1, 2, 4, 5); 3); Criteria High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Fail Explain how courts Distinction plus: Credit plus: Pass plus: Accurately explains the The process option of contribute to civil Explanation is accurate Explains some of the into consideration way litigation can be litigation is ignored or dispute resolution and comprehensive, and advantages and the client's instructions applied to the client's over-emphasised, or the the client's instructions disadvantages of about the circumstances dispute. role of the court in are comprehensively litigation as a dispute of the dispute. dealing with the client's considered. resolution option in dispute is inaccurately dealing with the client's presented. dispute. Advise a client about Distinction plus: Credit plus: Pass plus: Provides advice about Fails to mention more the options available The process options are The advice is accurate, The process options more than one dispute than one process option to them within the civil comprehensively appropriate and raised are appropriate to resolution process or the explanation of the justice and dispute explained and applied to sufficiently detailed to the client's dispute. option that both process(es) is inaccurate resolution landscape the client's enable the client to accurately explains the or the process(es) circumstances to justify make an informed choice process and applies the recommended are the recommendation between the options client's circumstances to unsuited to the client's made. The nuanced presented. justify the circumstances. advice supports the recommendation. client to make a informed choice between the options presented. Apply professional and Distinction plus: Credit plus: Pass plus: Complies with the Does not comply with ethical considerations Demonstrates Thoughtful and wise Demonstrates that the lawyers' professional and the lawyers' professional application of a nuanced decisions have been lawyers' professional and ethical obligations in the and ethical obligations in and thoughtful made in applying those ethical obligations in the context. the context. understanding of the responsibilities to the context (including costs) lawyers' professional and task. are understood and ethical obligations. deliberate decisions have been made in applying those
1, 2, 4, 5); 3); Criteria High Distinction Distinction Credit Pass Fail Explain how courts contribute to civil dispute resolution Distinction plus: Explanation is accurate and comprehensive, and the client's instructions are comprehensively considered. Credit plus: Explains some of the advantages and disadvantages of litigation as a dispute resolution option in dealing with the client's dispute. Pass plus: into consideration the client's instructions about the circumstances of the dispute. Accurately explains the way litigation can be applied to the client's dispute. The process option of litigation is ignored or over-emphasised, or the role of the court in dealing with the client's dispute is inaccurately presented. Advise a client about the options available to them within the civil justice and dispute resolution landscape Distinction plus: The process options are comprehensively explained and applied to the client's circumstances to justify the recommendation made. The nuanced advice supports the client to make a informed choice between the options presented. Credit plus: The advice is accurate, appropriate and sufficiently detailed to enable the client to make an informed choice between the options presented. Pass plus: The process options raised are appropriate to the client's dispute. Provides advice about more than one dispute resolution process option that both accurately explains the process and applies the client's circumstances to justify the recommendation. Fails to mention more than one process option or the explanation of the process(es) is inaccurate or the process(es) recommended are unsuited to the client's circumstances. Apply professional and ethical considerations Distinction plus: Demonstrates application of a nuanced and thoughtful understanding of the lawyers' professional and ethical obligations. Credit plus: Thoughtful and wise decisions have been made in applying those responsibilities to the task. Pass plus: Demonstrates that the lawyers' professional and ethical obligations in the context (including costs) are understood and deliberate decisions have been made in applying those Complies with the lawyers' professional and ethical obligations in the context. Does not comply with the lawyers' professional and ethical obligations in the context.
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