Clinical Legal Education 2 January Semester 2012: Specifications for the Legal Brief Assignment

Specifications of the Legal Brief Assignment

You have the right to register to argue either side of this argument until the slots for one side are full. You are to register with a teammate.

This problem is subject to revision. A supplement to this problem will be issued if deemed necessary to make corrections or to respond to questions or concerns raised by the problem in its current form.

The brief shall consist of a
1) Title page;
2) Table of Authorities;
3) Statement of Facts and Proceedings (not to exceed 3 pages in length);
4) Legal Argument (including a “Conclusion”); and
5) Prayer for Relief (no more than one page).

The legal argument should make up a majority of the brief.

The brief must be typed, and double-spaced. The minimum font size is 12 point Times New Roman or Courier font.

The legal argument section may not exceed 30 pages. The entire brief may not exceed 40 pages in length.

You may choose to cite from any jurisdiction in the world. However, you should realise that Ugandan law is most persuasive and you should be careful to only emphasise outside authorities that are likely to resonate with a Ugandan Court.

You should break the body of your brief up into four substantive sections to match the four issues presented in the problem above. Each team member is to take primary responsibility for two of the four substantive sections. The team member should include his or her name in parenthesis at the heading of each section for which that team member is taking primary responsibility.

The team members will be responsible for arguing the substantive sections that they take primary responsibility for briefing in the oral argument.

The written briefs must be submitted by midnight the evening of Friday, 9 March, 2012. Unlike prior instances, late filing will result in a reduction in your grade. No excuses will be accepted for late filed briefs. Your score will be reduced by 3 marks (out of a possible 40 marks) for each day after the deadline that passes prior to filing the brief. If a teammate has caused you to unable to file your brief timely you may file your own materials without your teammates section. This is not preferred but it is permitted in order to prevent you from being penalized by a derelict team member.