Assignment Brief (RQF)

Assignment Brief 1 (RQF)

Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Business

You Name/ID
Number:
Unit Number and
Unit 7: Business Law (736)
Title:
Academic Year: 2020
Unit Assessor:
Assignment Title: ASSIGNMENT 1- UK Legal system
Issue Date:
Submission Date:
Internal Verifier
Name:
Date: Sep 14, 2020

Submission Format:
Format:
 This assignment is an Individual report and specifically.
 You must use font Calibri size 12, set number of the pages and use
multiple line spacing at 1.5. Margins must be: left: 1.25 cm; right: 1 cm;
top: 1 cm and bottom: 1 cm.
 You should use in text references and a list of all cited sources at the end of
the essay by applying Harvard referencing style.
 The recommended word limit is 2000-2500 words (+/-10%), excluding the
tables, graphs, diagrams, appendixes and references. You will not be
penalized for exceeding the total word limit.
 The cover page of the report has to be the Assignment front sheet 1 (to be

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attached with this assignment brief).

Submission
 Students are compulsory to submit the assignment in due date and in a
way requested by the Tutor.
 The form of submission will be a soft copy posted on
http://cms.greenwich.edu.vn/.
 Remember to convert the word file into PDF file before the submission on
CMS.

Note:
 The individual Assignment must be your own work, and not copied by or
from another student.
 If you use ideas, quotes or data (such as diagrams) from books, journals or
other sources, you must reference your sources, using the Harvard style.
 Make sure that you understand and follow the guidelines to avoid
plagiarism. Failure to comply this requirement will result in a failed
assignment.
Unit Learning Outcomes:
LO1 Explain the basic nature of the legal system

Assignment Brief and Guidance:

*This assignment guidance should be more specific in detail to meet customised
needs.

Assignment Scenario

You are a paralegal at Vietnamese law firm. This time, you are applied for one-
year job exchange in UK law firm, an associated partner of your law firm. The
exchange requires basic understanding of the UK legal system and how it is
different with Vietnamese legal system. To get this opportunity, you need to

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write an individual report to explain, analyse and assess these matters.

Structure of the Report

1. General introduction of the report: the purposes and the main contents of
the report

2. An explanation of different sources of law. Specifically, for the source of

law, you need to explain the definition and function of law in general, as
well as the differences between case law/ common law and statutory law/
codified law.

Besides, you should analyse the development and recent reforming of

different sources of law in the UK by giving some specific examples.

Furthermore, you had better critical assess the source of law in

Vietnamese or another local law system (for foreign student) to justify
how these sources of law contribute to remain the order of the country ‘s
society effectively. The student may choose one specific or all sources of
law to justify

3. An explanation of the role of government and parliament in law-making

and how statutory and common law is applied in the justice courts.

First, explain the role of government and parliament in law- making with
respect the function of the Parliament to produce the statutory law, and the
procedure of making law of the Parliament.

Second, demonstrate how the judge applies law in resolving the legal suits
by choosing one case/ legal suit, which was resolved already in the UK,
for analysis with the following contents:

(i) Summarize the FACTS of the case;

(ii) Point out the LEGAL ISSUE;

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(iii) List some HOLDINGS/ DECISIONS of the court; and

(iv) Identify which LAW (Precedent, Law, Code or Act) was applied by
the court in his/her Decision (name the law only) and clarify that the
applied law is statutory law or case law.

4. A conclusion to summarize all the key findings and analysis must be

presented.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria (Assignment 1):

Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction
LO1. Explain the P1 Explain M1. Evaluate the LO1 &LO2 D1.
basic nature of different sources of effectiveness of the Provide a coherent
the legal system law. legal system in and critical
terms of recent evaluation of the
reforms and legal system and
P2 Explain the role developments law, with evidence
of government in drawn from a
law making and range of different
how statutory and relevant examples
common law is to support
applied in the judgments.
justice courts.

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