Lancaster University (LU)

Information is provided on the correct way to write a law essay

This document provides an outline on how to write a law essay. It provides guidance on the correct style, structure and content which is required in order to craft an effective legal essay. There is a particular focus on the IRAC/IPAC method.

This document provides information on reading academic literature, including Bloom's Taxonomy.

This document is the related seminar to the Reading Academic Literature lecture. It provides more detailed information regarding the appropriate way to interpret and extract key pieces of information from academic literature. It takes an in depth look at articles from Lady Hale and Rosemary Hunter.

Notes from the statutory interpretation seminar

This document provides lecture notes from the topic of statutory interpretation.

These documents provide information in relation to extracting key information from statutes.

Detailed lecture notes from the first lecture of this topic

This document provides a written example of a case note in order for the reader to understand the way in which cases are broken down to extract key information.

This document provides information on the correct way in which to read legal cases in the UK and how to extract key bits of information from them. An example of how a case note is written is also provided, along with the seminar which relates to the lecture.