The law report of the case R v Clarke (1927) 40 CLR 227

Refer to the law report of the case R v Clarke (1927) 40 CLR 227
The task is to perform: Write a 500 word summary of the case. Before commencing this task you should
read the case as many times as you feel necessary to be enable you to identify the following:
o legal terms and their meanings relevant to the case.
o major legal issues.
o relevant law relied on by the judge in making his decision.
o actual decision of the case.
Write a 500 word summary of the law report case including the:
o relevant facts of the case
o major legal issues o relevant law (or legal rules) including any precedents relied upon by the judge(s) in
making their decision
o actual decision of the case.
The case summary should be written in your own words. Note there is no requirement to consider other
cases; to use footnotes or prepare a bibliography. However, it is necessary to do further reading outside the
case report itself e.g refer to textbook.
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