Truman Bodden Law School Student Handbook
STUDENT HANDBOOK ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/16
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CONTENTS
Page
Welcome from the Director of the Law School 5-6 Truman Bodden Law School: Mission Statement 7
1 Introduction to the Law School 8-9
1.1 Regulations governing legal education 9 1.2 Affiliation with The University of Liverpool 9-10 1.3 Law School Staff and Contact Details 10 1.4 Support Staff Contacts and General Office Opening Times 10-11 1.5 TBLS Student Society & Committee 11 1.6 TBLS Entry Requirements 11-12 1.7 TBLS Academic Prizes 12
2 Law School and University Fees 13-14
2.1 TBLS Tuition Fees 13 2.2 University of Liverpool Registration Fees 13 2.3 Book Fees 13 2.4 Examination Fees 13 2.5 Photocopying Fees 13 2.6 Outstanding Fees 13-14
3 Important Information for Students 15-21
3.1 Penalties for late submission of assessed written submissions 15 3.2 Plagiarism and collusion 15-16 3.3 TBLS web page & University academic resources 16 3.4 University email addresses 16 3.5 Health & safety 16-17 3.6 C.I. Government policy on smoking 17 3.7 The Law Library 17-18 3.8 Student ID cards 18-19 3.9 Attendance rule 19 3.10 Suspension of studies 19-20 3.11 Return from suspension 20 3.12 Transfer between programmes 20 3.13 Withdrawal 20 3.14 Illness 20 3.15 Personal difficulties/mitigating circumstances 20-21
4 Support Services for Students: The Personal Tutor Scheme 22-23
4.1 Strategy for student support and guidance 22 4.2 Formal support and guidance structure 22 4.3 Role of the Director of Legal Studies 22 4.4 Role of the personal tutor 22-23
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4.5 Responsibilities of tutees 23
5 Student Matters 24-25
5.1 Getting to The Law School 24 5.2 Car parking 24 5.3 Staff-student meetings 24 5.4 Post 24 5.5 Official transcripts 24 5.6 Letters of reference/unofficial transcripts 24-25
6 The Law School Code of Practice 26-27
7 Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy 28-32
7.1 Summary teaching strategy 28 7.2 Summary assessment strategy 28-29 7.3 Summary learning strategy 29 7.4 Method of assessment 30 7.5 Written submissions and the need for originality of content 30 7.6 Written submission deadlines 30-31 7.7 Assessment appeals: all programmes 31 7.8 Examinations and progression 31-32 7.9 Weighting of results 32
8 Foundation modules, curricula and module specifications 33-40
8.1 Curriculum – Full Time Degree 33-35 8.2 Curriculum – Part Time Degree 35-39 8.3 Module specifications 39-40
9 Methods of instruction: learning and teaching 41-44
9.1 Tutorial rota 41-42 9.2 Understanding the teaching timetable 42-43 9.3 Online learning resources 43 9.4 Examinations and written submission assessments 43 9.5 Summative exam papers 43 9.6 Written assessments submission dates 44 9.7 Past exam papers 44 9.8 Dissertation option 44
10 TBLS Complaints Procedure 45-48
10.1 General principles 45-46 10.2 Informal resolution of complaints 46-47 10.3 Formal complaints process 47-48
11 TBLS Student Disciplinary Code (Non Academic) 49-57
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Appendices 58-62
Appendix A – Staff contact details 58 Appendix B – Academic prizes 2015/2016 59 Appendix C – Teaching and Assessment Pattern 2015/2016 60-61 Appendix D – Tuition and Registration Fees 2015/2016 62
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WELCOME FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE LAW SCHOOL
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome both new and returning students to the Law School for the beginning of the 2015-16 academic year. The TBLS story started in 1982 with a cast of some seven pioneering law students and a lone director. That cast has now expanded to a total enrolment of in excess of 110 students on all programmes. 2012 witnessed a milestone in the history of the Law School, with September marking the 30th anniversary of its founding. August 2012 also saw the launch of the Law School / University Alumni Association. Any graduates interested in joining the alumni association should contact the University Alumni Relations Manager, Caroline Mitchell on: [email protected]
In April 2014, the law school underwent a five yearly institutional review /re-validation visit conducted by a senior team of University academics and administrators. The outcome of that visit was extremely positive, with the University agreeing to renew the affiliation between the two institutions for a further period of five years. It has also been confirmed, following this visit, that the LL.B offered by the Law School will continue to have Qualifying Law Degree status, meaning that it is a recognised degree for professional practice purposes in the UK, as it has been since 2002. A major outcome of the institutional review visit is that it has been agreed that TBLS will adopt a system of semesterisation in all modules from the beginning of the 2015- 16 academic year. This is intended to produce greater student choice in terms of optional module availability and it will also facilitate two way student transfers between TBLS and the Liverpool Law School. More information about this important teaching change is contained in the Module Information Handbook available on our website: www.lawschool.gov.ky.
A pioneer in the development of the Law School in 1982 was the then Minister of Education and Cayman Islands Attorney, the Honourable Truman Bodden, OBE, after whom the law school has been named since 2012. It is entirely fitting therefore that the University of Liverpool agreed to confer an Honorary LL.D on Mr Truman Bodden at the Law School’s Graduation Ceremony held in August 2014. In attendance at the Ceremony was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool, Professor Sir Howard Newby and his wife, Lady Sheila Newby, who were visiting Grand Cayman for the third time, accompanied by the University’s Public Orator, Professor Kelvin Everest.
The 2015-16 academic year again expects to welcome a new first year class characterised by its diversity in terms of culture, backgrounds and experience. A large international component of the enrolment is expected, with the increasing international popularity of TBLS undoubtedly being due to its affiliation with the University of Liverpool with whom the law school enjoys an enduring and close relationship.
During the course of the forthcoming academic year you will be required to study a diverse range of legal topics which will equip you well in the future, whether your career ambitions be the practice of law or otherwise. The extent of your success will necessarily correspond to the extent of your commitment to the study of law and the keenness of your desire to succeed. Take full advantage of the low lecturer-student ratio, there are few institutions, which better it in the common law world of legal education. With such ‘individual’ tuition, there can be little excuse for failure, but in the final analysis your success is up to you: conduct your research assiduously, analytically, and with an inquiring mind and be ready to call upon the experience and expertise of your lecturers whenever you encounter difficulties. In addition to their teaching and research
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responsibilities, all academic staff have a pastoral role and participate actively in the life of the Law School as personal tutors. For more information on the Personal Tutor Scheme please consult ‘Support Services for Students’ later in this handbook.
This handbook has been designed with you in mind, to give you a resource which you can keep with you throughout the year, and serves as a guide to assist you in finding answers to the myriad questions which are likely to arise during the course of your studies. This handbook is not intended, however, to be of itself a comprehensive source of information. Instead, it serves to provide general guidance and directions to where more comprehensive information can be located, typically on either the Law School website (www.gov.ky/lawschool) or the corresponding website of the University (http://www.liv.ac.uk).
In addition to the contents of this handbook, all students are strongly advised to acquaint themselves thoroughly with the following Laws and Regulations and Codes early in their Law School career: The Legal Practitioners Law (2012); The Legal Practitioners (Students) Regulations (2012 Revision) as amended; The TBLS Code of Discipline and the current University of Liverpool Code of Practice on Assessment. The University’s Code of Practice and Appendices can be located at: http://www.liv.ac.uk/tqsd/code-of-practice-on-assessment/
I encourage all students to become members of the Law School Students’ Society which, through the good offices of the student committee, organises a range of fund raising activities for the Society including social functions, lectures, and an annual Students’ Society dinner. Election for a number of Executive positions within the Society as well as class representative positions will be held early in semester one and I would encourage each of you to participate by registering your vote, thereby ensuring a truly democratic student society.
I hope that you find this handbook helpful. If you have any suggestions for how it might be improved, please feel free to email me ([email protected]).
It remains for me to wish you a successful and fulfilling year during which it is hoped that you will develop an affinity and an enduring affection for the Law.
Mitchell C. Davies June 2015
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TRUMAN BODDEN LAW SCHOOL: MISSION STATEMENT
The aim of the Law School, in partnership with the University of Liverpool in the provision of its undergraduate LL.B Degree, is to provide students with a standard of tertiary level legal education equivalent to that prevailing in the United Kingdom and at other providers of legal education across the common law world.
In doing so, the Law School aims to provide an environment for its students that encourages and enables them to achieve their full potential in the pursuit of knowledge and academic excellence.
At a postgraduate level, the law school also offers vocational legal training in the form of a fourth year Professional Practice Course which, following completion of articles of Clerkship, leads to qualification as an Attorney at Law of the Cayman Islands. This course is also intended to provide legal training at a comparable level to that offered on similar vocational courses in the United Kingdom and across the common law world. The aim of the law school is to provide students with an in depth knowledge of English and Cayman Islands law, and at the same time to develop transferable skills, advanced research capabilities, skills of analysis, logical thought, conciseness, and critical ability.
The Law School seeks to promote awareness of the legal, ethical, and moral issues relevant in the development of legal rules and in the practice of law.
The courses offered by the Law School are intended to be of benefit not only to those students who wish to enter the legal profession but also to those having a variety of other professional career aspirations.
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1. INTRODUCTION TO THE TRUMAN BODDEN LAW SCHOOL
The Truman Bodden Law School was opened on 27th September 1982 by the then Governor, Mr. Peter Lloyd, and in 1984 it moved to the fourth floor of the Tower Building. As from March 2005, the Law School has been re-located to the second and third floors of the former CIBC Building, Edward Street, George Town. Since its opening, the aim of the Law School has been to provide students with a standard of legal education equivalent to that prevailing at leading UK universities. Students successful in the honours degree programme are eligible to pursue further postgraduate study at institutions of higher learning across the common-law world. Consistent with the legal education experience in other law schools, TBLS students should anticipate an exciting and challenging experience; unlike law undergraduates at some other institutions, however, TBLS students will not encounter over-populated classes and elusive and uncaring lecturers.
The courses of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Laws are designed to provide exposure to a wide range of English legal principles, and at the same time to develop skills of analysis, logical thought, conciseness, and critical ability. The courses offered by the Law School will be attractive therefore not only to those students who wish to enter the legal profession but also to those having a variety of other career aspirations.
The Law School now boasts one of the Island’s finest law libraries with significant lending and reference collections. Since September 2002, the library has fallen under the direct supervision of a qualified librarian, Mrs. Speirs, who also has responsibility for the Legal Department and Courts libraries. Since January 2007, a full time Library Assistant has been in post. This post is held by qualified librarian. Please take advantage of their expertise should you have difficulty in locating hard copy or electronic materials. The Law School has a fully equipped computer room with all computers having internet access. The entire Law School also has wireless internet capability.
The Law School provides tuition for both the full and part-time programmes leading to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Degree of the University of Liverpool and the qualification of Attorney-at-Law of the Cayman Islands, which follows successful completion of the postgraduate Professional Practice Course (PPC).
Both the full and part-time LL.B degree programmes are offered under the aegis of the University of Liverpool. 2002 witnessed two landmark achievements in connection with this affiliation. Firstly, in March 2002, following a five-day inspection of the Law School, the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council of England and Wales each, for the first time, conferred Qualifying Law Degree (Q.L.D.) status directly on the Truman Bodden Law School for the purpose of the Liverpool LL.B degree. Conferral of Q.L.D. status signifies that the holder of the degree has a qualification recognised by the English professional bodies for the purposes of completing their legal professional training in England. In other words, the holder of the TBLS degree can utilise it to the same extent as the holder of any LL.B degree obtained in England and Wales from an institution possessing Q.L.D. status. TBLS is believed to be the only institution in the Caribbean to have had Q.L.D. status conferred upon it.
Secondly, in August 2002, the relationship between the institutions was, for the first time, placed on a formal footing by the signing of an Institutional Agreement by the Attorney General of the Cayman Islands and the Vice-Chancellor of the University. This document operates to cement
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the already strong relationship between the institutions, and specifically recognises degree students at TBLS as registered students of the University. Amongst the many benefits which this provides is access to legal data bases through University subscription such as Westlaw and Lexis/Nexis as well as the University’s online academic services, VITAL (Virtual Interactive Teaching At Liverpool) and TULIP (The University of Liverpool Information Portal).
Legal residents wishing to study law on a part time basis are able to enrol on the part-time degree programme. For those students who do not wish to complete the five/six year degree, they are able to exit the programme either after completing two or four years, in each case being awarded a University Certificate or Diploma respectively. Such students, as registered University students, will receive the same IT privileges as all other degree students.
It is also possible to enrol at the Law School as a General Student studying approved individual courses with or without taking examinations at the conclusion of the course. Depending upon entry qualifications and experience, such students may first be required to enrol in Legal Systems and Skills in order to equip such individuals will the skills necessary to complete their desired course of study. General Students may register with the University of Liverpool in individual courses with University certification resulting from successful completion of all elements of assessment.
In September 2007 the Law School’s new form of attendance rule was introduced, with satisfaction of an 80% attendance requirement being required in order to sit end of year examinations in all Level One and Level two modules. Further details of the attendance requirement appear later in this handbook.
In October 2009, TBLS was subjected to an external departmental audit visit by the University of Liverpool with five University staff visiting TBLS for this purpose. The audit was extremely favourable with the audit team concluding in their final report: “It is clear that TBLS continues to operate as a well run establishment supported by a committed team of staff. The meeting with the students was very positive. It is clear that the student experience at TBLS is comparable to that at the University of Liverpool.”
1.1 Regulations Governing Local Legal Education
The Legal Practitioners Law (2012) and the Legal Practitioners (Students) Regulations, (2012 Revision) as amended, confer upon the Law School authority to offer a system of legal education in the Cayman Islands under the control and guidance of the Director, the Attorney General and the Legal Advisory Council. You are strongly advised to become thoroughly familiar with these regulations early in your Law School career. It is also essential for you to become acquainted with Liverpool University’s Examinations Code of Practice, which is located on the Law School’s website: https://www.liv.ac.uk/tqsd/code-of-practice-on-assessment/
1.2 Affiliation With The University of Liverpool
Royal Letters Patent issued by Queen Victoria in 1881 founded the University of Liverpool. The School of Law, one of the oldest in the United Kingdom, celebrated its centenary in the academic year 1992-93. Graduates of note include: The Law School’s former Patron, the Right Hon. Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, until 2007 a member of the Judicial Committee of the House
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of Lords and Privy Councillor; the late Lord Justice Sellers, the late Mr. Justice Lynskey; the former Attorney-General of Hong Kong, J.W.D. Hobley C.M.G; and Mr. Michael Bray, formerly global managing partner of Clifford Chance, one of the world’s largest law firms.
The Truman Bodden Law School has enjoyed an affiliation with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom for over 30 years. As a result of this affiliation, all full time TBLS lecturers are recognised law teachers of the University of Liverpool as well as being members of the Cayman Islands Attorney General’s Chambers. Graduates of the LL.B programme have their degrees conferred upon them by the University of Liverpool. It has already been observed in the introduction to this handbook that since March 2002 the LL.B (Honours) degree offered by TBLS has been designated as a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) by the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council of that jurisdiction. This means that all graduates of the University’s LL.B degree have the opportunity (provided they have successfully completed all required Foundation modules, including European Union Law) to obtain a legal qualification in the Cayman Islands that is internationally transferable. Such graduates are accordingly able to pursue postgraduate legal professional training in England and Wales (in addition to numerous other jurisdictions) as well as being able to register for postgraduate academic legal studies throughout the common law world.
In order to enrol upon the Professional Practice Course, eligible students must possess a minimum of a Lower Second Class LL.B Honours Degree which meets the criteria of a Cayman Qualifying Law Degree (as defined in the 2012 Student Regulations).
Students at the Truman Bodden Law School are associate members of the University of Liverpool’s Student Guild and as such they are entitled to access many student services, including advice, representation and access to information on the Guild website.
Whilst TBLS students are not members of the UK’s National Union of Students (NUS), as members of the University’s Student Guild they are afforded certain rights as the University Guild is considered an NUS member, thereby affording Guild members certain rights. As part of The Guild’s affiliation to NUS, it can participate in NUS’s democratic structures, including sending delegates to the NUS National Conference. TBLS students are also eligible through the University Guild to purchase an NUS Extra (student discount) Card. To find out more information about the discounts or to buy a card, students should go to http://www.nus.org.uk/en/nus-extra/.
1.3 Departmental Staff and Contact details
Please see appendix A for current staff and their contact details. Additional information about staff research areas, and the modules they teach, can be found at www.gov.ky/lawschool. All staff are available by appointment to meet with students. In emergencies staff (including the Director) can be contacted out of office hours via the relevant government email.
1.4 Support Staff Contacts and General Office Opening Times
General Office:
Monday - Friday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (closed weekends & public holidays)
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General Office Support Staff
Lisa Morales-Levy - Administrative Assistant Lovisa Vernon-Hamilton - Front Office Manager
Library Support Staff
Beverley Speirs - Librarian Lourdes Pacheco - Library Assistant
1.5 TBLS Student Societies & Committees
Below are listed the Law School’s associated bodies which have student members. This includes bodies run exclusively by students on their own behalf and Law School bodies which rely on student membership to represent student concerns to the management of the School.
The Law School Students’ Society
The Truman Bodden Law School Students’ Society is run by the students for the students. The Society is responsible for organising social and fund raising events and for forging links between the Law School and local law firms and other corporate entities.
Staff-Student Liaison Committee
This Committee’s function is to consider all aspects of student welfare within the School of Law, including the operation of the personal tutor system, and all services and facilities offered to students, including the full and part time degree programmes and the Professional Practice Course, and to report to the Law School’s Staff-Student meeting. The Committee consists of elected student representatives and all members of the Law School academic staff. It is Chaired by the Director of Legal Studies.
1.6 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Entry requirements for the full and part time degrees as well as the Professional Practice Course are laid down in the Legal Practitioners (Students) Regulations (2012 Revision). Generally, the academic entry requirement for students who are under 21 years of age on 1st May in the year they start their course is at least two General Certificate of Education Advanced Level passes in addition to at least three General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) passes of Grade C or higher standard. The GCSE subjects must include English Language and one of Mathematics or a Natural Science subject or Geography or Economics. Other prescribed combinations of passes may be acceptable (but proof of attainment of an acceptably high English Language standard is essential) as may other prescribed qualifications recognised as being of a comparable standard, such as an Associates Degree with a sufficiently high GPA. Students who are over 21 years of age on 1st June in the year of intended entry who do not meet the Law School’s entry requirements may take the University of Liverpool Mature Students’ Entrance Examination.
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Any student who is employed either on a full or part time basis is required to produce a letter of permission from their employer prior to the commencement of their studies on either the full or part time course. Further particulars of the Law School’s admission requirements can be obtained from our Admissions Policy which can be downloaded from the Law School’s website: www.gov.ky/lawschool
1.7 TBLS Prizes
Local, international and Liverpool Law School prizes, including the Dean’s Prize of the Faculty of Law which are awarded to the year’s outstanding undergraduates and postgraduates. For more information please see Appendix B.
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2 LAW SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY FEES
2.1 TBLS Tuition Fees
Please see appendix D for current applicable fees.
Fees must be paid on the first day of each of the two semesters with a third payment late in the second semester. Any student whose fees are overdue by more than 8 weeks may be excluded from classes and thereafter excluded from studies for 12 months whereupon they will be re-admitted (assuming all outstanding fees to have been paid by this time). * All fees are subject to change.
Semester 1 tuition fees for all new LL.B students are due on 22st September 2015.
Semester 1 tuition fees for returning LL.B students are due on 28th September 2013.
Tuition fees for Semester 2 (all students) are due on 1st February 2016.
Tuition fees for the third instalment in Semester 2 (all students) are due on 4th April 2016.
When paying tuition fees with a US cheque, the conversion from CI to US is x .82.
2.2 University of Liverpool Registration Fees
A fee for registration, made payable in pounds sterling to University of Liverpool, is due annually.
2.3 Book Fees
Payments should be made payable to Wildy & Sons Ltd. in Sterling as advised. Book fees are payable during the first week of semester one, at which time exact figures will be available.
2.4 Examination Fees
C.I. $ 50.00 per subject
2.5 Photocopying Fees
TBLS has removed its photocopying fee. Students are simply required to supply their own paper which is available for purchase from the front desk.
2.6 Outstanding Fees
Any student having outstanding Law School or University fees (including outstanding library fines) at the end of the academic year will have examination results withheld until payment has
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been received. Such students will also not be eligible to receive letters of reference from the Law School. Students with fees outstanding immediately prior to the beginning of a new academic semester will not be permitted to register or proceed to the next year of study. Students whose fees have been overdue for 8 weeks or more will be excluded from classes and suspended from studies for 12 months (providing fees/fines have by then been paid in full).
Any students having outstanding fees/fines in their final year will not be eligible to graduate.
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3 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS
3.1 Penalties for late submission of assessed work
The Law School’s standard penalties for the late submission of assessed work are:
5% of the total marks available for the assessment shall be deducted from the assessment mark for each working day after the submission date, up to a maximum of five working days (e.g. for work marked out of 100, five marks per day will be deducted); however, the mark will not be reduced below the pass mark for the assessment. Work assessed below the pass mark will not be penalised for late submission of up to five days.
Work received more than five working days after the submission deadline will receive a mark of zero. In such circumstances, the student will be required to re-take the assessment and the re-assessment title/topic will be different from the original title/topic. Re-submission of the original piece of work is not permissible.
Full information about the penalties for late submission of assessed work, including information about special circumstances and departmental responsibilities, are available in the University’s Code of Practice on Assessment: https://www.liv.ac.uk/tqsd/code-of-practice-on-assessment/
3.2 Plagiarism and collusion
The University’s Code of Practice on Assessment provides the following definitions of plagiarism and collusion:
“Plagiarism occurs when a student misrepresents, as his/her own work, the work, written or otherwise, of any other person (including another student) or of any institution. Examples of forms of plagiarism include:
The verbatim copying of another’s work without acknowledgement;
The close paraphrasing of another’s work by simply changing a few words or altering the order of presentation, without acknowledgement;
Unacknowledged quotation of phrases from another’s work;
The deliberate and detailed presentation of another’s concept as one’s own.”
All types of work submitted by students are covered by this definition, including written work, diagrams, charts and pictures.
“Collusion occurs when, unless with official approval (e.g. in the case of group projects), two or more students consciously collaborate in the preparation and production of work which is ultimately submitted by each in an identical, or substantially similar, form and/or is represented by each to be the product of his or her individual efforts. Collusion also occurs where there is
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unauthorised co-operation between a student and another person in the preparation and production of work which is presented as the student’s own.”
Students found to have committed plagiarism or to have colluded in preparing assessments are liable to be severely penalised, e.g. they may be given a mark of zero for the module concerned and a disciplinary letter placed on their file. References written for the student may include any findings of plagiarism. In the most serious cases, professional bodies may be notified and students may be required to terminate their studies.
3.3 The TBLS Web Page and Online University Academic Resources
In addition to an existing link to a TBLS web page via the Liverpool Law School’s web site (www.liv.ac.uk/law), the Law School has established web pages on the Cayman Islands government web site. This will be found at the following address: www.gov.ky/lawschool. Student information, including lecture and tutorial outlines, changes to scheduled lectures and tutorials, past examination questions and other teaching and learning resources will be posted by module leaders on the University’s online academic service: VITAL (Virtual Interactive Teaching At Liverpool). This service is password protected and you will need your University of Liverpool registration information to access it.
3.4 Law School University E-Mail Addresses
The majority of communication in the Law School is by electronic mail. All students will be provided with a distinct University e-mail address on registration. All email communication with students will be via their University email address. Students are strongly advised therefore to check their University e-mail accounts regularly.
TBLS students are required to adhere to the principle that the content of messages sent to Law School email lists must be appropriate for the membership of that list, and must be relevant to the academic affairs of the recipients.
3.5 Health and Safety
Your safety is important to us. Ensuring the health and safety of students, staff and visitors is one of the Law School’s highest priorities. TBLS is responsible for providing a safe environment and safe systems of work, but safety cannot be achieved without the full co- operation of everyone.
TBLS rules require that every student whilst on the Law School premises:
takes reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and others;
acts in accordance with School safety rules.
reads the fire procedure notices and familiarise themselves with the alternative fire exits;
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reports accidents, near misses or dangerous conditions to a responsible member of the department;
co-operates with health and safety instructions.
On the School telephone system, the emergency number for fire, police or ambulance is 911.
If you have any problems or questions about safety, raise them with a member of the teaching staff or with your Personal Tutor.
3.6 Cayman Islands Government Policy on Smoking
Smoking in all Cayman Islands Government occupied buildings is prohibited. The Law School has a duty to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the working environment is healthy. Thus it has a duty, so far as reasonably practicable, to protect non-smokers against involuntary inhalation of the carcinogens in cigarette smoke.
1. No-Smoking Rule
All areas of the Law School are "no smoking" areas.
2. Smoking at Entrances
Staff and students should not smoke close to building entrances, where those entering or leaving may inhale smoke, or to openable windows.
3.7 The Law Library
The purpose-built Law School library is located on the second floor of the Law School. All registered TBLS students may borrow books forming part of the lending collection whenever the Law School is open.
With the exception of books, law reports and journals which are classified as reference materials only, the remainder of the collection may be borrowed from a library officer (see below) for a period of up to two weeks. The maximum number of books that may be borrowed is three at any one time. Overdue returns are subject to a fine of CI$2.00 per book, per day overdue. Library officers have been instructed to enforce this system rigidly in the interests of all library users. You have been warned!
The library officers (ie those members of staff having responsibility for library borrowing/administration) are the Librarian, the Library Assistant, the Administrative Assistant and the Receptionist. A library officer is to be informed whenever a student borrows a book. Students will be required to replace any books, which are removed and not returned on demand. Under no circumstances may library books be transferred between students without having been previously returned to the Law School. It is the responsibility of the borrower to return all books in the condition received either in person to one of the library officers or by means of using the library books return box. Under no circumstances are books to be left on the Receptionist’s desk unattended. All books remain the responsibility of the borrower until
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properly returned in one of the above ways. Any abuse of the library system will automatically result in borrowing privileges being withdrawn from the offender.
Adjacent to the library is the student computer room housing 12 desktop PCs, a scanner and printers. Wireless internet access for laptop computers is available throughout the Law School. Photocopying facilities are also available.
3.7.1 Opening Hours and Borrowing
The Library is an integral part of the Truman Bodden Law School. It is a vital resource in the training and development of law students. The Library aims to provide an efficient and comprehensive service for readers combining traditional sources with electronic media. The library includes a full range of primary and secondary materials. Statutes, Statutory Instruments, Law Reports, Treaties and other official publications, are key primary reference materials. Textbooks and journals are important secondary sources and provide commentary on the law. The textbooks are either for short loan, or for standard two week loan.
Semester: Monday – Friday 8:30 – 5:00
Vacation: Monday – Friday 8:30 – 5.00
(Closed on Public Holidays and Weekends)
Extended library opening times will be offered from the second half of the first semester until 9pm on set week days. Extended library opening is subject to student demand and may be withdrawn if not sufficiently utilised. If the library is not being used by 7:00 p.m. it may be closed early.
Borrowing Entitlement
Standard collection 3 items for 14 days Short loan collection Overnight Loan Only Reference collection For reference only (not to be removed)
*Items may not generally be renewed more than two times and renewals will not be allowed at all where another user has reserved the item.
Photocopying
There is no charge for photocopying, but students must supply their own paper available for purchase from the front desk. All copying is subject to local copyright laws.
3.8 Student ID Cards
As in previous years, University-generated student identification cards will be issued to all new degree students following registration. These cards will be issued in September and October to
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students who have paid their tuition and registration fees and who have supplied (physically and electronically) three passport size photographs. This card will remain valid for the duration of the degree programme and must be kept secure. A fee for the reissue of any lost/damaged card will be imposed.
TBLS students are also eligible to receive TBLS discount cards which entitles students to discounts from a range of participating stores, restaurants and bars.
3.9 Attendance Rule
Attendance at both lectures and tutorials is mandatory. As of September 2007 a formal 80% attendance rule, applicable to all Level One and Level Two students, has been in force whereby failure (without legitimate medical or other proper cause being evidenced) to attend at least 80% of all lectures and 80% of all tutorials results in the automatic exclusion from the end of year assessment in the affected module. Any medical evidence must be presented by the student in a timely fashion and as far as possible be contemporaneous with the period of the illness/incapacity. For those students who transgress the attendance rule, the next opportunity to sit the affected assessment (s) will be in the following September with that sitting deemed to be a resit with marks capped at a maximum of 40%.
3.10 Suspension of Studies
Students are advised to speak with their personal tutor or the Director if they wish to suspend their studies. Students will be given advice concerning valid reasons for suspension. Regulation 27D (1)(c) of the Legal Practitioners (Students) Regulations (2012R) contains strict time limits for the completion of a Qualifying Law Degree. These time limits reflect the similar rules applied by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in the UK. Regulation 27D(1) (c) provides that ordinarily both full and part time degrees must be completed in no more than six. In making any suspension request the need to adhere to these time limits should be taken into account. In other words students must be mindful of the fact that the “clock continues to run” during periods in which studies have been suspended.
Students should also ensure wherever possible that any suspension request is made in a timely fashion. Students are required to complete a “Suspension of Studies from a Taught Programme” form available from the TBLS front office. It should usually be accompanied with a more detailed letter detailing the difficulties which are the cause of the request. If the suspension is on medical grounds, medical evidence must be attached at the time of the request. This request must then be approved by TBLS and the Liverpool Law School. Any student possessing a student visa will have their visa cancelled. Students who are in receipt of a student loan may also have to repay their loan provider (who will be advised of the suspension by TBLS and who should also be informed by the student) part/all of the loan provided. Once the suspension request has been approved, the student will receive a written confirmation of the suspension.
Before the student returns to Law School, he/she will need to contact TBLS in order to obtain permission to resume studies and to finalise arrangements for return. If the student has suspended on medical grounds, he/she must submit medical evidence stating that he/she is fit and well and able to resume studies.
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Suspended students are encouraged to stay in contact with their personal tutor and TBLS as to their progress. TBLS is pleased to offer any assistance that is necessary.
3.11 Return from Suspension
On re-registration all students must either pay their tuition/registration fees themselves or provide documentary evidence that their fees will be paid by the relevant source of funding. No student will be permitted to return from suspension whilst any outstanding fees exist. The student will need to complete a module choice form on return from suspension.
3.12 Transfer between Programmes
Students should discuss any proposed transfer with their personal tutor or the Director. The student should complete a “Transfer between Taught Programmes” Form, available from the TBLS front desk. This must be accompanied by a letter of permission from the student’s employer if the transfer is from the part time course to the full time course. This form must be signed by the Director and forwarded to Liverpool Law School for their approval also.
3.13 Withdrawal
Any requests to withdraw/transfer should in all cases be discussed with the personal tutor/Director. Advice will be given on the best way forward. If a student decides that he/she would like to withdraw, a “Withdrawal from a Taught Programme” form must be completed which is available from the Law School Reception. Any student possessing a student visa will have their visa cancelled. Students who are in receipt of a student loan may also have to repay their loan provider (who will be advised of the suspension by TBLS and who should also be informed by the student) part/all of the loan provided.
3.14 Illness/ Mitigating Circumstances
Students must seek contemporaneous medical documentation when they experience illness. Students are encouraged to see their doctor and obtain a medical certificate outlining the medical problem. This certificate should be handed into the school’s administrative support staff who will copy and file the evidence for future reference. If preparation for or the taking of an assessment has been affected by illness (or other unavoidable cause), students should complete a Mitigating Circumstances Form which is available from the Law School Reception. It is important to note that no illness can be taken into account if there is no documentary evidence to support claim in respect of it. The onus to produce all necessary evidence is on the student.
3.15 Personal difficulties/mitigating circumstances
Students who experience personal difficulties during their degree studies are encouraged to seek advice and support from their personal tutor. They should inform the Law School in writing (where possible) and this information will be placed on the student’s file for future reference.
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Such information, if relevant, will be taken into account if the student performs poorly in assessments or fails to attend an examination or submit coursework. In such cases the mitigating circumstances procedure outlined above should be followed. It is important to note that no mitigating circumstances can be taken into account if there is no documentary evidence to support such a claim. The onus is on the student to provide this evidence. This information should be given to either the student’s personal tutor or the Director of Legal Studies.
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4. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STUDENTS: THE PERSONAL TUTOR SCHEME:
4.1 Strategy for Student Support and Guidance
Our strategy for Student Support and Guidance is determined by a concern to maintain a culture and environment in which our students have the best opportunity to develop their abilities and skills, and in which they can feel sufficiently at ease and sufficiently challenged to develop the knowledge, analytical and applicational skills, and crucially, the critical understanding, that are distinctive of a legal education.
4.2 Formal Support and Guidance Structure
The personal tutor scheme should seek to promote a sense of community between academic staff and students and contribute to the well being of students and their academic success by enabling them to feel regarded as individuals.
The formal support structure of the TBLS is constituted by the roles of:
4.3 The Role of the Director of Legal Studies:
The Director of Legal Studies should:
Aim to see that the personal tutors operate the system efficiently and effectively;
Ensure that all students and staff have access to this written statement of the purpose and operation of the scheme;
Ensure that all students, including part-time students, have a nominated tutor and that this tutor is normally nominated at the start of the session;
Ensure that the distinction between personal tutor and academic tutor is quite clear even if the same person acts in both capacities;
Be in attendance at all Progress Committee Meetings;
Be a member of any appropriate staff/student committees;
Ensure that students understand that they can request to change their personal tutor without giving reasons and without prejudice.
4.4 The Role of the Personal Tutor:
Personal Tutors should assist in the running of the Personal Tutor Scheme with the support of the Director of the Legal Studies
Personal tutors should:
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Meet their new tutees before the end of the first week of a new academic year and make a written record of every formal meeting, noting any academic or personal difficulties that the tutee may be experiencing; records of the latter should be kept confidential;
Aim to see their tutees regularly;
Ensure their tutees know how to contact them at short notice in the case of emergencies and make themselves available to students for some specified period every week;
Encourage tutees to come and see them in the event of needing to seek information or advice or to talk things through with a friendly listener;
Keep confidential matters discussed with a tutee unless the tutee has given his/her permission for information to be passed on or, in exceptional circumstances only, the tutor judges it to be in the best interests of the tutee or some other person for information to be shared;
Help the tutees allocated to them overcome any problems of adjustment to life at the Law School;
Respond to tutees' requests for advice on matters not immediately arising from the content of their formal instruction and refer, as necessary, to appropriate individuals those matters outside the expertise of the tutor;
Help to foster the understanding that the Truman Bodden Law School regards students as individuals;
Make a point of interesting themselves in the well being of their tutees.
4.5 The Responsibilities of Tutees:
Tutees should:
Respond promptly to requests to see their personal tutor;
Aim to respect the specified times at which tutors make themselves available to see students;
Ensure they know how to contact their tutor at short notice in the case of emergencies and, at all other times, try to see their tutor at the specified time;
Give tutors reasonable notice when making a request for a reference;
Keep tutors informed of any relevant circumstances which may have an effect upon their studies.
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5. STUDENT MATTERS
5.1 Getting to the Law School
Reliable public transport to George Town is available. The George Town Bus Station is conveniently located adjacent to the Law School. Students are encouraged to make use of this service, as car parking in George Town is very limited.
5.2 Car Parking
The car park used by the law school staff and students is located off Dr Roy’s Drive within a short walking distance of the law school. Access to the car park is due to be barrier controlled from September 2015. Access will be by means of a code which will be provided to students on the undertaking that the code is not shared with none law school students. Students who are found to have breached this undertaking will have car parking privileges removed from them. Spaces 1 through 10 are clearly marked as being reserved for TBLS staff. Spaces 11 through 20 are designated as open TBLS student spaces which may be used by students on a first come first served basis. Please do not park in any other spaces, including TBLS staff spaces. Students are allowed the use of the car park only whilst attending the law school and during law school opening times. Cars must not be left in the car park overnight. TBLS and the owners of CIBC Bank accept no responsibility for loss or damage caused to vehicles whilst parked at this facility.
5.3 Staff-Student Meetings
Staff-Student Liaison Committee Meetings will be held at once each semester at 2.00pm on Fridays to be advised.
5.4 Post
Students should apply to the post office for their own post box. Student mail must not be sent c/o The Law School, which accepts no responsibility for any mail delivered to it.
5.5 Official Transcripts
The University of Liverpool will supply official transcripts. The fee is £20.00 per order payable to the University of Liverpool, with a fee of £5 for each additional copy. Transcripts may be requested online by going to: www.liverpool.ac.uk/graduation/transcripts.htm
5.6 Letters of Reference/Unofficial Transcripts
Students may request a letter of reference/unofficial transcript from the Law School. The fee for an unofficial transcript is $25.00 per order payable directly to TBLS.
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References are free of charge. The reference will generally be sent directly to the prospective employer or institution who will usually wish to ensure confidentiality. The reference will include the following performance indicators: final and mock examination results, coursework/written assigned marks, attendance, punctuality, preparedness for lectures and tutorials, communication skills. Any disciplinary information appearing on the student file may also be disclosed. No references will be provided to students who have fees/fines owing to the Law School/ University.
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6. THE LAW SCHOOL CODE OF PRACTICE
These guidelines are intended to assist students in complying with Law School regulations. They are not intended to be a substitute for common sense and neither should they be construed as being exhaustive.
By way of amplification of the student regulations contained, inter alia, in the Legal Practitioners Law and the Legal Practitioners (Students) Regulations, but without prejudice to their generality, it is (and is deemed always to have been) incumbent upon all registered law students to comply with the following:
6.1 Student attendance at all lectures/tutorials is mandatory. Refer to the Attendance Rule information, above. If through illness a student is unable to attend a lecture or tutorial the lecturer concerned must be advised, in advance wherever possible and a medical note supplied if an excused absence is to be given.
6.2 The attendance requirement at lectures and tutorials is to be observed with punctuality. Lecturers have the right to bar students from entry to the class 5 minutes after its scheduled start time; thereafter admission may be refused in the interests of the other members of the class.
6.3 Assessed and non-assessed assignments are compulsory unless your lecturer advises you to the contrary. Prescribed submission deadlines are to be adhered to. If a deadline for an assessed piece of coursework is more than five days past due it will not be accepted. If it is submitted within five days of the submission date, a penalty will be imposed in line with the rules prescribed by the Coursework Code of Practice. If there are mitigating circumstances which explain the late submission, the student should submit a Request to Remove Late Submission Penalties Form available from the Reception desk.
6.4 All tests and examinations are compulsory unless you are advised otherwise by your module leader. If through illness or other sufficient cause a student is unable to present himself/herself to an examination or has had their performance in an assessment affected through illness, injury or other unavoidable cause, the mitigating circumstances procedure outlined above must be completed. The relevant form, together with a doctor’s medical note, where appropriate, must be provided to the Director of the Law School.
6.5 Student fees must be paid promptly and are due in three equal instalments at the beginning of semesters one and two and towards the end of the third semester on the advertised date. Failure to make all fee payments promptly will risk exclusion from classes and may lead to enforced suspension from the Law School. Exclusion from classes will automatically follow in any case where fees are 8 weeks or more outstanding.
6.6 The Law Library rules in place from time to time are to be strictly adhered to. In particular it is provided that: -
The taking of all food and drink into the library is absolutely prohibited.
Talking is prohibited.
Mobile phones must be switched off in the library at all times.
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Students are required to strictly observe borrowing rules: In particular:
No book is to be removed from the library if marked ‘for reference only’.
No book is to be borrowed without prior registration with the Librarian, Library Assistant or Receptionist.
Books are to be returned by giving them personally to a Library Officer or by posting them into the Library returns box provided.
Use of the Law Library telephone is strictly prohibited.
6.7 The Receptionist’s and Librarians desk areas are off-limits at all times. All staff rooms are also off-limits unless invited by the staff member to enter. Assignments/material for the lecturer should be left with the Receptionist who will deliver them to the lecturer or place them in the lecturer’s post tray.
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7 LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
7.1 Summary Teaching Strategy
The teaching and learning strategy of the Law School is intended to ensure that students develop skills throughout the programme, so that as graduates they are able to demonstrate:
a knowledge and understanding of the material covered
an ability to think logically and analyse problems
an appreciation of the social context of law and the role of lawyers within society
an ability to communicate ideas and arguments in writing and orally
an ability to use electronic and paper resources including basic word processing, e-mail and web access to on-line databases
an ability to organise times and meet deadlines
The objectives listed above are realised through a programme of study, based on lectures, tutorials and seminars. The attainment of intended learning outcomes is monitored by module monitoring procedures, student evaluation through questionnaires and external examiner reports. Annual Programme Monitoring is designed to assess the effectiveness of the degree programmes. The timing and incidence of module questionnaires is determined each year by the Director.
7.2 Summary Assessment Strategy
Assessment leading to the award of the undergraduate degrees conforms to the University models for non-clinical first degree courses.
Modules are assessed on the basis of examinations, coursework, assessed presentations, class tests and/or dissertations. Depending on the module, a combination of these methods of assessment may be used to enable students to achieve their potential through methods of assessment which reflect the acquisition of both module based and transferable skills. Full time students are expected to undertake modules to the value of 120 credits per academic year. Part time students are expected to undertake a minimum of 60 credit points per year. In order to be eligible to be awarded a degree students (both full and part time) must have completed 360 credits in total usually over a period of three academic years (full time) or no more than six academic years (part time).
Students prepare essays, tutorial questions (often in the form of problem solving), and seminar papers to demonstrate an understanding of aspects of the issues under discussion and to develop skills in communicating both orally and in writing. Assessed and non-assessed oral presentations help develop research, organisation and oral communication skills
Students undertaking unseen examinations are expected to demonstrate:
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a knowledge and understanding of particular topics;
an ability to identify and solve problems;
an ability to apply and analyse relevant aspects of the law.
Coursework is used throughout the undergraduate programmes to enable students to become familiar with research techniques and to explore in depth particular aspects of the module. It requires an ability to structure a written argument. The rules on presentation of coursework require students to demonstrate a familiarity with legal sources and their citation as well as with basic word-processing. The Law School adopts the OSCOLA (Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities) system of legal citation.
Students who undertake the dissertation module (final year only) are expected to demonstrate an ability to undertake independent research and to present a well-focused and sustained argument relating to a specific topic. The dissertation option is worth 30 credits. The Dissertation Co- ordinator to whom ideas for a dissertation topic should in the first instance be discussed is Matthew Rollinson. For more information concerning the Dissertation Module you should consult the Module Information Handbook.
The Law School considers that appropriate and timely feedback on all aspects of assessment, both formative and summative, is an important component of the learning and teaching experience. Both global and individual feedback on essays, examinations, coursework and mock examinations is provided.
7.3 Summary Learning Strategy
Our strategy seeks to support teaching and learning within the Law School by making provision, as far as resources allow, of learning resources in all forms necessary for the School to meet its teaching and learning objectives. In particular to:
ensure that each module taught in the Law School has the necessary library and IT resources to support both the content and skills elements of the module;
ensure that provision is made in proportion to the number of students studying a particular module
ensure that, in addition, provision is made of general, non-module specific, material to encourage wider learning in all forms by students.
ensure adequate access for all students to all forms of information provision.
Student feedback plays an important role in ensuring these objectives are attained. Information obtained from regularly submitted student questionnaires will be reviewed with any responses/action, disseminated to class representatives or individual students as appropriate.
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7.4 Method of Assessment
Assessment methods vary across modules and especially between 30 and 15 credit modules. Assessments may take the form of coursework, unseen closed book exam, class tests, oral presentations and other written submissions. Assessments at the end of each semester are designed to examine the student on what they have learnt during that semester. Where the module is a 30 credit module, spanning two semesters, assessments will focus on what has been learnt during that semester, but may also test what was studied in the preceding semester.
Where assessed coursework is the (or a) means of assessment of a module, it must be electronically submitted by the candidate via the University’s anti-plagiarism detection software, Turnitin on the due date for submission. You should consult the Teaching and Assessment pattern below for precise dates of submission.
7.5 Written Submissions and the Need for Originality of Content
As noted, where it is a component of assessment, the coursework requirement will take the form of an essay, of varying lengths dependent upon the module, submitted in strict adherence to the University of Liverpool’s rules and practices. In particular, all assessed work must be free from plagiarism and collusion. In this respect, all students must consult and familiarise themselves with the University’s Academic Integrity Policy set out in Appendix L in the University’s Code of Practice on Assessment: http://www.liv.ac.uk/tqsd/code-of-practice-on-assessment/
Coursework assignments which exceed the prescribed length or which are submitted late without cause, will attract the mandatory penalties described in the University’s Coursework Code of Practice on Assessment: http://www.liv.ac.uk/tqsd/code-of-practice-on-assessment/
7.6 Written Assessment Submission Deadlines:
Written assessments in the following subjects is due during the semester 1 assessment period:
Legal Systems & Skills I Criminal Law Commercial Law I Company Law I Equity & Trusts Law of Tort Will & Succession I
Written Assessments in the following subjects is due during the Semester 2 assessment period:
Criminal Trial Evidence Jurisprudence Wills & Succession II Banking II Conflict of Laws II
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Human Rights Law Intellectual Property Law Dissertation
Examination & Assessment Periods
Semester 1 Final Assessment Period: 18th – 29th January 2016
Semester 2 Final Assessment Period: 16th – 27th May 2016
Resit Assessment Period: 22nd – 28th August 2016
Resit Coursework Submission Date: 5th August 2016
7.7 Assessment Appeals: All Programmes
Pursuant to University regulations, candidates may not appeal against the academic judgement of the Board of Examiners. If a candidate seeks confirmation of a grade, he/she must cite specific grounds in support of such an application, which do not call into question academic judgement. Appeals will be considered only on the grounds of unfairness, procedural irregularity or other impropriety. Applications are made either to the Liverpool Law School’s Board of Examiners or to SAS. All academic appeals are the sole responsibility of the University to determine. You should go to: https://www.liv.ac.uk/student-administration/student- administration-centre/policies-procedures/appeals/ for a link to the University’s assessment appeals procedure. All Section 1 assessment appeals (concerning individual module or assessment marks) must be sent directly to Ms Anna Vowles, the Secretary to the LLS Board of Examiners and Section 2 assessment appeals (concerning appeals against the decision of the final Board of Examiners) must be sent directly to Ms Heather Knight in SAS. In each case the assessment appeal should be copied to the Director of TBLS or his deputy. The contact information for Ms Vowles and Ms Knight is available from TBLS.
7.8 Examinations and Progression
Examinations for all undergraduate courses will be held in May, with resits (where necessary) in late August/early September. Any student failing to complete all elements of assessment in all modules studied will not be permitted to progress to the next year of study.
Examinations are set internally, module to moderation by the University’s internal and external examiners. All examination papers are externally assessed by the academic staff of the Liverpool Law School and are module to further scrutiny by the University’s external examiners.
Past examination papers are maintained in both hard copy and electronic forms and can be obtained from the Library Assistant.
Examination results will be made available electronically to students in late June/early July.
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All degree students are required to pass the Intermediate year of study (Level One) (Year One for full-time degree students; Years One and Two for part-time degree students). Unless exceptional circumstances are established, students will not be permitted more than three attempts at any modality of assessment. In order to maintain qualifying law degree status, no more than three attempts in any core module is usually permitted.
The degree is classified by reference to results in Part I and Part II (Levels 2 and 3) of the relevant degree. For the full-time degree Part I comprises modules taken in Year 2; Part II comprises modules taken in Year 3. For the part-time degree, if taken over six years, Part I comprises modules taken in Years 3 and 4 (Level 2); Part II comprises modules taken in Years 5 and 6 (Level 3). If the part-time degree is taken over five years, Part I comprises modules taken in Years 3 and 4 (Level 2); Part II comprises (remaining) modules taken in Year 4 and Year 5 (Level 3). In either case the final core module, Land Law, must be studied in the penultimate year of studies. In any question of doubt you should consult your personal tutor or the Director.
Please check individual Module Specifications for further clarification of which modules are classified as Intermediate and which as Final Part I and Final Part II for classification purposes.
7.9 Weighting of Results
In determining your degree classification, the University applies the following weighting system: Level 2 results account for 30% of your final classification; Level 3 results account for 70% of your final classification.
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8. FOUNDATION MODULES, CURRICULA AND MODULES SPECIFICATIONS
The following subjects are considered by agreement between the academic and professional legal bodies in the UK to be the foundations of legal knowledge (also referred to as ‘foundation modules’): Criminal Law, Contract, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Tort, Equity and Trusts and Land Law and the law of the EU. Land Law and EU Law are not compulsory for the award of the degree, but are required if students wish to enter the legal profession through either the Legal Practice Course or Bar Professional Training Course for intending solicitors and barristers respectively. International students should ensure that they are aware of any similar requirements in their own country. Those students eligible to enrol on the Professional Practice Course, as of September 2011, must possess a minimum of a Lower Second class LL.B (Honours) Degree which is classified as a Cayman Qualifying Law Degree (meaning that the following subjects must have been passed: Criminal Law, Contract Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Tort, Equity and Trusts and Land Law).
8.1 Curriculum: Full Time Degree (M30X) LL.B Law
The programme is studied over three years and is TBLS based throughout. The programme is divided into units of study called modules. The academic year is divided into two 15 week semesters with summative assessment (typically taking the form of coursework, unseen written examination, class presentations, case notes or class tests) usually being held at the end of the semester in which the module was taught. Most modules are worth 15 credit points, although the core modules in Levels 4 and 5 are worth 30 credit points each. One hundred and twenty credit points worth of modules are assessed each year. At FHEQ Level 4, 90 of the 120 credit points are made up of subjects which must be studied and passed in order to gain a Qualifying Law Degree and exemption from the first part of professional examinations. [Constitutional & Administrative Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law]; at FHEQ Level 5, 60 of the 120 credit points are made up of subjects which must be studied and passed in order to gain a Qualifying Law Degree [Law of Tort, Equity and Trusts]. The remaining 60 credit points comprise optional subjects at the value of 15 credit points each. At FHEQ Level 6, 15 of the 120 credit points [Land Law] are made up of such subjects. Additionally, any student who wishes to obtain a Qualifying Law Degree must take a further 15 credit point subject, European Union Law. The remaining 90 credit points comprise optional subjects at the value of 15 credit points each.
As indicated above, at Levels 5 and 6, a student may choose from a range of optional subjects collectively worth 60 and 90 credit points respectively.
Classification of the degree is determined by performance at Levels 5 and 6 with a 30:70 weighting being given, respectively, to the results in each year;
Students who have completed Level 4 (120 credit points) are eligible to receive a Certificate in Higher Education;
Students who have completed Level 5 (240 credit points) are eligible to receive a Diploma in Higher Education.
The modules studied at each year/level of study and their credit value is set out in the table below:
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YEAR/LEVEL SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
Year 1 /Level 4 Law800 Contract Law (+)* Law800 Contract Law (+)*
Law801 Criminal Law (+)* Law801 Criminal Law (+)*
Law803 Constitutional & Law803Constitutional & Administrative Law(+)* Administrative Law(+)*
Law822 Legal Skills 1 (15)* Law 836 Legal Skills 2 (15)*
Year2/Level 5 Law802 Tort (+)* Law802 Tort (+)*
Law805 Equity & Trusts (+)* Law805 Equity & Trusts (+)*
Law Level 5 Optional Module Law Level 5 Optional Module (15) (15)
Law Level 5 Optional Module Law Level 5 Optional Module (15) (15)
Year 3/Level 6 Law804 Land Law (15) * Law810 EU Law (15)**
Law Level 6 Optional Module Law Level 6 Optional Module (15) (15)
Law Level 6 Optional Module Law Level 6 Optional Module (15) (15)
Law Level 6 Optional Module Law Level 6 Optional Module (15) (15)
+ Denotes 30 credit module, taught across both semesters * Denotes mandatory module ** Denotes EU Law is a Mandatory Module for QLD purposes
Level 5 Optional Modules
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 Law806 Company Law 1(15) Law829 Company Law 2(15)
Law807 The Principles of Evidence Law831 Criminal Trial Evidence (15) (15)
Law808 Family Law 1(Children’s Law827 Family Law 2(The Law of Adult Law) (15) Relationships) (15)
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Law811 Commercial Law: Facilitation Law833 Commercial Law: Sale of Goods and of Transactions (15) Liability Law (15)
Law824 Jurisprudence (15)
Level 6 Optional Modules
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 Law809 Banking Law 1 (15) Law828 Banking Law 2 (15)
Law823 Civil Liberties & Human Law823 Civil Liberties & Human Rights (+) Rights (+)
Law814 Intellectual Property Law (15)
Law816 Employment Law 1 (15) Law830 Employment Law 2 (15)
Law825 Wills & Succession 1 (15) Law832 Wills & Succession 2(15)
Law812 Conflict of Laws (Family Law835 Conflict of Laws in Commerce (15) Law) (15)
Law813 Dissertation Option (+) Law813 Dissertation Option (+)
8.2 Curriculum: Part time Degree (M30Y) LL.B Law
The programme is studied over five or six year depending on the mode of completion of the programme which is elected at the beginning of year four. From year four, students can elect to study at the rate of either four or six modules (if they are 15 credit modules) a year until completion of the programme.
The programme is TBLS based throughout. The programme is divided into units of study called modules. The academic year is divided into two 15 week semesters with summative assessment (typically taking the form of coursework, unseen written examination, class presentations, case notes or class tests) usually being held at the end of the semester in which the module was taught. Most modules are worth 15 credit points, although the core modules in Levels 4 and 5 are worth 30 credit points each. Sixty credit points worth of modules are assessed in each of years 1-3. From year 4 until completion of the programme (over 5 or 6 years), the remaining 180 credit points must be completed and are assessed at the rate of either sixty or ninety credit points per year. At FHEQ Level 4, 90 of the 120 credit points are made up of subjects which must be studied and passed in order to gain a Qualifying Law Degree and exemption from the first part of professional examinations. [Constitutional & Administrative Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law]; at FHEQ Level 5, 60 of the 120 credit points are made up of subjects which must be studied and passed in order to gain a Qualifying Law Degree [Law of Tort, Equity and Trusts]. The remaining 60 credit points comprise optional subjects at the value of 15 credit points each.
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At FHEQ Level 6, 15 of the 120 credit points [Land Law] are made up of such subjects. Additionally, any student who wishes to obtain a Qualifying Law Degree must take a further 15 credit point module, European Union Law. The remaining 90 credit points comprise optional subjects at the value of 15 credit points each.
As indicated above, at Levels 5 and 6, a student may choose from a range of optional subjects collectively worth 60 and 90 credit points respectively.
Classification of the degree is determined by performance at Levels 5 and 6 with a 30:70 weighting being given, respectively, to the results in each year;
Students who have completed Level 4 (120 credit points) are eligible to receive a Certificate in Higher Education;
Students who have completed Level 5 (240 credit points) are eligible to receive a Diploma in Higher Education.
The mode of study (5 or 6 years), the modules studied at each year/level of study and their credit value are set out in the tables below:
8.2.1 M30Y LL.B LAW – Six years
YEAR/LEVEL SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
Year 1 / Level 4 Law800 Contract Law (+)* Law800 Contract Law (+)*
Law822 Legal Skills 1 (15)* Law 836 Legal Skills 2 (15)* Year2 / Level 4 Law803 Constitutional & Law803 Constitutional & Administrative Law(+)* Administrative Law(+)*
Law801 Criminal Law (+)* Law801 Criminal Law (+)*
Year 3 / Level 5 Law802 Tort (+)* Law802 Tort(+)*
Law805 Equity & Trusts (+)* Law805 Equity & Trusts(+)* Year 4/ Level 5 Law Optional Level 5 Module Law Optional Level 5 Module (15) (15)
Law Optional Level 5 Module Law Optional Level 5 Module (15) (15)
Year 5 / Level 6 Law804 Land Law (15) * Law810 EU Law (15)** or Law Optional Level 6 Module (15)
Law Optional Level 6 Module Law Optional Level 6 Module (15) (15)
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Year 6 /Level 6 Law Optional Level 6 Module Law810 EU Law (15)* *or Law (15) Optional 6 Module (15)
Law Optional Level 6 Module Law Optional Level 6 Module (15) (15)
+ Denotes 30 credit module, taught across both semesters * Denotes mandatory module ** Denotes EU Law is a Mandatory Module for QLD purposes (NB students on the 6 year part time programme can take EU Law in semester 2 of either Year 5 or Year 6)
Level 5 Optional Modules
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 Law806 Company Law 1(15) Law829 Company Law 2(15)
Law807 The Principles of Law831 Criminal Trial Evidence (15) Evidence (15)
Law808 Family Law 1 (Children’s Law827 Family Law 2 (The Law of Adult Relationships) Law) (15) (15)
Law811 Commercial Law Law833 Commercial Law Sale of Goods and Liability Facilitation of Transactions (15) Law (15)
Law824 Jurisprudence (15)
Level 6 Optional Modules
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 Law809 Banking Law 1 (15) Law828 Banking Law 2 (15)
Law823 Civil Liberties & Human Law823 Civil Liberties & Human Rights (+) Rights (+)
Law814 Intellectual Property Law (15)
Law816 Employment Law 1 (15) Law830 Employment Law 2 (15)
Law825 Wills & Succession 1 (15) Law832 Wills & Succession 2 (15)
Law812 Conflict of Laws (Family Law835 Conflict of Laws in Commerce (15) Law) (15)
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Law813 Dissertation Option (+) Law813 Dissertation Option (+)
8.2.2 M30Y LL.B LAW – Five years
YEAR/LEVEL SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
Year 1 / Level 4 Law800 Contract Law (+)* Law800 Contract Law (+)*
Law822 Legal Skills 1 (15)* Law 836 Legal Skills 2 (15)*
Year2 / Level 4 Law803 Constitutional & Law803 Constitutional & Administrative Administrative Law(+)* Law(+)*
Law801 Criminal Law (+)* Law801 Criminal Law (+)*
Year 3 / Level 5 Law802 Tort (+)* Law802 Tort(+)*
Law805 Equity & Trusts (+)* Law805 Equity & Trusts(+)*
Year 4/ Level 5 Law804 Land Law (15)* Law810 EU Law (15)* *
Law Optional Level 5 Module Law Optional Level 5 Module (15) (15)
Law Optional Level 5 Module Law Optional Level 5 Module (15) (15)
Year 5 / Level 6 Law Optional Level 6 Module Law Optional Level 6 Module (15) (15)
Law Optional Level 6 Module Law Optional Level 6 Module (15) (15)
Law Optional Level 6 Module Law Optional Level 6 Module (15) (15)
+ Denotes 30 credit module, taught across both semesters * Denotes mandatory module ** Denotes EU Law is a Mandatory Module for QLD purposes
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Level 5 Optional Modules
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 Law806 Company Law 1(15) Law829 Company Law 2(15)
Law807 The Principles of Law831 Criminal Trial Evidence (15) Evidence (15)
Law808 Family Law Law827 Family Law 2(The Law of Adult Relationships 1(Children’s Law) (15) (15)
Law811 Commercial Law Law833 Commercial Law Sale of Goods and Liability Law Facilitation of Transactions (15) (15)
Law824 Jurisprudence (15)
Level 6 Optional Modules
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 Law809 Banking Law 1 (15) Law828 Banking Law 2 (15)
Law823 Civil Liberties & Law823 Civil Liberties & Human Rights (+) Human Rights (+)
Law814 Intellectual Property Law (15)
Law816 Employment Law1 (15) Law830 Employment Law 2 (15)
Law825 Wills & Succession 1 Law832 Wills & Succession 2(15) (15)
Law812 Conflict of Laws Law835 Conflict of Laws in Commerce (15) (Family Law) (15)
Law813 Dissertation Option (+) Law813 Dissertation Option (+)
8.3 Module Specifications
Module Specifications detail the learning outcomes of each module, as well as summary information on the topics which will be covered in the module. The academic staff member identified as module coordinator has overall responsibility for the running of the module, and any problems with provision of the module should be reported to the module coordinator, and to the Director of Legal Studies, if necessary. This includes lack of adequate resources, poor teaching quality or other issues which adversely affect provision. Module specifications are detailed in the Module Specification Handbook available in the library on the TBLS website www.gov.ky/lawschool. Low student take up of optional modules may mean that the optional
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modules offered will vary from year to year. The Law School cannot guarantee that simply because a module is offered in the current diet of modules that it will be again.
Important Information:
The following listed modules are designated as ‘mandatory modules’ and, according to the requirements of the University of Liverpool, the minimum pass mark in each module is 40%:
Constitutional and Administrative Law Contract Law Criminal Law Tort Law Equity and Trusts Land European Union Law
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9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: LEARNING AND TEACHING
All LL.B modules are taught by a combination of lectures and tutorials. There will typically be two hours of lectures per week per module and one hour of tutorials in alternative weeks. This means that (exclusive of library and study time) full time degree students can usually expect ten contact hours per week and part-time degree students five contact hours per week (for the precise mode of delivery in each course, please see the individual module specification above).
Great emphasis is placed upon tutorials and it is expected that you will utilize non-contact hours preparing for these (usually) biweekly sessions. Students who are insufficiently prepared may be asked to leave the tutorial by the tutor. The precise mode of delivery and timing of sessions in each module varies, and can be found in the module specifications handbook and/or the teaching materials delivered at the beginning of each module. Typically, lectures begin in Week 1 of the semester, and tutorials usually in Week 3 or Week 4 of the semester. Attendance at both lectures and tutorials is mandatory and is closely monitored.
Full time students can expect ten contact hours of lectures and tutorials per week. Part time students can expect five contact hours of lectures and tutorials per week. NB. this is exclusive of preparation/library time! The University of Liverpool’s Student Charter (http://www.liv.ac.uk/tqsd/pol_strat_cop/studchart_txt.htm) sets out the responsibility of students on degree programmes, and it is expected that students will commit 300 hours of private study per module. Great emphasis is placed upon tutorials and seminars, and it is expected that you will utilise the non-contact hours preparing for these biweekly sessions. In higher education, students are expected to be able to study effectively by themselves, and students should prepare thoroughly for all sessions. .
Records of attendance and student performance in tutorials are recorded on student files. This information is used in creating references for job applications, and may also be used in progress issues.
Teaching sessions are usually 50 minutes in duration, whether they are lectures, tutorials or seminars. Lectures are delivered in double sessions to minimise the time spent by students in travelling to and from classes. It is of vital importance that you arrive for classes punctually.
The Law School understands that many full time students may have to take on paid work during the academic year to support their studies. However, it is strongly recommended that such students do no more than 15 hours of paid work per week, so as not to interfere adversely with students’ academic studies.
9.1 Tutorial Rota
Most tutorials operate over a two-week cycle with new tutorials taking place fortnightly from week 3 of teaching. Your module leader will inform you of the precise arrangements in each course.
Depending upon the size of the overall group, there will be between one and four tutorial classes over the fortnightly cycle. Tutorial class lists will be posted in week 1, at which point in time you will be informed of your tutorial group, the timetabled slot for that group and the weeks in
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which you are required to attend (see attendance requirement above). Please ensure you attend only the group you have been assigned to.
9.2 Understanding the Teaching Timetable
Lectures appear in BOLD CAPITALS e.g. CONTRACT, followed by (L). All lectures are in capital letters and begin week one (week commencing Monday, 29th September 2014). Attendance at lectures is compulsory. Each module has one two hour lecture per week.
Tutorials appear in BOLD CAPITALS, EG CONTRACT, followed by (T). Please make every effort to be at the tutorial session on time.
The letters after a tutorial group, e.g. A & C, refer to the tutorial group taking place on that date. A separate tutorial group listing will be produced in week one showing which group you have been assigned to. A simple way to remember the cycle is that if you are in Group A or B these groups meet in the first week of the cycle. If you are in groups C or D these groups meet in the second week of the cycle. If the tutorial group has no letters next to it, you will be able to determine from the tutorial listing whether you have been assigned to the first or second cycle. In smaller modules there will only be one group and the timing of the tutorials will again be clear from the tutorial listing.
Finally, the last section of the timetable indicates the venue in which the session (lecture or tutorial) will take place. Please see the key on the timetable to determine which room the session takes place in.
Example: CONTRACT (T) (A & C) TUT ROOM
The suffix (T) indicates that this is a tutorial in Contract taking place in the tutorial room for those persons assigned to groups A and C. If the tutorial group listing has assigned you to group A in this subject this means that you will have a contract tutorial in the first week of the tutorial cycle, ie the week commencing October 10th and fortnightly thereafter.
Please also regularly check both your e-mail, VITAL (see below) and the module notice boards on the third floor of the Law School for last minute changes to groups, such as any unavoidable staff absences. If classes have had to be rescheduled, this information will appear on the notice boards and/or e-mail, if at all possible. In some cases, notice of cancellation may only appear on the session room door, if the absence is due to a last minute, unavoidable absence. Once you are in possession of your University registration details, you will be able to access all University IT resources including VITAL (Virtual Interactive Teaching at Liverpool) where notices, including timetable changes, will also be posted and TULIP (The University of Liverpool Information Portal). See further below.
The Teaching and Assessment Pattern 2015/2016 is attached as Appendix C to this handbook.
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9.3 Online Learning Resources
9.3.1 VITAL
VITAL, Virtual Interactive Teaching at Liverpool, is the acronym given by the University to the initiative to provide staff and students with accessible and easy to use software to enhance learning and teaching activities online. This virtual learning environment, sometimes called a learning management system, is essentially a coherent collection of software tools and facilities that allow tutors to:
post learning materials, communicate with students, track student activity, manage assignments and assessments online through the Internet.
TBLS, through the University, has adopted the use of VITAL in all modules, and has adopted a common interface across all modules to make finding material from module to module much easier. Please note, however, that some modules make greater use of the facilities of VITAL than others. All modules will, at the minimum, provide electronic copies of all teaching materials that are distributed in the module and a link to past exams.
F.A.Q.s on the use of VITAL are available at http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/csd/blackboard/student/.
9.3.2 External Online Resources
Studying law in the 21st century requires students to be proficient in locating materials electronically, as well as using traditional paper based materials in libraries. Through your University of Liverpool student registration you have access to an enviable number of online resources, such as WESTLAW and LEXISNEXIS, which are used everyday in professional practice. All students will be instructed in the use of these online resources during the first year of the degree programme, commencing with the Induction programme.
A gateway to all services, and a full list of the services available, can be found on the website at: http://www.liv.ac.uk/law/current/online_resources/index.htm
9.4 Examinations and Written Assessments
The Law School has a designated Examinations Officer, Mr Davies ([email protected]), who is supported in this task by a member of the administrative staff. The Examinations Officer is responsible for the smooth running of all aspects of examination assessment.
9.5 Summative Examination Papers
Where the module is assessed by unseen examination, the Law School will ensure, following moderation of the questions where necessary by the Liverpool Law School, that an appropriate examination paper is produced, which seeks to examine the topics covered in the module. The timetabling of examinations is a matter for the Director.
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9.6 Written Assessments Submission Dates
Where the module is assessed by coursework, coursework submission dates will be posted on the website and appear also in this handbook above at paragraph 7.6. Please pay careful attention to coursework submission dates and procedures.
9.7 Past Exam Papers
Both electronic and hard copies of past examination question papers are also available from the Library Assistant.
9.8 Dissertation Option
Students wishing to undertake a dissertation must first investigate a potential title with a supervisor, and with his/her support, get the approval of the Dissertation Supervisor. If you are thinking of doing a dissertation, which is available as an option in the final year of study only, please contact Mr. Rollinson ([email protected]) for details of the procedure to be followed.
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10. TBLS COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
10.1 General Principles
The Truman Bodden Law School (“TBLS”) is committed to ensuring that students enjoy a high quality educational experience, supported by appropriate academic and administrative facilities. TBLS recognises, however, that there may be occasions when students will feel that they have cause for complaint. In this context, a complaint is defined as an expression of dissatisfaction either about the courses, facilities or services provided by the Truman Bodden Law School or about actions or lack of actions by the law school or its staff. Complaints may be made by individuals or by groups of students. This Complaints Procedure sets out how students may seek to have complaints addressed. It should be recognised that the vast majority of student complaints can be handled fairly, amicably and to the satisfaction of all concerned on an informal basis. Only when informal means have been exhausted should a formal complaint be pursued. This procedure does not cover the following matters for which separate procedures exist:
Appeals against academic assessment and progress decisions; Student disciplinary issues.
Information about academic appeals and student disciplinary issues may be sought from the Director of Legal Studies.
The Truman Bodden Law School will seek to ensure that all complaints from students are treated seriously, positively and constructively. It will also seek to ensure that complaints are dealt with promptly and with fairness and consistency. If a complaint is found to be justified, TBLS will take such action or provide such remedy as may be appropriate and will do so promptly. If a complaint is not upheld, the reasons for the decision will be communicated to the complainant.
Complainants will not suffer any disadvantage or recrimination as the result of making a complaint in good faith. However, if a complaint is judged to have been made frivolously, vexatiously or with malice, disciplinary action may be taken against the complainant.
Complainants and any individual against whom complaints might be made may expect complaints to be dealt with confidentially and that their privacy will be respected. However, it may be necessary to disclose information to others in order to deal with the complaint and in these circumstances the parties concerned will be informed of such disclosure. Whenever, in the course of a complaint being dealt with, a complainant or any person against whom a complaint is made is invited to discuss the complaint orally or to attend a hearing, they shall be entitled to be accompanied by a friend or colleague, who may be a TBLS member of staff, who may speak on their behalf.
Anonymous or third party complaints will not be dealt with under this procedure. If a member of staff receives an anonymous complaint, s/he will be expected to seek advice from their line manager as to how the complaint should be dealt with.
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The Truman Bodden Law School believes that complaints should be resolved as near to their source as possible. For this reason, this Complaints Procedure provides for there to be a number of stages, both informal and formal, in the handling of a complaint. Complaints will not be rejected solely on the grounds of minor procedural deficiencies on the part of the complainant. At each stage of the process, the person to whom a complaint has been referred shall, if it is upheld, apply such appropriate remedies as are within their powers. If they consider that the remedy is outside their powers they shall refer the matter to the appropriate authority.
The Director of Legal Studies will monitor, on an annual basis, complaints which have been referred to him and will be responsible for implementing, or recommending to the appropriate authority, changes to systems or procedures suggested by the nature and pattern of the complaints received. The outcome of such monitoring may be used to also inform other processes or activities. The Attorney General shall receive on an annual basis a report on the outcome of the monitoring processes and from time to time shall consider in the light of such report whether changes to the Truman Bodden Law School's systems and to the Complaints Procedure itself would be appropriate.
Advice about the Complaints Procedure may be obtained from any member of academic staff.
This Complaints Procedure forms part of the Truman Bodden Law School’s overall quality assurance framework. It will be circulated to all new students and staff.
10.2. INFORMAL RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS
The majority of complaints can be resolved satisfactorily on an informal basis. If the complaint is against an individual the complainant should, if possible, first raise their complaint either orally or in writing with that individual, stating the remedy they are seeking. If the complaint is about courses, facilities or services provided by the Truman Bodden Law School the complainant should raise the complaint with the Director of Legal Studies, again stating the remedy being sought. The complaint must normally be made within one month of the actions (or lack of actions), which prompted the complaint. The person to whom the complaint has been made shall respond to the complainant within a reasonable time. If making or responding to the complaint involves face to face contact between the complainant and a person against whom the complaint has been made, both shall be entitled to be accompanied by a friend or colleague or member of the Truman Bodden Law School staff. If the person to whom a complaint has been made rejects the complaint, they must provide written reasons to the Director of Legal Studies or Solicitor General for doing so.
If a complaint is of a general rather than specific nature, it may be more appropriate to ask the relevant student representative to raise it with the Director of Legal Studies or to have it raised at a Staff/Student Meeting.
If the complainant is dissatisfied with the response they receive from the person to whom a complaint has been made, or if they feel unable to approach directly the person against whom they have a complaint, they should submit a written complaint to the Director of Legal Studies. If the Director of Legal Studies is the subject of the complaint, then the written complaint should be made to the Solicitor General. If the complainant is unsure whom to approach at this stage, they may seek advice from the Director of Legal Studies or the Solicitor General. The written complaint should set out briefly: the nature of the complaint and the remedy sought; the informal
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steps already taken (if any); details of any response received; a statement as to why the complainant remains dissatisfied; and, without prejudice to any formal remedy which might be determined, the remedy they are seeking. The Director of Legal Studies or Solicitor General shall investigate the complaint and shall submit a written response to the complainant within a reasonable time. If the investigation involves a face-to-face meeting between the Director of Legal Studies or the Solicitor General and the complainant and/or person against whom a complaint has been made, the latter two shall both be entitled to be accompanied by a friend or colleague. If the complaint is not upheld, the reasons for this decision must be stated in writing to the complainant and to any person against whom a complaint has been made.
10.3 THE FORMAL COMPLAINTS PROCESS
The process described in paragraphs 10.1 – 10.2 represents the informal stage in seeking to resolve complaints. If, having pursued the matter informally, the complainant remains dissatisfied with the written response, they should, within 10 working days of receipt of such written response, refer the matter formally to the Head of the Liverpool law School as Chair of the Law School Complaints Appeal Panel (“LSCAP”) and should enclose copies of the correspondence exchanged during the informal procedure and any other relevant papers.
The LSCAP shall acknowledge receipt of a formal complaint in writing within a reasonable time. Subject to the Panel being satisfied that the complainant has taken all reasonable steps to resolve the matter informally using the procedures detailed in paragraphs 10.1-10.2 above, the Panel shall either carry out an investigation into the complaint itself or appoint a person or persons, having no material interest in the complaint, to carry out an investigation. The Panel or the investigator(s) may seek to resolve the issue on the basis of documentation, after having sought further information from the member(s) of staff involved in the informal investigation of the complaint, or may call a hearing at which the complainant and any other persons involved may submit their respective cases. A friend or colleague, who may speak on their behalf, if appropriate, may accompany both the complainant and any person who is the subject of a complaint at any such hearing. In the event of the unavoidable absence of any of the parties, the hearing may be postponed, but the voluntary absence of one or more of the parties shall not prevent the hearing proceeding.
In normal circumstances any hearing, which a complainant is invited to attend in connection with the investigation of a complaint, will be held during the semester. If, in exceptional circumstances, the investigation of a complaint requires a complainant’s attendance at the law school outside of the semester, TBLS will reimburse reasonable travel and subsistence expenses incurred by the complainant in attending the law school.
After investigation of the complaint, the Panel or investigator(s) shall decide whether the complaint is justified or not and shall complete a written report, containing such recommendations as may be appropriate. The LSCAP shall communicate its findings in writing to the complainant and all other relevant parties within a reasonable time and shall determine what action, if any, is to be taken and shall communicate this, in writing, to the complainant.
Following formal investigation of a student complaint, there shall be no further right of appeal and the decision of the LSCAP shall be final (subject to what follows below).
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This represents the law school’s internal procedure for the handling of student complaints.
Under the Higher Education Act 2004 the University of Liverpool subscribes to the independent scheme for the review of student complaints. If you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the internal procedures you may be able to apply for a review of your appeal to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) in the UK providing that the complaint that you take to the OIA is eligible under its rules. Should you decide to make a complaint to the OIA, your OIA complaint form must be received by the OIA within three months of the date of your letter from LSCAP advising you of the outcome of your appeal to that body.
The OIA’s leaflet, an introduction to the OIA for students can be downloaded from http://wwwoiahe.org.uk/media/34396/oiaintroleaflet.pdf; a link to the OIA complaint form is provided at page 8. Guidance on submitting a compliant to the OIA can be found on the OIA’s website: www.oiahe.org.uk/making-a-complaint-to-the-OIA.aspx.
Note that the OIA will normally only review issues that have been dealt with through the Law School/University’s internal procedures.
This Complaints Procedure forms part of the Truman Bodden Law School’s overall quality assurance framework. It will be circulated to all new students and staff.
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11. TBLS STUDENT DISCIPLINARY CODE (NON-ACADEMIC)
11.1 INTRODUCTION
Statement of student conduct
1.1 TBLS is committed to providing a high quality learning and teaching experience for all students. This can only be achieved if members of the TBLS community live and work beside each other in an environment which promotes respect.
1.2 Students of TBLS are expected to conduct themselves at all times in a manner which demonstrates respect for the Law School, its students and staff, and members of the wider community. Every student is an ambassador for the Law School and, accordingly, is expected to behave in a way that enhances its reputation.
11.2. Application of this Code
2.1 This code applies to all registered students of Truman Bodden Law School.
2.2 Where a student has permitted a visitor to access any part of the Law School premises (whether that visitor is also a member of the Law School or not) that student shall be regarded as responsible for the conduct of their visitor, while present as a visitor. That means that the student may be taken to be responsible and punishable under this code for the misconduct of their visitor, and for any damage caused by their visitor, as if the misconduct or damage were their own.
2.3 It is intended that this code gives a framework for dealing with breaches other than those of the academic regulations of the Law School/University. A non exhaustive list of offences is provided in paragraph 11.7 below. Although specific timings are not given for various proceedings, TBLS will, in the interests of justice, endeavour to act at all times as swiftly as is possible, while ensuring that cases are properly prepared and that students have time to respond to accusations made against them.
11.3 Disciplinary Authority
Disciplinary authority over students may be exercised:
(a) by the Legal Advisory Council pursuant to regulation 30(1) of the Legal Practitioners(Students) Regulations 2012
(b) In general by the TBLS Director of Legal Studies under the informal procedures set out in Paragraph 11.9 below.
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POWER OF SUSPENSION AND RESTRICTION
11.4 Subject to the general principles set out in paragraph 3, and pursuant to Regulation 30(1) (c) of the Legal Practitioners (Students) Regulations 2012, the Legal Advisory Council may suspend or restrict a student suspected of any offence which could reasonably be expected to lead to the termination of the registration of the student if they were found guilty. A student may also be suspended or restricted if their behaviour is so uncontrolled that s/he poses a significant risk to themselves or to others or is significantly impeding the normal functioning of the Law School. This suspension or restriction may last until enquiries and/or police and/or court proceedings are concluded. In exercising the power to suspend or restrict, particular attention will be paid not only to the welfare and interests of the individual student, but also to the interests of fellow students and of the Law School itself.
11.5 If Police and/or court action occurs in respect of the alleged offence, the suspension or restriction may last until the completion or abandonment of the police and/or court proceedings. It is the responsibility of the student to keep Law School aware of the progress and the outcome of the proceedings and to furnish the Law School with any reports, recommendations and judgements that have been made. The student may remain suspended or restricted until a disciplinary hearing under this Code has been held.
11.6 If a suspension or restriction is for a period in excess of fourteen days or is extended beyond fourteen days, the student may appeal against the decision to the PPC Appeal Board pursuant to Regulation 30(2) of the Legal Practitioners (Students) regulations 2012 Revision.
OFFENCES
11.7 An offence is committed within the remit of this code when there is unjustified interference, in the broadest sense, with the proper functioning or activities of the Law School, or with those who work or study in the Law School, or when improper actions occur which otherwise damage the Law School. Specifically, but not exclusively, the following:
a) disruption of, or improper interference with, the academic, administrative, sporting, social, or other activities of the Law School, whether on Law School property or elsewhere;
b) obstruction of, or improper interference with, the functions, duties, or activities of any student, member of staff of the Law School, or any authorised visitor to the Law School;
c) cheating or attempting to cheat or assisting another to do so in an assessed or summative examination;
d) violent, indecent, disorderly, threatening or offensive behaviour or language, whether expressed orally, in writing or electronically, towards any member of Law School irrespective of location, or to any other person whilst on Law School property or engaged in any Law School activity, including conduct which is deemed unacceptable or which is unlawfully discriminatory or could be deemed as harassing particular groups or individuals in the Law School;
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e) engaging in any behaviour:
i) which, even if self-directed, which could reasonably be seen to cause distress to other students or members of staff;
ii) which could reasonably be seen to cause other students or members of staff to fear for their safety or well-being;
iii) that interferes significantly with the normal operation of the Law School or with members of staff in the normal execution of their duties; f) distributing or publishing a poster, notice, sign, electronic or internet posting or any other publication either on Law School premises or computer networks, or relating to Law School affairs but displayed on premises or networks elsewhere, which is offensive, intimidating, threatening, indecent or illegal, or is likely to make others fearful, anxious or apprehensive or which could reasonably be expected to significantly and unfairly harm the standing or reputation or welfare of any student, member of staff or associate of the Law School; g) fraud, deceit, deception or dishonesty in relation to the Law School or Law School staff, or in connection with the holding of any office in the Law School, in relation to being a student of the Law School or against any member of Law School; h) misuse or unauthorised use of Law School premises or items of property, including computer misuse; damage to, or defacement of Law School property or the property of other students or staff, caused intentionally or recklessly, or the misappropriation of any such property; i) any action likely to cause injury or impair safety on Law School premises or to Law School members in other locations; j) action likely to impair security on Law School premises or which may jeopardise safety on Law School premises, including occupation of premises of this TBLS is the occupier k) behaviour or actions which bring the Law School into disrepute or otherwise prejudice the legitimate academic aims of the Law School; l) conduct which constitutes a criminal offence when that conduct took place on Law School premises, or in the course of Law School activities or against any member of the Law School; conviction of a criminal offence, irrespective of where committed, where the consequences of the offence could impact on Law School staff, students or property m) failure to comply with any sanction imposed as a result of enforcement of this disciplinary code or contempt of these procedures
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GENERAL LAW SCHOOL DISCIPLINE
11.8 All non-academic complaints against students will be referred to the Director of Legal Studies.
11.9 Informal procedure
11.10 If the Director of Legal Studies considers that the offence, if proven, would require action, but merits a lesser penalty than that of termination of registration or suspension from Law School he will proceed under the informal procedures according to this paragraph.
11.11 The purpose of the informal procedure is to deal with matters of discipline fairly and quickly and where the matter is suitable to be dealt with informally.
11.12 A disciplinary matter is capable of being dealt with under the informal procedure providing that the following criteria are fulfilled:
(i) Where the matter is, in the reasonable opinion of the Director of Legal Studies, suitable to be dealt with in this way. In determining whether the matter is suitable to be dealt with informally, the Director of Legal Studies will consider the nature of the offence, whether it is the student's first offence, whether the student admits the offence and any other relevant circumstances; and
(ii) Where the student consents to the matter being dealt with in this way.
11.13 The Director of Legal Studies shall, upon receipt of the allegation or complaint against the student, carry out a fair and reasonable enquiry. The Director of Legal Studies shall convene a meeting with the student at which the student shall be given the opportunity to hear details of the complaint or allegations made against him/her and to speak or write in his or her own defence. The student shall be entitled to have a friend or relative accompany him/her at the meeting and to submit his or her written defence to the allegations. Where the Director of Legal Studies, determines that a there is a prima facie case against the student, he may determine that the matter is suitable to be dealt with informally in accordance with this section in which case the Director of Legal Studies will inform the student of this in writing, usually by letter. The letter will include details of the allegations of misconduct and the proposed sanction.
11.14 The sanctions which may be imposed by Director of Legal Studies under the informal procedure are:
(a) A warning; and/or
(b) A formal apology in terms to be agreed by the Law School to any person adversely affected by the misconduct or any damage done to the Law School’s relations with its members or outside community; and/or
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(c) A payment in compensation or restitution for damage or loss; and/or
(d) Temporary withdrawal, suspension or reduction of any benefit, facility or privilege available to the student by virtue of his/her status as a student of the Law School not exceeding 1 week; and/or
(e) Any other sanction which may be appropriate and proportionate in the circumstances taking into account the fact that the sanction is to be administered under the informal procedure and specifically excluding suspension and expulsion.
11.15 If the student agrees that the matter should be dealt with in this way, the student must indicate his or her acceptance by signing the letter and returning it to the Director of Legal Studies by the date specified in the letter.
11.16 By agreeing that the matter should be dealt with informally the student accepts that:
(i) The offence has been committed by him/her;
(ii) He or she shall comply in full with any sanction imposed by the Director of Legal Studies;
(iii) There is no right to appeal; and
(iv) The signed letter may be retained on the Law School’s records and used as evidence of past misconduct in assessing any future allegations of misconduct. The signed letter will not be retained on an individual student's file and so it will not be used to determine references provided by the Law School in respect of the student to external sources.
11.17 If the student does not agree that the matter should be dealt with informally, then he or she should complete the appropriate section in the letter, stating that he or she does not agree. The formal disciplinary procedure as set out in paragraph 11.19 will be instigated by the Law School within a reasonable period of time.
11.18 If the student fails to respond to the letter within the period of time specified in the letter, without good reason, the Law School may immediately instigate the formal disciplinary procedure.
11.19 Formal procedure
11.20 The formal disciplinary procedure will be used where :
(a) The Director of Legal Studies determines that it would be appropriate to do so, and in all cases where the Director of Legal Studies feels that the offence is of such severity as to merit termination of registration at the Law School or withdrawal from the Law School,
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(b) or where a student has elected that his or her alleged misconduct be dealt with under the formal procedure.
11.21 Where the circumstances in 11.20 above apply, the Director of Legal Studies shall refer the case to the Legal Advisory Council for hearing.
11.22 The student will be notified in writing that a hearing is to take place and that it could result in the termination of the student's registration. The date of the hearing will be agreed with the student.
11.23 The Director of Legal Studies shall furnish the student involved with a statement of the complaint(s) made against the student and the Law School’s recommended sanction for the offence and shall invite the student to present a written statement in response within 14 days of the receipt of the letter notifying the student of the commencement of formal disciplinary procedures.
THE LEGAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
COMPOSITION OF THE LEGAL ADVISORY COUNCIL DISCIPLINARY PANEL
11.24 The Chairman of the Legal Advisory Council shall convene a panel of three members of the Legal Advisory Council to hear and determine the matter referred to it under 11.20 of this Code.
11.25 The Panel of the Legal Advisory Council will be supplied one week before the hearing with copies of the following documents:
(a) a statement of the complaint(s) made against the student;
(b) the Director of Legal Studies’ recommendation together with the documents put forward in support of the recommendation
(c) any written representations by or on behalf of the student and any documents to be put forward in support of the student's case
11.26 The hearing of the Panel will be conducted according to the general procedures set out in paragraphs 11.30 and 11.36 below.
11.27 The Panel will decide whether or not the Student is guilty of the alleged offence.
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11.28 If the Legal Advisory Council Panel find the student guilty on the balance of probabilities the panel will decide what penalty, if any, is appropriate. The sanctions which may be imposed by the Legal Advisory Council under the formal procedure are as follows:
(a) a caution;
(b) a formal warning;
(c) an order for compensation;
(d) disqualification on a permanent or temporary basis from the use of the Law School’s facilities;
(e) imposition of conditions upon access to the Law School’s facilities or premises;
(f) suspension or exclusion from the Law School:-
i) suspension involves a total prohibition on attendance at or access to the Law School and on any participation in Law School activities for a specified period of time, but it may be subject to qualification, such as permission to attend for the purpose of an examination;
ii) suspension will be used only where (d) or (e) would be inadequate;
(g) termination of registration at the Law School.
(h) any sanction may include a requirement that the student should have no contact of any kind with a named person or persons
11.29 The Legal Advisory Council Panel will convey its decision in writing to the student together with a reminder of his or her right of appeal to the Legal Practitioners Regulations Appeal Board (see below). The reasons for the decision will be given.
CONDUCT OF HEARINGS OF THE LEGAL ADVISORY COUNCIL PANEL
11.30 The Legal Advisory Council Panel will, whenever practicable, reach a decision on the day of the hearing.
11.31 The Law School representative (normally the Director of Legal Studies) will present the Law School’s case and the student, or his or her representative, will have a right of reply.
11.32 The Panel is not required to conduct an independent investigation into the complaints presented but will exercise care to ensure that the facts upon which its decision is based are accurate.
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11.33 The student, his or her nominated friend or relative, a representative of the student (if the student chooses to be represented) and the Law School representative will be entitled to be present throughout the whole of the proceedings except where the Legal Advisory Council Panel wishes to retire for private discussions. In every case, the student directly, or via his or her representative, will be given a proper opportunity to be heard fully in his or her own defence.
11.34 The Legal Advisory Council Panel will take all reasonable steps to hold the hearing on a date on which the student and his or her friend/relative and his or her representative are able to attend. Exceptionally, if this proves impossible or if the Chair of the Panel considers that the student is being deliberately uncooperative about his or her attendance, the Chair may decide upon a date and, if the student does not appear, may proceed with the hearing in his or her absence.
11.35 The decision of the Legal Advisory Council Panel will be on a simple majority.
11.36 There will not be any disclosure of information regarding the way in which any member has voted or on whether the decision was arrived at unanimously or by a majority vote.
THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS REGULATIONS APPEAL BOARD (‘THE APPEALS BOARD’)
COMPOSITION OF THE APPEALS BOARD
11.37 The Appeals Board shall be constituted in accordance with Regulation 29 of the Legal Practitioners (Students) Regulations 2012.
11.38 An appeal to the Appeals Board will be available to any student who has had a disciplinary penalty imposed on him or her by a panel of the Legal Advisory Council.
11.39 The student will give written notice of appeal to the Secretary of the Appeals Board within seven days of receiving notification of the decision of the panel of the Legal Advisory Council. The notice of appeal must set out concisely the grounds for the appeal.
11.40 The grounds of appeal may only be one or more of the following:
(a) that the finding was against the weight of the evidence;
(b) that the penalty is too severe or is otherwise inappropriate;
(c) that the process was not in accordance with the principles and procedures set out in this Code, or was contrary to natural justice;
(d) that fresh evidence can be presented, which was not available, and could not reasonably have been made available, to the Legal Advisory Council.
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Where an appeal is based on ground (d), the Chair will be furnished with a summary of the fresh evidence to be presented. The Chair of the Appeals Board will decide if an appeal is allowable. His/her decision in this matter is final and will be conveyed in writing.
11.41 The Secretary of the Appeals Board will supply that Board and the student making the appeal with a copy of the following documents:
(a) a statement of the complaint(s);
(b) a contemporaneous note (not in transcript form) produced by the Secretary to the Legal Advisory Council, who for the purposes of a Disciplinary Panel hearing shall not be the Director of Legal Studies, recording the proceedings of the hearing of the Panel and any other documents available to both sides at this hearing;
(c) the written notice of appeal together with any other supporting statements by or on behalf of the student
(d) any written responses from the Law School
11.42 The hearing of the Appeals Board shall be not be a re-hearing and the appeal shall be determined on the basis of the documents submitted under paragraph 11.41 of this Code, without the requirement of oral submissions or oral evidence.
11.43 The Appeals Board may confirm, reverse or vary the penalty determined by the Panel of the Legal Advisory Council. The Board may impose a more severe penalty. The reasons for the decision will be given.
11.45 The quorum of the panel will be three.
11.46 The student and the Director of Legal Studies will be provided with a copy of the decision made by the Appeals Board.
11.47 The decision of the Appeals Board represents the final part of the Law School procedure and is final.
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STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 2015/16
Name Int’ls Position Email Address Tel Ext
Mr. Mitchell Davies MD Director of Legal Studies [email protected] 9450077 222 Ms. Deborah Barker DB Deputy Director [email protected] 9450077 228 Mr. Matthew Rollinson MR Assistant Director [email protected] 9450077 225
Ms. Rhian Minty RM Senior Lecturer [email protected] 9450077 230
Ms. Leyla Jackson LJ Lecturer [email protected] 9450077 223
Ms.Meryl Thomas MT Lecturer [email protected] 9450077 224
Ms Roisin-Liddy Murphy RLM Lecturer [email protected] 9450077 227
Beverley Speirs BS Librarian [email protected] 9450077 231
Lourdes Pacheco LP Library Assistant [email protected] 9450077 221 Lisa Morales-Levy LML Administrative Assistant [email protected] 9450077 225 Lovisa Vernon-Hamilton LVH Receptionist/Front Office [email protected] 9450077 233
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APPENDIX B
ACADEMIC PRIZES 2015/16
Name of Prize Prize Details
Sweet & Maxwell Law Prize Best Performance in the First Year of the Full Time Degree
University of Liverpool Law Association Best Performance in the Second Year of the Full Time Degree Prize
The Lexis/Nexis/Butterwoths Law Prize Best Performance in the Second Year of the Full Time Degree
The Liverpool Law School Dean’s Prize Presented to Outstanding LL.B Graduate
The Dillion Eustace Travel Bursary Presented to Outstanding Third Year Caymanian LL.B Graduate
The Tim Shea Memorial (C.I. Law Best performance over the Full Time Degree Programme Society) Prize
C.I. Chamber of Commerce Prize Best Performance in the Third Year of the Full Time Degree
O.L. Panton Memorial Prize of the CBA Presented to Outstanding PPC Graduate
The Attorney General’s Trophy For Best Performance in the Qualifying Examination of the PPC
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APPENDIX C
LL.B TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT PATTERN 2015/16
Semester One
September 21st – 25th 2015 Registration and Induction (First Years only)
Week commencing:
28 September 2015 Week 1 Start of Lectures 05 October 2015 Week 2 Lectures Continue 12 October 2015 Week 3 Tutorials commence; Tutorial 1 19 October 2015 Week 4 Tutorial 1 26 October 2015 Week 5 Tutorial 2 02 November 2015 Week 6 Tutorial 2 09 November 2015 Week 7 Tutorial 3 16 November 2015 Week 8 Tutorial 3 23 November 2015 Week 9 Tutorial 4 30 November 2015 Week 10 Tutorial 4 07 December 2015 Week 11 Tutorial 5 14 December 2015 Week 12 Tutorial 5
Christmas Vacation: 21st December 2015 – 8th January 2016
Semester One (Continued):
Week commencing:
11 January 2016 Week 13 Revision; 18 January 2016 Week 14 First Semester Assessment Period 25 January 2016 Week 15 First Semester Assessment Period
Semester Two :
01 February 2016 Week 1 Semester 2 starts 08 February 2016 Week 2 Lectures continue 15 February 2016 Week 3 Tutorials commence; Tutorial 1 22 February 2016 Week 4 Tutorial 1 29 February 2016 Week 5 Tutorial 2 07 March 2016 Week 6 Tutorial 2 14 March 2016 Week 7 Tutorial 3 21 March 2016 Week 8 Tutorial 3
Easter Vacation: 25 March 2016 – 10 April 2016 (Easter w/e March 25 –March 28)
Semester Two (Continued):
11 April 2016 Week 9 Tutorial 4 18 April 2016 Week 10 Tutorial 4 25 April 2016 Week 11 Tutorial 5 02 May 2016 Week 12 Tutorial 5 09 May 2016 Week 13 Revision 16 May 2016 Week 14 Second Semester Assessment Period 23 May 2016 Week 15 Second Semester Assessment Period
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End of Academic Session 27th May 2016
Resit coursework assignments due to be submitted by August 05th 2016 by 11.59pm.
Resit Examinations will be held in the period August 22nd – August 28th 2016.
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APPENDIX D
TUTION AND REGISTRATION FEES
General Application Fee (all programmes/courses): C.I. $150.00
Place Deposit: All student acceptances for entry in September 2015 and thereafter must be accompanied by a refundable (from 1st semester fees) place deposit of C.I. $ 250.00.
Mature Entrants’ Examination Application Fee: C.I. $100.00
LL.B Examination Fee: C.I. $50.00 per examination.
Fees must be paid on the first day of each semester, with the exception of the final third payment, which is to be made each academic year late in the Second semester. Any student whose fees are overdue by more than 8 weeks may be excluded from classes and thereafter excluded from studies for 12 months whereupon they will be re-admitted (assuming all outstanding fees to have been paid by this time). * All fees are subject to change.
Tuition Fees
Caymanian Students/Legal Residents of 10 years +
Honours Degree (full-time) C.I.$ 6,000 per year Individual courses studied C.I.$ 1,500 per year per subject Honours Degree (part-time) C.I.$ 1,500 per year per subject
Non- Caymanian Students
Honours Degree (full-time) C.I.$ 14,000 per year Individual Courses C.I.$ 3,500 per year
University of Liverpool Registration Fees
A fee for registration, made payable in £ to University of Liverpool, is due annually in September.
Honours Degree (full-time) £1166.00 Honours Degree (part-time, 3 subjects) £874.50 Honours Degree (part-time, 2 subjects) £583.00 Individual Courses (per course) £291.50
Approximate cost of Textbooks:
Degree (full-time) C.I.$ 500 (approximately £350 Sterling) Degree (part-time) (2 subjects) C.I.$ 300 (approximately £200 Sterling)
* All Fees are subject to change.
When paying tuition fees with a US cheque, the conversion from CI to US is x .82.
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