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Mmanonaseriousmission13y ago
I have once seen (from a different learning resource) a response to a question which did not necessarily cite cases or state what the cases entailed; instead the answer just simply superimposed the implied cases with X and Y references by way of explanation.
The question was, What is Past Consideration? Instantly I had began to write down the meaning of past consideration and was already stating the case of Re McArdle - a couple whose claim against other family members was dismissed on the basis of past consideration.

But When I read the answer from the material; whilst it was rich and convincingly good, I was a little unsure and would be interested to know whether one could, in an exam, get away with just saying things like "if X performs an act or service before Y promises X something in return, that consideration is in the past and bla bla bla" without actually citing the related case as a basis for explanation.

I'm not even sure now if I've asked this question as clearly as I should, but hey let's hope I have :)
MMikeLittleTutor13y ago#1
Hi

Ideally you would be able to quote a relevant case name but, if you can't remember a case name, fine - no worries. Xs and Ys are ok
Mmanonaseriousmission13y ago#2
Many thanks for clarifying this for me... Yeah, I think I'd feel a lil safer jotting down a few cases
MMikeLittleTutor13y ago#3
Good - there's no other way - hard work pays dividends!
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