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Justin Santiago, BAppSc (Hons), MBA, LLB (Hons) comes from a journalism, market research, intellectual property and strategic communications consulting background. Now based in Melbourne he spends his time advising businesses on how to communicate to their customers as well as writing on various subjects of interest in this blog.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Answering legal questions

How to start an answer 

The issue is whether… can pursue a claim in …. against ...

The issues to identify in this question are …

The question at issue is whether ...

We will evaluate the facts of the current case in light of the law of …

To prove … a claimant must establish …

The three key elements to establish a claim in …

Defences such as … may be raised

The claimant has the burden of proof and must prove his/her case beyond …

In the current situation …

… is the case most on point. There the House of Lords ruled that…

According to …

What constitutes a ….

These cases may be compared to other cases where …

This is distinct from Case Z where ...

The facts of the present case are very close to those in …

The present case can be easily distinguished …

X will fail in his claim because ...

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