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Coursework
Submission Sheet

I confirm that I have read and understood the Examination Handbook

and that this assessed coursework complies with the Coursework
regulation.
You are required to submit each of your coursework in a file named with
your IC/Passport number to cw@bac.edu.my. Failure to do so will
result in your coursework not being marked.
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UK TRANSFER PROGRAMME (LAW)

** to be filled by student

INTAKE
SUBJECT NAME & CODE
SUBMISSION DUE DATE &
TIME

: Jan Apr Sept

: CLR101 Common Law Reasoning
: 24th October 2016, 12.00pm

YEAR
CAMPUS
SUBMISSION WORD COUNT
(to be filled by student)

: 1
: KL
:

2
PJ

** to be filled by marker

CONTENT (40%)
CRITERIA

YES/NO

COMMENT

The answers goes straight to the point, showing that

the student really knows what the question is all
about.
The arguments are clear and well made.
The answer shows a grasp of underlying principles,
doctrines and rules.
The student has written in his/her own words, rather
that reproducing extracts from
lecturers/notes/textbooks/subject guides/study
packs.

STYLE & PRESENTATION (20%)

Writing is fluent with a few grammatical errors.
Essay Questions; each paragraph contains one key
idea or argument. Each new point has a new
paragraph.
The answer is coherent.

ORIGINALITY (30%)
The answer is comprehensive, covering all or most
of the relevant issues.
The answer is well structured.
The answer as a whole really does answer the
question.

REFERENCING (10%)
MARKS AWARDED:
(Maximum 25 %)
SIGNATURE OF MARKER:

FOR EXAM OFFICE USE ONLY

DATE & TIME RECEIVED
REMARKS

MARKS

Learning Objectives
This coursework test students understanding and appreciation of the law as it requires
students to read, understand, summarize and extract the important issues from actual
cases.
This coursework tests students research abilities as a good answer will require students
to look into the actual wording of the legislations, the Hansard, other research papers
behind the provisions, books and actual cases, and keep all of this current.
Multiple secondary sources of the law need to be looked into for the students to gather
the required information.
There is a word limit imposed. This will encourage students to articulate themselves in a
concise and precise manner, thus developing a very important and useful skill every
legal practitioner needs.
The main ideas that go into this coursework are available in any reference book. It
simply is a matter of understanding the question and framing the coursework
strategically.

COURSEWORK QUESTION
September 2016, Year 1
Common Law Reasoning
Critically analyse the effects of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act
2012 on the access of justice to civil courts.

Useful Links :
https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/articles/legal-aid-changeskey-information-and-advice/

https://www.theguardian.com/law/datablog/2014/sep/09/legal-aid-in-englandand-wales-what-is-changing

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/mar/26/legal-aid-cuts-put-strain-ondivorcees

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/mar/31/legal-aid-act-has-denied-justiceto-the-most-vulnerable-it-must-be-reviewed

Note:
Students are required to print their TURN IT IN report and enclose with the coursework.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Candidates are required to submit their coursework by
following format:

24th October 2016 , 12.00 pm in the

a) Typed, printed and stapled and taped together

(Note: Fancy binding, graphics and colored papers are NOT required)
b) Coursework should be printed on ONLY ONE side of the A4 sized paper.
c) Word count should not exceed 3000 words. An allowance of +/- 100 words is allowed.
d) Text and Footnotes font type
: Calibri
e) Text Font Size
: 12
f) Footnotes Font Size
: 10
g) Text Alignment
: Justify
h) Line Spacing
: 1.5
2. Every coursework submitted MUST include:
a) Submission sheet (made available in the CMS)
b) The general instructions and question page made available in the CMS
c) Turn It In report
d) Candidates answer together with Bibliography and Footnotes
e) Word count (soon after the final line of the coursework)
f) Bibliography
3. Coursework will NOT be assessed and will be returned to the candidate if:
a)
b)
c)
d)

the softcopy of the coursework is not submitted via email cw@bac.edu.my

the candidates name is stated on the coursework;
no references (footnotes and bibliography) are provided in the coursework.
the coursework is not accompanied with the cover page stating the candidates IC and ID numbers.

4. In order to sit for the exams, students have to obtain a minimum marks of ten (10) for the coursework.
5. Make sure you know what you have to do and keep to deadlines for the submission of assessed work.
Failure to do so may result in one or more of the following:
a) marks lost for late or non-submission of coursework, possibly leading to a zero mark with no
opportunity to represent;
Note: In Year 2 if you fail a module overall because of late or non-submission of assessed work, you MAY be
denied a re-sit at any time in the future. Even if you are allowed to re-sit the highest mark you may achieve is
40.
b) exclusion from the exams;
c) exclusion from College.
6. Mode of coursework submission:
nd
a) Dropbox (2 Floor of both VSQ & BAC KL) AND
b) Email softcopy to cw@bac.edu.my