Problem based questions notes

Description

This document provides a comprehensive guide on how to approach and answer problem-based legal questions, with a specific focus on a LAW340 assignment concerning Equity and Trusts. The notes cover the following key areas: 1. General Problem-Solving Methodology: IRAC Method: Explains the Issue, Rule, Application, and Conclusion framework for structuring legal answers. * Best Practices: Offers advice on identifying legal problems, stating applicable rules, applying principles to specific facts, and drawing logical conclusions. * Common Pitfalls: Highlights "Things to Avoid," such as irrelevance, making assumptions, and insufficient analysis. * Structuring Answers: Details the process of identifying legal and factual issues, determining relevant law, and effectively applying the law to given facts.