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2019 tortsassignmentproblem
Law of Torts (LAWS1012)
University of Sydney
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The University of Sydney Law School
TORTS, 2019
Assignment Topic
INSTRUCTIONS:
This assignment is a compulsory, non-redeemable assessment, worth 30% of your final mark.
A maximum word limit of 2,000 words applies. Do not exceed it. Footnotes are not included in the word count so long as footnotes include only citations and references, and do not include additional text. The bibliography does not count towards the word limit. All assignments must be accompanied by a bibliography, listing all the legislation and cases referred to in the assignment.
DUE DATE: Thursday 12 September 2019 by 3:00 p.
Assignments must be submitted in accordance with the requirements set out in the course outline You must submit a copy electronically as well as in hard copy to the Level 3 Law School desk by the due date and time. The electronic and hard copies must be identical. (For the avoidance of doubt, please note that submitting a copy which is not identical in every respect will be treated as academic misconduct. It is your responsibility to ensure that the copy submitted online is the correct version of your answer.) Please retain a spare copy of your paper.
Assignments must be typed/word processed, and you should run a spell-check prior to submission. You should use a recognised citation style. The Australian Guide to Legal Citation is the standard citation guide for legal writing. Poor, inconsistent citation will affect your mark.
The assessment criteria to be applied in the marking of the assignment are set out in the course outline on pages 14 and 15.
Read this important recommendation!
This is an assignment. Unlike a research essay, the assignment is designed to test your problem-solving ability, to be able to identify and analyse legal issues in a hypothetical scenario and is to be completed substantially from the cases and legislation set out in the reading guide, although the best answers may also follow up issues via recommended texts and
other sources as appropriate. You should substantiate your answer with pinpoint references, by referring to any cases, legislation or texts that you consider appropriate. It is not appropriate to ignore the cases and legislation discussed in class and treating the assignment as a pure research exercise or to attempt to answer it purely from sources such as a textbook or Halsbury’s Laws of Australia. This assignment seeks to test your understanding of aspects of the material listed in the reading guide for consideration under Topics 2 (Historical Background), 3 (Trespass to the Person), 4 (The action on the case for wilful injury: the principle in Wilkinson v Downton), 6 (Damages for intentional torts to the person) and 7 (Defences to intentional torts to the person). Not all material in these topics will necessarily be relevant to the problem. You do not need to consider the tort of negligence.
Any application for a simple extension must be made to the Course Convenor, Professor David Rolph by email to david@sydney.edu, not to tutors, must be made ONLY after you have read the policy on extensions on the website and must be made before the due date of Thursday 12 September 2019, or on that date only if circumstances arise that day.
2019 tortsassignmentproblem
Course: Law of Torts (LAWS1012)
University: University of Sydney
