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CFOLEY85 wrote: »

Hi All

Stressed isnt the word. In relation to Vicarious Liability, whats the appropriate test to apply, Scope / Course? Or should I just mention the two of them in my answer?

Ps: why does the tort examiner make questions so confusing, Grrrr

From the manual

Scope likely to be adopted where the worker has committed an intended wrong outside his duties to his employer.

Course likely to be adopted where injury is accidental and not obviously inconsistent with the job he was employed to do.

Therefore my reading is scope = wrong , course = accident.
Prob not a bad idea to include the two, but then again will the examiner think you dont no the difference an dock marks?????

Not sure how that works , thinkin the same bout the questions though. . .

Prob a stupid question... But when i look at the model answers ...correct me if i am wrong... but they do not strictly follow the Ilac system or essay... Really they look like an essay.... am i missing the point here..

Very tempted to drop eu after a lot of study... seems like a good move but trusting someone who has been there and worn the tshirt...who advised not to... hope that is not a big mistake as my opinion was changed about two weeks on this....

Miss_F wrote: »

Company 2010 Oct

Corporate Contracts
Restriction & Disqualification of Directors
Shares
Shareholder protections
Shareholder & Director meetings
Winding Up

Thanks a mil!

Dylan123 wrote: »

Prob a stupid question... But when i look at the model answers ...correct me if i am wrong... but they do not strictly follow the Ilac system or essay... Really they look like an essay.... am i missing the point here..

I really do think people are being far too formal over things like "how an essay should be written". My own view (based on my own experience, and my own history in exams etc) is that the ILAC method can lead to stilted and babyish answers where it is relied on by candidates in an overly formal manner. The law is the law and a good answer is a good answer. No-one asking for advice is interested in what the law is outside of how it applies to their case, and I'd be inclined to view the description of what the law "is" as being intertwined with its application at all points.

What is the point in setting out (abstractly from the facts) what the "law" is and then "applying it". Doesn't that come a bit close (if used invariably and without discrimination) to writing "all one knows" about the law? Suppose you have a question in contract on offer and acceptance does one set out the "law" on that and then "apply" it? No! You simply deal with the question. These exams are about one thing only - knowing the law. There is no rule, no gospel or no mantra concerning how you should write down the evidence which demonstrates you know the law.

Just answer the question according whatever structure you think lends itself best to presenting the law and its application to the particular question you are being asked. Sometimes this may need "abstract" setting out of law. On other occasions it won't and, indeed you won't have the time to do it.

If you know the law, and understand what you are doing in a given question, you will be fine.

doing wrote: »

Just looking at the exam grids...

The President/attorney general almost never comes up, neither does the Oireachtas, Religion.

AG came up last year. If you were to do anything id say do Art26 reference procedures.

doing wrote: »

Yeah but it comes up as seldom as any of the other topics people typically leave out. Looking at how rare it comes up, if anything the chances of it being examined again this year would be lower than ever.

What's the format of the exam? I've never taken constitutional before but I assume it's the same as all the others (pick your questions from 8)?

Yeah, but on the last 2 papers there has been a case note question. Which means there is only 7 questions. If you can do the case note question then its down to pure luck because it is impossible to prepare for it.

T.Watson wrote: »

Ya there are 8 questions on the paper, you answer any 5, exactly like all the others. Except like EU, Constitutional can have a case notes questions which some people leave out straight off the bat in which case you would then only have 7 questions to choose from as opposed to the 8.

Case notes questions can be hard to prepare for but you do tend to need to know the big cases quite well in Constitutional because they have so many different facets to them and are involved in different topics so it can be worth while having a good understanding of them, particularly as it makes problem questions a bit easier to deal with (in terms of being able to spot the issues which is really important for constituional).

Thanks, I was getting worried there for a minute!

T.Watson wrote: »

In relation to Property, is Succession Law always a guaranteed two questions on the paper or is it sometimes just one? I know it's one of those must do topics but I don't get why it seems to be singled out for two questions? Thanks all

Nothing can ever be guaranteed, but the practise seems to be that there is one on formalities and capacity and so on, ie the making, revocation and destruction of a will, and a separate one on moral duty. The topic is so wide, and so relevant to the work of a practising solicitor, that it is reasonable to assess it thoroughly. I think it repays the effort to study it because of the two questions.

Hi everyone, if anyone could help me out on this I would much appreciate it -

can anyone explain to me the difference between part performance (In the remedy of Specific Performance) and the doctrine of proprietary estoppel? To me they seem to be pretty much the same thing under different guises.

Any comments or suggestions appreciated!