Module 2
Spotting the issues: reading a fact pattern, fact triggers, red herrings, missing facts and ranking what you find
A problem question is a story with the law hidden in it. The examiner has chosen each fact because it raises a legal question, and the first job is to find those questions before you start writing. Students lose more marks here than anywhere else, and for a simple reason: an issue you did not see cannot be answered, however well you write the rest. This module teaches a way of reading a fact pattern that finds the issues, a way of using checklists without being ruled by them, how to treat the facts that seem to lead nowhere or that are not there, and how to rank what you find so that your time goes to the marks.
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