AS Law 2012

Chief Examiner Professor Iwan Davies

General Observations

• Overall the standard improved considerably from the January series.

• Some candidates did not answer the required number of questions - still rubric errors.

• Weaker candidates presented pre-prepared generic answers.

• A feature this year was poor spelling which went beyond legal terminology.

General Observations

• Some candidates ignored the stimulus material provided in LA2.

• Candidates performed better in LA1 than LA2.

• There are ongoing problems with some aspects of the LA2 specification e.g. European Law.

• General lack of legal authority and supporting case citation.

Tackling the Specification

• The ability to answer the question directly is very significant.

• Essay writing skills will need to be emphasised.

• Candidates must read each question carefully before choosing.

• Both parts of questions MUST be attempted.

Specific Weaknesses

• Mis-reading of questions - read the questions carefully, noting commands.

• Clear understanding of command words is essential and some candidates failed to fulfil the assessment criteria because they failed to respond to the command words.

Specific Weaknesses

• Time allocation; still evidence of over and underwriting.

• Not defining key terms.• Repetition. • Dated cases / lacking in legal

authority.• Lack of understanding of European

Law

For further information, please contact the Subject Officer at the WJEC:

Joanna Lewis245 Western AvenueCardiffCF5 2YX

joanna.lewis@wjec.co.uk