You will need to respond to the case using the IRAC (Issue, Rule, Application and Conclusion) method. As such you will be required to:

• Read and analyse the case
• Identify the issue/s
• Research appropriate relevant law / rules
• Explain the rule pertaining to the case/issue
• Apply the rules to the case
• Provide a brief conclusion of the likely outcome.

Case study:

Sam goes out with his friends to the local pub.While there he drinks seven large glasses of rum and lemonade in one hour.

On the way home, he sees a $150,000 Mercedes in a nearby car showroom.He feels he must buy the car.He goes in and signs a contract to buy the car.He has to sit down to sign the agreement because he is so drunk that he has trouble standing.

The next day he wakes up and realises what he has done.He wants to get out of the contract he has signed.

He asks you to advise him.