1. Legal Research Exercise You are interning at the Office of the Public Prosecutor. Your supervising lawyer is working on a case. In this case, the defendant, Michael Johns, allegedly got into an argument at Electro nightclub with another patron, Joseph Tabi. Michael Johns allegedly shouted at him "if I see you around, you'll be in serious trouble - I'll bash you and make you regret you disrespected me!". Later that night, Michael Johns was walking home and he saw Joseph Tabi standing at a bus stop. He approached Joseph from behind and punched him in the back of the head. Joseph fell forward and hit his face on the ground, breaking his nose. Michael then kicked him in the stomach and on his body. He ran away when police came. Joseph was taken to hospital. He sustained a broken nose and also hit his knee badly due to falling forward. He needs surgery and the doctors have said the injury to his knee is likely to be permanent.

Choose either the Fiji or Vanuatu jurisdiction:

A. What offence/s can Michael Johns be charged with under the criminal law of your chosen jurisdiction? Explain

B. What is the name of the criminal law of your chosen jurisdiction and the section/s that would apply to the offence/s you have identified?

Note: When answering, please outline a research plan, and how you came to the answer, i.e. what source/s did you use?

2. According to the textbook, when looking at 'internal factors' to interpret a document, there are two 'golden rules' or principles that apply. What are these rules? Please explain how the two rules apply in legal interpretation. 3. Rewrite the 'passive voice' sentence constructions below using the active voice: a. The dinner is being prepared by my father b. A meeting was called by the Chief c. My eighteenth birthday will always be remembered with fondness by me d. The wild boar was killed by the hunter e. The room is to be locked by the students at 10 p.m. and the key must be returned to the teacher. f. A good time was had by Jessie and her friends when they attended Fest Napuan 4. Edit the sentences below to make them less wordy - remove unnecessary words and redraft for clearer, plain language writing a. Alice is a woman who succeeds at everything she does. b. John left and departed the room in an abrupt manner. c. I am writing this letter to you in regard to your letter of 28 June 2023 d. Mary felt sick and, at that point in time, she made a decision to go home e. Despite the fact that Barry was scared, he was able to walk over the swinging bridge. 5. Identify the different meanings in the following sentences and then try to redraft them without any ambiguity: a. The burglar robbed the woman with the knife. b. The municipal agreed to fill the potholes with the town residents c. Jenny went shopping with her daughter in her pink dress 6. Redraft the following sentences to make them shorter, using plain language drafting principles. a. Do not fail or forget to inform and notify your supervisor when you are unable to be present and available in the work place due to a medical illness of any kind. b. Geoffrey provided an explanation of his report to his supervisor. c. Due to the fact that he liked chocolate, Marco was very happy and elated when his grandmother cooked and prepared a delicious and yummy chocolate cake d. We currently have rooms that are not occupied available for the date range of August to October e. The show that was on the TV that my dad owns was a new show that was really interesting. f. The bands played songs that were fantastic, so we danced and danced from morning until night.