31. The best way to learn how to manage something well and on time is to practice. Get old exam papers and practice taking them on time. If you can have the results evaluated by one of your tutors, ask them to do so. Some students try to get away with the minimum of written work. This is very discouraged, as you are simply depriving yourself of the practice of writing well-structured answers and the feedback your tutor can give. 4. You should now be able to create a plan for your research and to advise or answer an exam question. As a former academic and examiner, I can tell you that your exam answers will be much better with proper planning, and as a consulting lawyer, planning your advice is absolutely crucial. If you haven`t gotten into the habit of writing a plan for your work, START NOW. 15. When answering exam questions, you must rely on your dissertation and all materials allowed in the exam. If materials are allowed, remember that there is not enough time to search for things from scratch.

You need to have a good structure in your head about the relevant law and where you can find useful documents. While you are studying law, try to structure your notes in a logical format. If you get a solid structure in your grades during the study, you will find a repetition and remembering the exam material will be much easier. I will advise Laura and Trevor on their respective legal positions. It is clarified if Amanda was able to leave the apartment on the ground floor and the shed empty. Before advising the parties, it is important to note that we will deal with the land law applicable to Northern Ireland as the property is located in Belfast. 8. When answering the exam questions, you do not have this luxury and therefore you must take into account all the possibilities that arise from the few facts.

Your response may need to include a number of “If X is, then Y applies.” However, examiners usually give all the basic information you need to answer most questions. 10. If you practice, you`ll find that you need to make sure you ask the right questions before researching before each meeting or before writing a letter. You`ll almost certainly need to do more research after getting the customer`s answers. First, although there is no evidence of solid and repeated accounts as in Gillet v. Holt [2000], it is obvious that Martin gave Trevor the positive assurance in December 2018 that he could live in the shed “for as long as he wanted”. It is obviously “clear enough” (Thorner v. Major [2009]) to give Trevor a “firm expectation and conviction” (Orgee v. Orgee) that he would acquire rights to the hangar. As in the case of Cobden Investment Ltd [2008], this assurance could have been given by silence, as Martin watched the renovation of the hangar, knowing full well that Trevor expected to participate.

Second, in McDermott v. McDermott [2008], a couple relied on representation by returning to Northern Ireland and leaving behind their established life in America. There`s no doubt Trevor relied on Martin`s replacement and changed positions during the six months he spent converting the shed into his home. Third, there was clearly an adverse expectation that makes it unfair to dismiss Trevor`s action on the ground that he had harmed himself by incurring expenses as a result of the renovations he had carried out. However, disadvantage is not only measured in financial terms (Gillet), so Trevor could also be said to have acted to his detriment by taking no steps to find another property to live on (Lloyd v Dugdale, 2001). Finally, for the plaintiff to obtain redress for forfeiture of property, he must “achieve fairness with clean hands” (Murphy v. Raynor, 2011). Although there seems to be no obstacle to justice that would deprive Trevor of reparation. It is not possible to provide a foolproof method of dealing with all land law issues, but I hope that those who deal with them will find the following tips for help. Properly applied, the same approach works both for a young lawyer who needs to advise a client on such matters for the first time, and for a law student who is faced with exam questions or assessed papers. Lord Templeman`s demands in Northern Ireland are only factors in determining what the parties actually intended (Hayward (2017)). 21.

In some areas of land law (e.g. co-ownership), the separation of legal title and fair title is so complete that you may need to work separately: The books in the series are also supported by a companion website that offers online essay writing tutorials, podcasts, bonus Q&A, and multiple-choice questions to help you target your review more effectively. 11. If you are a student engaged in an assessed document or practical exercise, you will need to re-research to ensure that you understand the full legal context of the issues raised by the facts presented to you. You may find that you need to get out of playback in your playlists to do so. 25. During an exam, it is essential to respect the right time for each question. You will probably know in advance the number of questions on paper and the weighting of each of them (if they are not all the same). Be sure to calculate how much time you can spend on each question before the exam, and never exceed these time limits. 3. I would start by asking myself the following questions to gather my thoughts.

In December 2018, Trevor (a friend of Martin`s who had lived in Canada) decided to return to Northern Ireland. Trevor was having trouble finding an apartment and he asked Martin if the ground floor apartment was available. Martin replied that Laura currently lives there, but Trevor (who was a builder) was welcome to convert the shed in the garden into an apartment and live there for as long as he wanted. Trevor gladly accepted the invitation and spent six months renovating the shed and converting it into his home. Trevor has lived there ever since. On the other hand, the court may consider this reserved right as fraud. These clauses are usually inserted to “conceal the granting of a tenancy” (Lord Templeman in Street). Given that the apartment is suitable for sharing due to its two bedrooms, it cannot be said that the conditions of the reserved right “completely unrealistic and. clearly pretend” (Aslan v. Murphy (1990)). Nevertheless, courts are prepared to remove such clauses by assessing the subsequent circumstances of the case, as shown by Antoniades v.

Villers [1990], where it was held that power is reserved to the landowner.26 Test takers often make the mistake of thinking they know more about certain questions and therefore spend more time on them, describing only a vague answer to their last question. This is a very stupid approach. It`s much easier to get the notes for the basics of an answer than it is to get extra notes for extra frills for your “right” answers. Therefore, spend the same amount of time on “weak” questions and draw as much information as possible from your memory that is relevant to the problem and apply it in a structured and logical way. In order to grant a remedy to the plaintiff, the court will “seek the minimum standard of justice” (Jennings v. Rice (2003)). This means that the maximum relief Trevor would get would be what he would have expected from Martin; to live in the shed “as long as he wanted.” On this basis, the court may be able to grant Trevor a thatch licence on the shed after Inwards v Baker [1965] ruled as follows. In this case, a son was encouraged to build a bungalow for himself, and when his father`s trustees wanted to take possession of the bungalow, the court found that the son`s expenses, at his father`s encouragement, increased the fairness that was satisfied by granting the son a lifetime license.

Martin also encouraged Trevor to convert the shed into an apartment, which gave him hope that he could live there permanently.