I just found the biggest gap in my knowlege to be in regards to civil pre-trial procedures. I'm trying to fill it but finding that even though there's only like 3 we have to remember, each one (especially pleadings) go into tedious detail about the documents and all the stages involved. Don't get me wrong I want to understand each process properly but I'm finding it's just too much info, any help?
If you want to be a top student you just have to know them!
But study design only specifies pleadings, discovery and directions hearing stage. So I highly doubt the exam is going to ask "define a writ" etc. So if you're struggling, I would suggest learning one pre-trial procedure from each of those three stages so you can use them as example. You don't need to know every single document in civil pre-trial procedure.
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EDIT
I have two questions.
Identify errors in the following scenario
"Mary is suing her employer for $35,000 for breach of contract. Her case is to be heard in the County Court etc.." TSSM 2013.
According to the solution, one error is the case will not be heard in the County Court. I was always taught by my teacher that County Court has unlimited jurisdiction (ie. $0.05 to unlimited NOT $100,000 and beyond. Thus, a case with value of $35,000 should be able to be heard at the County Crt?. Clarification please?\
Also, if a question asks you to "Discuss how the aims of criminal sanction are achieved through imprisonment" (worth 5 marks)
Do you have to go through all five aims of sanctions (ie. deter, protect, punish etc.) and go through how imprisonment helps achieve all five aims? Or can you choose only two or three and focus on them? Basically in questions where the number of points are not specified, would you explain in detail more or would you list all the points you know about the feature, without much explanation?