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Allard School of Law: 2016-2017 First Year Assignment Schedule
Last Modified July 4, 2016; this schedule is subject to change during the academic year
Tuesday, September 6 Classes Begin (all years)
Note: Assignment distribution and due dates may vary by section number as some sections are taught on different days
Wed or Fri, October 5 or 7 Legal Research & Writing - Assignment 1 Distributed
Wed or Fri, October 12 or 14 Legal Research & Writing - Assignment 1 Due
Thursday, October 20 Public Law - Assignment 1 (Completed In Class)
Wed or Fri, November 2 or 4 Legal Research & Writing - Assignment 2 Distributed
Wed or Fri, November 16 or 18 Legal Research & Writing - Assignment 2 Due
Thursday, November 24 Public Law - Assignment 2 Distributed
Thursday, December 1 Public Law - Assignment 2 Due at 11:59pm
Friday, December 2 Last Day of Classes
December 6-21 December Exam Period (First-Year Exams on Dec 7, 9, 12, 14, 16)
Tuesday, January 3 Classes begin (all years)
Wednesday, January 4 Torts - Moot Problem Distributed to Students and Sent to Judges
Wednesday, January 4 Lecture: Factum Writing (Allard Hall Forum): 12:30pm; Mandatory for All Torts Students
Wednesday, January 18
Thursday, January 19 Lecture: Oral Advocacy (Allard Hall Forum): 12:30pm; Mandatory for All Torts Students
Thursday, January 26
Monday, January 30 Torts - All Factums Sent to Moot Court Judges by Registry
Tuesday, February 7 Torts - Moots (Section 001; Christie) All moots are held in the evening
Wednesday, February 8 Torts - Moots (Section 002; Hastie)
Thursday, February 9 Torts - Moots (Section 003; Uteck)
Friday, February 10 Torts - Moots (Section 004; Arbel)
Friday, February 17 Transnational Law - Final Assignment Distributed
February 20-24 Reading Break; no classes
Week of March 6 Torts - Factums Marked and Returned to Students
Thursday, March 30 Transnational Law - Final Assignment Due
Thursday, April 6 Last Day of Classes
April 10-28 Final Exam Period (First-Year Exams on April 11, 13, 18, 20 and 24)
TERM 1
TERM 2
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Torts - Appellants' Factums Filed and Served Electronically (print copy to Registrar)
Torts - Respondents' Factums Filed and Served Electronically (print copy to Registrar)
Friday, January 27
Academic Concessions: Students requiring academic concessions or accommodations should review the online Allard School of Law policies
(http://www.allard.ubc.ca/academic-concessions-accommodations) and then contact Assistant Dean Kaila Mikkelsen.
Exams in Full-Year courses: If the December Exam Mark in a full-year course is less than or equal to the April Exam Mark, then the April Exam mark
equals the Overall Exam Mark. Otherwise, if the December Exam Mark is greater than the April Exam Mark, then 25% of the December Exam Mark
plus 75% of the April Exam Mark equals the Overall Exam Mark.
Re-Orientation Day . All classes cancelled for first-year students. Attendance at Re-Orientation events is
mandatory.
Public Law Assessment: Assignment 1 (50% of total mark); Assignment 2 (50% of total mark).
Torts Factum & Moot Assessment: Torts Factum & Moot Assessment: This is a pass/fail assignment, where the pass requirement is 70%. Students
will work in pairs and be marked primarily on their assigned issue, but consideration will also be given to the joint areas of the factum. Students will
receive a percentage grade for the factum, and where a student receives a mark below 70%, they must meet with their professor and then redraft the
relevant section of the factum. The student’s redrafted section is due ten days after the factum is returned to the class. If a student receives less than
70% for his or her redrafted section of the factum, 10% will be deducted from their final mark in Torts. The moot is not marked but students should note
that mooting is mandatory and completion of the moot is a graduation requirement. Students who are unable to attend their moot due to illness or wish
to apply for an accommodation should contact the Assistant Dean, Students Kaila Mikkelsen.