Research

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Demonstrates an understanding of relevant legal issues.

Points Range: 5.1 (25.50%) - 6 (30.00%)

Demonstrates an excellent understanding of all the legal issues.

Points Range: 4.5 (22.50%) - 5 (25.00%)

Clear and complete identification and grasp of key concepts and legal issues.

Points Range: 3.9 (19.50%) - 4.5 (22.50%)

Demonstrates a sound understanding of the legal issues.

Points Range: 3 (15.00%) - 3.8 (19.00%)

Demonstrates limited but satisfactory understanding of the legal issues.

Points Range: 0 (0.00%) - 2.9 (14.50%)

Fails to demonstrate an understanding of the key issues and law.

Identification of relevant legal sources in relation to the topic for discussion. Breadth of research effort

Points Range: 5.1 (25.50%) - 6 (30.00%)

Complete, confident and/or insightful discussion of broad range of relevant primary and secondary sources.

Points Range: 4.5 (22.50%) - 5 (25.00%)

Clear identification and discussion of a range of relevant sources of law pertaining to the topic.

Points Range: 3.9 (19.50%) - 4.5 (22.50%)

Sound identification and discussion of some key legal sources and/or literature, but research effort lacks breadth in places.

Points Range: 3 (15.00%) - 3.8 (19.00%)

Limited but satisfactory identification and discussion of legal issues and sources; incomplete or limited research effort.

Points Range: 0 (0.00%) - 2.9 (14.50%)

Little or no evidence of any attempt to research primary and secondary sources; inadequate research effort.

References to case law and legislation

Points Range: 4.25 (21.25%) - 5 (25.00%)

All relevant cases and legislation is cited

Points Range: 3.75 (18.75%) - 4.25 (21.25%)

Most relevant cases and legislation is cited

Points Range: 3.25 (16.25%) - 3.74 (18.70%)

The most important parts of the relevant relevant cases and legislation is cited

Points Range: 2.5 (12.50%) - 3.24 (16.20%)

Fair part of the relevant cases and legislation is cited

Points Range: 0 (0.00%) - 2.4 (12.00%)

Some or no relevant cases and legislation is cited

Structure, presentation and citation

Points Range: 2.51 (12.55%) - 3 (15.00%)

Exceptional referencing, clear structure and presentation

Points Range: 2.25 (11.25%) - 2.5 (12.50%)

Good referencing, clear structure and presentation

Points Range: 1.95 (9.75%) - 2.24 (11.20%)

Sound / fairly complete referencing, fair structure and presentation

Points Range: 1.5 (7.50%) - 1.94 (9.70%)

Generally satisfactory referencing, some structure and fair presentation

Points Range: 0 (0.00%) - 1.4 (7.00%)

Significantly defective referencing, no structure and presentation