CMLW $2201$

Group Case Assignment Guidelines

Group Case Assignments are to be submitted via the drop boxes provided on the Brightspace course website by $11$:$30$ PM $($Atlantic Time Zone$)$ on the due date shown on the class schedule. They should not be more than $4$ pages in length $($double spaced, $12$ point font, normal margins$).$

In general, you and your group should follow the $6$ step process below in preparing written case analyses:

Step $1$: Carefully read the case, making sure you understand it fully;

Step $2$: Identify the area of law involved and the legal issue$($s$)$ presented;

Step $3$: Set out the elements or requirements that must be shown to address the legal issue$($s$)$;

Step $4$: Analyse the case to determine whether each required element or requirement is present regarding each legal issue raised by the case;

Step $5$: Sometimes it is also necessary to analyse whether there are defenses available that would eliminate or reduce the amount of liability $-$ include this in your analysis; and,

Step $6$: Present your decision$($s$)/$conclusion$($s$),$ showing that they are based on $($and consistent with$)$ your analysis.

Some of the Assignment Cases have specific questions that are asked at the end of the case. You should be sure to address these in presenting your analysis and conclusions.

Situations for Discussion, No$.2$ @ p$.54($Chapter $2)$ of the Duplessis textbook $($Full text of the case, quoted from the textbook$)$:

"A brawl at a popular Halifax nightclub called the Dome resulted in $38$ arrests and the suspension of the Dome's liquor license. Government officials believe that one$-$dollar drinks offered by the Dome are one factor contributing to such violence. 'This has blown into a cultural problem, and one of the issues we have identified is low$-$price, deep$-$discount drinks,$\text{'}$ said Barry Barnet, then Nova Scotia's Minister of Health Promotion and Protection. The Nova Scotia government expressed its hopes to develop recommendations to address problems associated with excess alcohol consumption. From a risk management perspective, how should local bar owners approach governmental concern over bar violence?"$87$