LPAB Diploma in Law study plan

Map the elements of each major offence against the physical and fault elements so you can state them from memory without notes

Draft a one-page flowchart tracing arrest, bail, charge, committal and trial so you can place any procedural fact within ten seconds

Classify ten items of evidence by type and explain in one sentence each whether an exclusionary rule applies

Write out the hearsay rule and its principal exceptions in your own words and test each exception against a fresh example

Apply the elements of offences to three novel fact patterns and identify the strongest prosecution and defence arguments for each

Explain the burdens and standards of proof that operate in a criminal trial and identify who bears each

Analyse the rules on similar fact, tendency and coincidence evidence and apply them to a short scenario

Draft a submission on the admissibility of a disputed piece of identification evidence

State the elements of negligence, trespass and nuisance and distinguish which cause of action fits a given set of facts

Apply the salient features approach to a novel duty scenario and justify your conclusion

Explain the rules on formation, consideration, intention and certainty and identify which is in issue in five short scenarios

Analyse the remedies available for breach of contract and for tortious harm and match each remedy to the interest it protects

Draft a contract problem answer that identifies the issue, states the rule, applies it and reaches a reasoned conclusion

Explain the doctrines of frustration, misrepresentation and mistake and distinguish them from one another

Map the Torrens title system against the general law system and explain how indefeasibility affects priority disputes

Analyse the interests in land that fall within the caveatable interest concept and apply them to a short scenario

Explain the priority rules between competing unregistered interests and apply them to two fact patterns

Set out the fiduciary obligations of a trustee and identify breach in three short scenarios

Apply the equitable maxims and the doctrines of unconscionability, undue influence and estoppel to novel facts

Distinguish common law and equitable remedies and state the principles governing each

Explain the grounds of judicial review and classify a decision-maker's error as jurisdictional or non-jurisdictional

Apply the principles of natural justice to a scenario involving a denial of a hearing and bias

Identify the remedies available under judicial review and explain the limits on each

Draft a statement of claim-style pleading section setting out the grounds for review of an administrative decision

Explain the separation of powers, the doctrine of responsible government and the limits on Commonwealth legislative power

Analyse a law for inconsistency with the Constitution and for characterisation under a head of power

Draft the steps in a civil proceeding from originating process to judgment, identifying the time limits at each stage

Analyse the rules on joinder, amendment and costs in a short scenario

Apply the Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules to five short ethical dilemmas and reach a defensible conclusion

Explain the duties of directors and the rules on corporate capacity, contracting and insolvency in outline

Demonstrate a repeatable research method that takes a problem from issue identification to a verified primary source

Draft a case note and a letter of advice that follow a clear structure and cite authority accurately