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how many cases do you recommed to learn for safely pass exam?(global) for instance these from set 1 of flashcards will be sufficient?
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I would say learn as much as you can, because in the F4 exam, you get questions that are mark-counting type of questions and it is all writing, meaning that if you get a 10 mark question, then you have to write 10 things to get the marks. When I was studying F4, I would find at many times questions which do not have much explanation yet has 10 marks allocated to it, you know what you have to do here, you have to quote a case and collect the marks! Because in such ques ions or in any questions, you sometimes run out of things to say, so it is always good to have a case ready to write on the question topic.
I used to learn a case per topic, if there are no cases provided on a topic, then there are no cases provided on the topic! But if I get some cases, then I learn one and I “try” to learn more on the same topic, it will keep you safe in the exam and remember, you don’t have to learn the name of these cases, you just have to mention the facts and only the important facts, don’t bore the marker O.o
Good luck!
Maha
its important to learn a case from each topic, try to remember the area of law and main thing behind the story. Its noted here that you dont have to remember exact case names if you dont remember the name but can say “the smoke ball case” or “a case where a knife was displayed in a window” getting the area of law and the principle correct will be is a good help.
I used the cases in the flash cards going through them and google them to get the story behind it as well, but i can tell you that in the exam i didnt remember half the names and the cases that were fresh in mind i couldnt use cause there was nothing on the paper to refer them to.
best advice try to remember at least one case from each area.
I personally struggled remembering case names and in the exam I didn’t cite any. I still passed though.
As stated above though, you will pick up marks by citing cases so it would make it easier to get above the 50 marks.
Actually, as per my knowledge, you don’t need to remember the cases names, there aren’t any marks for that!!! I hope the tutor will correct me on this if I am wrong, but I was told by my previous tutor that it is more than enough just to mention the facts of the case and you can always start your answer with “In a case where…..blah blah blah!” and if you think about it, that actually makes sense! The examiner wants to test your knowledge and understanding, he doesn’t want to taste your memory and whether you remember the case name or not, we are not lawyers after all to be required to remember the names of the cases! I passed in June session, and honestly, I quoted lots of cases but I put no names.
Maha
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I passes in June and i dont believe i mentioned remember more than five case names i was really shoked when i saw that 64%!
The marking scheme indicates that there are marks available for citing cases. I think I only wrote the details of a case in one of my answers!
I guess the point i’m trying to make is that if you are struggling to remember case names/details then don’t worry too much. Stating the point(s) of law can be enough to pass.
If any of you were to read the exam technique article for F4 on this site, you would quickly realise that it is not essential to know case names. It is however essential to know the principles established by those cases so that, in the exam, you are able to say “In a decided case it was held that …..”
Why, oh why, does there continue to be this flow of questions asking about cases and the names of cases?
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