Mini Research Assignment

A law student needs to be able to do research and to independently debate topics and

draw well$-$considered conclusions based on legal principles and supportive documents

or case law. This research assignment will challenge you to move outside your comfort

zone of only consulting your Study Guide and textbook. It will allow you to grow

academically and capacitate you to be ready for the work environment.

NOTE: For this question you need to make use of sources on the internet, such as

EBSCO Host, SABINET, HeinOnline, etc. Sufficient sources are available under the

Library function on your CANVAS page.

You must provide the web link to the article and other sources you are referring to$.$

$($Remember the STADIO LAW referencing method.$)$ You will obtain a mark of $0\%$ for an

answer which you simply copied and pasted as your own work, or do not provide an

internet source reference where the reference and the content thereof could be verified.

$($Be mindful of the serious matter of plagiarism.$)$ Also refrain$/$do not simply add an article

as your answer. You may under no circumstance make use of

Wikipedia$/$Studocu$/$Investopedia or other similar non academic resources.

Your answer may not exceed $2$ typed pages. Any pages more than $2$ pages will not be

marked and you may therefore lose marks. Remember that a good answer should $(1)$

identify the subject matter$/$issue$/$topic$,(2)$ define the principle$/$rule$/$law$,(3)$ set out

elements$/$requirements of the principles and$/$or defences, $(4)$ refer to applicable case law

or authoritative writers, $(5)$ ensure the applicability of the facts in question to the case

and $(6)$ provide a well$-$considered conclusion. The general principle of an introduction,

body and a conclusion is also applicable.

INSTRUCTION: Identify a topic in the field of the Law of Contract that you would like to

do research on and critically discuss$/$debate the topic. $($Use the Outcomes in your Study

Guide as a guideline to identify possible topics