTES READING TIME.
STOP WRITING IMMEDIATELY UPON BEING INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE INVIGILATOR AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION. A FAILURE TO DO SO MAY CONSTITUTE CHEATING.
Permitted materials
The only materials permitted are:
[Statute Book if relevant]
English Language Dictionary;
English/Foreign Language Dictionary.
The dictionaries must be in book, not electronic form; law dictionaries and Latin dictionaries are not permitted.
THERE MUST BE NO ANNOTATION WITHIN THE PERMITTED MATERIALS.
Note: It is your own responsibility to make sure that you have all the permitted materials. Spare materials ARE NOT available. You ARE NOT permitted to share materials with another student.
Assessment information
All questions carry equal marks.
POSSIBLE TOPICS (a very approximate guide)
Constitutional and Administrative Law / Public Law
Section A – Constitutional law (separation of powers, royal prerogative, ministerial accountability, rule of law, parliamentary sovereignty)
Section B – Human rights (general overview of human rights, some Articles in detail)
Section C – Judicial review (general overvew of judicial review, some principles in detail such as procedural impropriety or legitimate expectation)
Law of Torts
General negligence
Professional and clinical negligence
Occupiers’ liability
Employer and vicarious liability
Nuisance
Defamation
(Product liability is quite unlikely)
Law of Contracts
Offer and acceptance
Consideraton, duress and proprietory estoppel
Mistake
Misrepresentation
Terms and exclusion clauses
Discharge of a contract
Remedies
Land/property law
Lease/licence distnction
Mortgages
Easements
Freehold covenants
Leasehold covenants
Co-ownership
Registered and unregistered land issues (including rights)
Criminal law
Theft
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery, burglary and blackmail
Non-fatal offences against the person
Criminal damage
Fraud
Equity and Trusts
Formalities and constitution
Maintenance and advancement
Tracing and liability of strangers
Secret trusts
Implied trusts of the home
Equitable remedies
Purpose trusts and unincorporated associations
European Union Law
Direct effect, indirect effect and supremacy
Competition law
Free movement of goods
Free movement of persons/goods
Welcome to the new Graduate Diploma in Law 2010 revision blog!
April 13, 2010Even more exciting than the General Election on May 7th are the Graduate Diploma in Law exams. Finally, all that studying will come to an end, and this is just a community which you won’t have to pay for to help you revise!
Graduate Diploma in Law 