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Guidance on how to answer problem style questionsHi All. I would like to share some tips with you in answering problem base question as follows: Commonly used method are the IRAC or ILAC: (IRAC)Issue, Rule, Application and Conclusion or (ILAC)Issue, Law, Application &Conclusion. In identifyi...

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Guidance on how to answer problem style questions Hi All. I would like to share some tips with you in answering problem base question as follows:

1. Commonly used method are the IRAC or ILAC: (IRAC)Issue, Rule, Application and Conclusion or (ILAC)Issue, Law, Application &Conclusion. 2. In identifying the issue/s, please read the facts of the questions carefully. Avoid skim reading. Identify the issue/s. If there are more than one issue, deal issue by issue. 3. Do Not treat a problem question as an invitation to write an abstract essay about the legal issues involved in the problem. Do not write out all the law they consider to be raised by the facts and then, without separating the issues clearly, leave all their application to the end. The dangers of excessive repetition and irrelevant points of law are high, and this is very poor legal style. 4. Start with the facts. Read the problem carefully several times. You must have a precise understanding of the facts, since facts determine the relevance of any legal points you make later. Draw a quick diagram to explain the facts and the parties. Do not assume facts which are not given unless specifically requested to do so by the question itself, e.g. "would your answer have been different if..?" 5. From the facts identify, (i)who are the parties to the contract, and (ii) what is it that the person(s) in question wishes to know? Most of the time they may wish to know whether there is a binding contract and the consequences of this. 6. Avoid "jumping around" between issues and mixing discussion on different issues. Do not move on to a further issue until you have said all that is required to be said about the first identified issue. 7. In discussing the law, state the law in the context of the issue raised by the facts. The law is in reference to the Contracts act 1950, or Common law if the Contracts Act 1950 does not govern the principle in question. For example, the principle on ‘Intention to Create Legal relations’ is not dealt with in the Contracts Act 1950. It is governed by common law. 8. Relevant cases must be stated to illustrate the law and support the principle in question. In application of the law, do not use a case as the law.

9. Do not produce an answer which ignores the law. This is known as "layman's law or explanation" and must be avoided at all costs since it is likely to lead to a fail answer. 10. The law should be fully explained. Do not answer based on the assumption that the examiner knows the law. In explaining the law, what you say must be complete and make sense on its own....