Legal Briefing Note

Topic: Select ONE of the following Legal Issues Only:

• Small Business and working with the Australian Consumer Law;
• Not for Profits and integration of Employment Law Policies and Practices; or
• Churches and integration of secular Legal practices in church ministry,

Introduction-

A good introduction leads the reader from general knowledge into details: by doing so unites the reader's purpose with that of the writer.

Tip One - write it last. The introduction is a summary of what is contained in the report and you cannot summarise what is in the report until you have finished it.

Tip Two - keep it short - your introduction should be only a few paragraphs long. It is designed to tell the reader what the report covers.

Tip Three - include all the relevant information - the introduction should answer the following questions:

• Why has the report been written?
• What is covered in the report? Detail the scope of the report and, if need be, say what is not covered too.

Literature Review-

These are ideas for headings but you should adapt these to suit your particular company and case study.

Minimum of 6 references here

Australian Law/Legislation

Key legal discussion and opinion on the topic.

Case Law Precedents

Current Policies& Practices

Critical Evaluation of Issue(s) within the Legal Framework

You are required to develop your answer using legislation and precedents from case law databases to support your arguments.

Summarise the key discussion aspects that you believe (based on law reports & precedent) that are most relevant.

Establish why they are important.

Minimum of 3 references here

Conclusion

1) Recommend actions

This is one of the most common techniques. However, it is frequently combined with one or more of the other techniques listed here.

2) Repeat the major points

The longer and more complicated your report is, the more important it is to conclude by summarizing its major points.

3) Summarize the entire document

Sometimes a report does not break down into major points very conveniently. In this case, you should write a summary to be used as a conclusion.

4) Re-emphasize the importance of the topic

Re-emphasizing the importance of the topic will help to pull the reader out of the "details" of the report and regain a sense of overall perspective.

References - Minimum of 9 references: A minimum of 9 references are to be used that are relevant to your legal briefing and the briefing is to be submitted via Moodle.

Assessment Criteria

Assessment: Legal Issue Briefing Note/Report (1000 words)

Required: 1000 word Written Briefing Note / Report

Select ONE of the following Legal Issues Only:

• Small Business and working with the Australian Consumer Law;
• Not for Profits and integration of Employment Law Policies and Practices; or
• Churches and integration of secular Legal practices in church ministry,

and then critically evaluate the issue/s within a legal framework.

You are required to develop your answer using legislation and precedents from case law databases to support your arguments. Your answer must also use a minimum 9 academic references.