Scenario Mr Hale lives at number 10 Queens Drive in a large detached property in a quiet rural village in Cheshire. The gable elevation wall of Mr Hales property forms the physical and legal boundary between his property and the neighbouring property, number 12 Queens Drive, owned by Mr and Mrs Lions but the properties are not connected. Mr and Mrs Lions contacted Mr Hale to confirm that they plan to construct a very small single-storey extension at the rear of their property, number 12. Mr Hale suggested to Mr and Mrs Lions that he was about to visit some relatives overseas and that he would have a more detailed conversation with them on his return in six weeks time. On Mr Hales return, he is dismayed to find that Mr and Mrs Lions have almost completed the construction of their rear extension. In doing so, Mr and Mrs Lions have connected their extension to the side of Mr Hales gable elevation wall. Mr Hale confronts Mr and Mrs Lions and says that they need to remove their extension. Mr Hale says that the new extension has been built on his land and has caused physical damage to his house externally where the two buildings have been connected without his consent. Mr and Mrs Lions say that they will not remove the new extension and that, in any event, Mr Hales gutters, soffits and fascias overhang the boundary two-storeys above their new extension and have done for years. Relations rapidly deteriorate between Mr Hale and Mr and Mrs Lions. Mr and Mrs Lions have begun consistently playing extremely loud music late at night in their new extension through speakers placed onto the extension wall facing Mr Hales property as they believe this will deter Mr Hale from asking them to remove their new extension and may even encourage him to sell his property. Task Critically evaluate the scenario above and using your knowledge of the law of real estate, trespass and private nuisance, write an essay that advises Mr Hale of his position and any remedies he may have Reference list and bibliography You should include a reference list with a minimum of ten separate relevant and appropriate sources that you have written about and cited within your work. You should also include a bibliography which lists relevant and appropriate sources that have influenced your thinking but are not cited in your work. Further information to support you with this assignment is available within the study materials for this module on the UCEM VLE. If you have any questions about this assignment, please contact your Module Team using the Assignment forum in the relevant Assessment preparation week on the VLE. Marking guidance for this activity This guidance is designed to help you to do as well as possible in your assessment by explaining how the person marking your work will be judging it. Your work will be assessed in relation to the requirements set out in the assessment criteria marking guide at the end of this document and the grading guidance section below. It is recommended that you read both of these sections before starting your assessment to learn what will help you to achieve the highest marks. Once you have finished you should review the assessment before submitting it, to check you have done what is required to achieve the highest marks. When you receive your feedback from your tutor you should clearly be able to see which categories you gained marks in and, where relevant, recommendations about how to improve your performance going forward. Grading guidance This grading guidance section explains in more detail what a submission for this assessment should include in order to achieve a mark at the threshold, good and excellent standards. Threshold You will have demonstrated some knowledge of the relevant legal principles of the law of tort in respect of trespass and nuisance with some attempt at critical analysis in order to reach reasoned conclusions. Legal authority will be adequately referenced in accordance with the recommended guidance. Referencing will be sufficiently complete. Good You will have met the criteria for Threshold and will have demonstrated good knowledge of the relevant legal principles of the law of the law of tort in respect of trespass and nuisance, which will be explained logically with sound level of critical analysis to reach reasoned conclusions. Legal authority will be mostly referenced in accordance with the recommended guidelines. Referencing will be mostly complete Excellent You will have met the criteria for Good and your essay will demonstrate outstanding knowledge of the relevant legal principles of the law of the law of tort in respect of trespass and nuisance which will be explained and critically and logically applied to reach reasoned conclusions with justified arguments. Your answer will be supported by legal authority which will be referenced in accordance with the recommended guidance. Referencing will be comprehensive, accurate and complete. Word count and overwriting Exceeding 10% of the stated word count may limit the marks allocated for communication (see assessment criteria marking guide below). The following table outlines the inclusions and exclusions in the word count of the most common features of assessed pieces of work. Not all these features may be relevant to your assignment; please refer to the assignment task for confirmation of which features are required. Included in word count Excluded from word count Introduction Executive summary/abstract Main body Title page/front cover Footnotes/endnotes Contents List In text citations Calculations Words in tables Drawings/Images Conclusion List of references Recommendations Bibliography Headings and titles, except for those explicitly excluded Appendices The total number of words used must be stated on the first page of your assessment. Avoiding academic misconduct Plagiarising someone elses work, whether copying from the internet, UCEM study materials, a textbook, a fellow student or elsewhere, is a serious offence. Before you submit your work for assessment, you must check it to ensure that you have fully cited within the text all the sources of information you have used and that all your sources are listed in a reference section at the end of your submission. Quoted text must not be excessive in length. You will find guidance on correct citing and referencing in The UCEM Guide to Referencing and Citation in Section 6 of the e-Library on the VLE. Be aware that your work will be checked using text-matching software. The Turnitin software is as much for your benefit as ours at UCEM. You can use it to check that all your citations have a matching reference, and review any highlighted text that may not be original and requires a reference. A high text-matching result could indicate plagiarism. If plagiarism is identified, this could result in a penalty ranging from a loss of marks to exclusion from your programme. Note: Please use the assignment referencing link to check the originality of your work before submitting it.

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