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I have failed to mention the ABSOLUTE NECESSITY of plenty of practice answering exam style questions from a revision kit.
Of your 2 hours per day, at least one of those hours should be devoted to answering those revision kit questions.
And I stand ready to receive your questions from whenever you hit a brick wall in your understanding of the law.
‘…and 2 hrs only dedicated for LW Paper.’
Please reassure me that this means 2 hours each day rather than the alternative interpretation of ‘a total of 2 hours aggregate in the next 37 days’ (36 days now!)
I know that you can do the maths, 27th July is 37 days. You’ve rescheduled?
The 2 hours per day is purely for law? Or are you including some tax preparation in there? 74 hours should see you pass the law paper. Whether that will be enough to score 85+, I can’t say, sorry! A lot depends upon those other distractions mentioned in my earlier post. And also depends on your own ability to read, retain and regurgitate!
The portal is always open for you to contact me in case of need.
Why specifically 85%? Most students are happy enough to get this ‘strange’ paper out of the way but you seem to be ‘fixated’ in scoring 85+%? If there’s anything I can do to get you to that score, please let me know – I’m happy to help.
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Others have done, so the OpenTuition material won’t stop you. To score 85%+ will depend on factors beyond OpenTuition. What else do you have going on in your life? Work? Family? Friends? Sports?
10 July is only 20 days away. How many hours each day are you likely (realistically!) to devote to your law studies?
Yes, it is achievable, but a high degree of dedication will be required. And, of course, you can always post on the Ask ACCA Tutor Law forum with any questions that you may have and I’ll get back to you.
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As I intimated in my earlier response, this has to be a rare occurrence. Have you come across other examples in the last 3 weeks? Os is Foss v Harbottle the sole example of a study hub question to buck the trend.
My post on May 19th is still valid – don’t worry about it. It is important to understand the principles established by cases but the case names themselves will score you no marks
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Hi Letisha
I read your question yesterday and looked up the references for Fraudulent and criminal behaviour in the course notes for both the English variant and the Global variant.
I even wrote down the respective page numbers from within the notes.
And then? Well, then I was distracted and never came back to it for the remainder of the day.
I’m so sorry!
In the English variant, the section on Fraud and Criminal Behaviour is in the penultimate ‘chapter’ of the notes starting on page 115.
The equivalent reference in the Global notes is, again, the penultimate ‘chapter’ starting on page 129.
Again, my apologies for the delay in responding to your post.
Hi ‘News’
That’s very interesting! Is there any chance that you could guide me to the ACCA Study Hub reference where this question is asked?
At the start of every lecture I particularly state that ‘You don’t need to know case names, case dates, statute references, section numbers, statute titles …’
It IS important to know the principle of law that was confirmed by the case or that was stated in the Act.
You ask ‘… and aprox how many questions come up where i need to know it?’ I think, from my answer, you may deduce that the incidence of questions expecting you to know case names has to be considered as a rare occurrence.
If you can guide me to the study hub question I would be very grateful.
Meanwhile, don’t worry about it!
Hi Alen
These people that say ‘It’s not enough’ – who are they? Have they taken the exam? Did they pass / fail? What material did they use for their attempt?
If you look through the posts on this page you’ll find numerous posts that claim success in the exam using only OpenTuition notes and lectures combined with extensive question practice from a revision kit (or equivalent)
Similarly, you’ll find very few that complain about the quality or quantity of the material.
I have ALWAYS, CONSISTENTLY advised students to use the notes, lectures and a revision kit and I see no reason to change that advice.
One thing that i SHALL advise is that you do positively NOT need a study text. If you’re not convinced, go ahead, spend your money and your time with your new purchase and good luck 🙂
Do please let me know what path you have chosen to follow and remember, whenever (during the course of your studies) you come across an issue that you don’t understand, I’m always here to answer your queries and throw some light into your darkness. This is not a service available to you from the study text publishers no matter how many study texts you buy!
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Well! That’s certainly brightened my otherwise wet and miserable rainy day! Thank you for the comment and your observations. I shall pass on your thanks to John, Ken and Chris.
I wish you good fortune in the professional level exams
Hi Guy
Not a mistake. These were additions to the syllabus after my last bout of recording. I thought long and hard about whether they justified a video lecture and decided that they really weren’t that difficult to get one’s head around the topics.
Of course, if you find that you can’t cope in any way (no offence intended) then please feel free to post again on this forum with your query and I’ll get back to you – normally within 24 hours.
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B, that is truly impressive! All the very best good wishes for similar (or better!) success in the professional level
And thanks for letting me know your result 🙂
That’s a fair enough question ‘B’.
You are absolutely correct to point out that I say in lectures that there’s no need to remember case names – it’s the point of law that is important. And you are also correct to query whether such a question could be asked in your law exam. And the straightforward answer must be ‘No, there will be no law exam question asking you to name a case’.
You are, in addition correct, to tie the named-case to a principle of law. It’s the way I too remember them. I find that, if I can remember the ‘facts’ of a case, and picture the parties to the case having an argument about some matter unresolved between them, I can more easily remember the principle.
But, back to your question. No, you will not be asked to name a case. I really don’t care HOW you remember a point of law. I care deeply that you DO remember the point of law. For me, it was the story behind the case and then me, by giving the name to the case, trying to bring to life the historical fact of 2 (or more!) people facing off privately and then, subsequently, publicly in a Court of Law.
No! Don’t remember the case names. But please do remember the points of law.
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The thread reads ‘Which book is recommended …’
Your post states that (I paraphrase) ‘The notes provided by open tuition are detailed’
Taking each of these statements in turn –
– I consistently state that you really do NOT need any study text for your preparation in attempting to pass this ACCA Law exam. You do, however, need access to a Revision Kit published by one of the approved publishers. Should you wish to buy such a text, you can avail yourself of the 20% discount that OpenTuition has negotiated with BPP. Just click on the yellow box at the top of this page and follow the instructions.
A Revision Kit has hundreds of exam style and exam quality questions that are ESSENTIAL for use in exam preparation.
– You believe that course notes are too detailed. The syllabus has been summarised into 26 lectures with 138 pages of accompanying notes (often with no more than 10 points per page of notes). Were you to compare this with the hundreds of full pages in a text book, you would then probably reassess your opinion about the extent of detail in the course notes.
You also ask ‘Can one pass by sely (sic) relying on the open tuition notes?’ I have already addressed this question in answering your first point. It is possible that you could pass by sole reliance on the opentuition notes. Ideally, though, you would follow the notes with their accompanying lectures. You would further improve your chances of success by making extensive use of a revision kit.
Further availabilities for your use, not similarly available from an expensive study text, are (1) the bank of queries on this Ask ACCA Tutor forum together with my answers, (2) the comments and discussions in the ACCA Law Forum and (3) the opportunity to pose any questions / queries / comments on this page – Ask ACCA Tutor forum – and I shall get back to you with an answer.
Generations of students have successfully passed this exam by using these resources without the need nor unnecessary expense of buying a study text.
But it’s your choice (and your money!)
Hi again
I intended asking you, in my previous response about Human Rights (but I forgot to ask!), what does the printed solution say and why do you (I assume) disagree with it?
Hi Simranmandhan, and a Happy New Year to you 🙂
This is an interesting question that is made even more interesting following Britain’s exit from the European Community.
However, I’m going to suggest to you that you could have got this correct (at least, you could have eliminated 50% of the options) by a careful consideration of the precise wording on those options!
Look at #2 and, in particular, ‘may strike out any legislation’. That is very heavy-handed and most unlike the wording of statutes. Statutes tend to lay out the general intention of a proviso but also tend to include exceptions to those generalities. Allowing the Courts to strike out ANY legislation that is contrary to Human Rights should intuitively have struck you as too much.
Same comment applies to option #3 – ‘must always interpret legislation’. It’s that ‘ALWAYS’ that hits me as being too prescriptive. There has to be a degree of flexibility allowing Court discretion when interpreting statute.
So #2 and #3 should be, in my mind, considered to be incorrect statements.
#4 – ‘the Courts need not consider … ‘ – this is a bit of an anomaly. Even following Brexit, the Brits have accepted that the European Court of Human Rights (and the European Convention on Human Rights) is so pertinent, relevant and important that British Courts DO consider the provisions and decisions of the Europeans when it comes to the subject of Human Rights.
And that leaves us with just option #1 – the requirement of a statement of compatibility
Does all that make sense?
It’s all covered. Certainly not in the depth that you would need to suffer if you studied using a study text, but in sufficient depth for you to approach the exam with a good degree of confidence.
And, of course, unlike when you use a study text, there is the facility here of asking questions on this forum and I shall get back to you – typically in less than 24 hours
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“For this question there is a binding contract on the 4th of May because that’s when the letter of acceptance was put through the postal system right? Also, will the postal rule always apply in acceptance of offers?”
Agreed, subject to the intricacies involved in the postal rule.
Will it always be accepted?
1 Was the accepting envelope properly stamped and addressed.
2 Was it entered into the postal system through the proper channels, and
3 Did both parties consider that the postal means of communication was appropriate in the present circumstances.If any of those pre-requisites is absent then, no, the postal rules would likely not apply.
As an overall caveat to your question, tell me, when was the last time you actually sat and wrote a letter, signed it, put it into an envelope, addressed it, sealed it and stamped it before going to the local post box or post office to enter your letter into the postal system?
I’m not asking about emailing or communication through social media. I’m talking about pen (or other writing implement) and paper.
My guess would be a time span on probably at least 5 years.
The point that I’m making is that the postal rule is becoming redundant with the growth in modern electronic communication methods. It is therefore, in my opinion, an unlikely topic in any ACCA Law exam in the future.
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Your next question :
“Is goods matching their description a warranty or condition?
Secondly, I’m a little confused with why the outcome in these two questions are different? Could you please explain how you would go about analyzing these two questions as well?”
Whether a term in a contract is potentially either a warranty or a condition, it would be classed as an innominate term. Only when that term is breached may the Courts determine the relative importance of the term that is breached.
Comparing the Ramsbottom case with Den’s case we can see (hopefully!) that drink containers of the wrong size could give rise to all manner of awkwardness requiring Mr Ramsbottom to decant the litre bottles into pint bottles in order to finish up with his specified instructions. Had he simply ordered 600 pints of Brown Ale and the correct quantity was delivered in litre bottles, Mr Ramsbottom would have had no claim and no right to reject. But he didn’t! He specified pint bottles so presumably the bottle volume was an important element of his order.
In Den’s case, the liquid has arrived in the correct sized bottles even though the crate size is incorrect. It would be a stretch of the imagination to consider crate size to be critical so it seems that the supplier has breached a ‘less-than-important’ term and thus it is a breach of warranty. And, as you no doubt remember, a breach of warranty is not SO important as to enable rejection / repudiation of the contract. It would give rise only to a claim for the damages suffered as a result of delivery in the wrong sized crates.
Certainly Den should not have rejected the goods and is therefore liable to compensate the supplier for any damages suffered as a result of Den’s rejection.
In this question, Den SHOULD have accepted the goods and claimed damages. What he DID do was reject the goods, and that was a course of action that he should not have taken thus enabling the supplier to claim damages.
You ask how I would go about analysing the questions – I believe that I have done that in my answers. If you need more, post again,
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