East-brook Law Journal
Editor in Chief : Miss Bannochie
Sub-Editors: A2 students Eastbrok school
April 2010
WELCOME to our school's new online journal for law students. In this journal you will find case reports, articles and statutory provisions rewritten by students in student-talk. We will also provide links to university law schools and magazines of interest.
So far we have had an interesting and challenging year in the Law department at Eastbrook. Most students are now close to completing their courses at which point some will move on to university, college or even work. Whatever you decide to do, we wish you the very best and are always pleased to hear from you after leaving school. Come back to see us! But before you go you could contribute to our online journal so that our new would-be lawyers can learn more about the law (in practice and in theory). We are particularly interested in new cases on the basic principles of the law.
In the interim the following link may be of interest to our current A2 students. I am hoping that some day soon one of you will also be winning national essay competitions and I shall be pleased to promote the fact that your law career began with us!
http://www.ukcle.ac.uk/interact/competition.html
carpe diem
Miss Bannochie
ARTICLES
What is the law there to do? - By Olawale Sanni
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Here are some interesting comments made by our law students:
Year 10 student response Mock Exam question on two rules applying when making a citizen's arrest:
"They may wrestle the criminal to the floor and sit on them to keep them there whilst they ring the police and they may also hit him them in self defence"
Year 12 student response in AS exam paper:
"I'm sorry for the quality of this work, I did not revise and I apologise for wasting your time. Our teacher was excellent and it is my fault entirely."
Yeear 10 student response Mock Exam question on the definition of Marriage (see the Marriage Act 1947)
"You get a contract on a piece of paper showing your love."
Year 11 response to a question on the term mediation "....this is when you meditate so hard, you to to a state of calmness and you start to levitate. This is also called Buddha mode".
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Interesting case law developments - (nb. note these summaries may not be accurate reflections of the law as it stands at any particular time and are solely for student information so should not be relied upon)
R v Appleby (2010) - Joint enterprise
The Rule : Not being party to a final blow does not disassociate someone from joint enterprise of an attack to which they had been a part.
Lay interpretation : If you get involved with a gang and even if you do not do the final deed that causes harm then you may still be liable.
Homicide and the Special Defences - as a result of recent Royal Commission research the law has now been updated to include the defence of Loss of Control, instead of Provocation. There are also changes to Diminished Responsiblity and students should acquaint themselves with these issues.