Nottingham Law School

Nottingham Trent University

International Competition Law

LLM 2019-20

Assessment Guidance

Assessment Criteria

Marks will be awarded for the following:

 Identification of the key issue or issues raised by or asked about in the

coursework question (the relevant issues)
 Evidence of research and independent learning about the relevant
issues
 Identification and referencing of a range of relevant hard and soft law
e.g. case law, decisions of regulators, treaty provisions, statutes,
regulations and guidelines
 Identification and referencing of a range of secondary sources of
relevant material e.g. books, journal articles, reports and website
material
 Clear and effective structuring of your coursework
 Critical analysis/evaluation of the effectiveness and/or acceptability of
relevant institutions, laws, legal principles, techniques, policies, models,
theories and/or arguments
 Logically developed/reasoned arguments related to the relevant issues
 Expression of reasoned opinions on the relevant issues
 Where relevant: accurate identification of the coursework facts
 Where relevant: accurate application of relevant competition law etc to
the facts
 Clear communication
 Use of the required referencing style: Oscola.
Assessment Presentation

Your coursework must be word processed.

 Use font size 12

 Use verdana, arial, calibri or a similar font
 Use 1.5 line spacing
 You may use headings to enhance the structure and clarity of your
coursework
 Footnotes and page numbers should appear at the bottom of each
page
 Tables of legislation and cases and a bibliography should appear at the
end of your work.

Word Count Guidance

1. Footnotes are excluded as long as they contain only citations (including

the names of cases and legislation) and source references. If you put
explanations/text in a footnote, the words are counted.

2. Tables of cases/legislation/reports and the bibliography do not count

towards the word limit.

3. An index of contents page does not count towards the word limit (and is
not needed or expected).

4. An introduction is included in the word count.

5. All words in the body of your work are counted, including case and
legislation names are included in the word count so that ‘Alpha v Beta’
counts as three words.

6. You may exceed the word count by up to 5% of the word limit without
incurring any penalty.

7. If you exceed the word limit by more than 5% but no more than 10%
you will be marked down by one level, e.g., a High Commendation will
be marked down to a Mid Commendation. A Low Pass will become a
Marginal Fail.

8. If you exceed the word limit by more than 10% the maximum grade
you can achieve is a Low Pass. A Low Pass will become a Mid Fail.
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Referencing
Footnotes, tables of legislation and cases and bibliographies should follow
OSCOLA.
Information on OSCOLA is accessible here:
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/research-subject-groups/publications/oscola

A quick guide to OSCOLA is available here:

https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/oscola_4th_edn_hart_2012quick
referenceguide.pdf

The 4th Edition is available here (but does not cover international sources):
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/oscola_4th_edn_hart_2012.pdf

Citing international sources is covered in OSCOLA 2006, available here:

https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxlaw/oscola_2006_citing_international
_law.pdf

LLM Grades
ZERO Zero
F LOW Low Fail
F MID Mid Fail
F MARG Marginal Fail

P LOW Pass
P MID Mid Pass
P HIGH High Pass

C LOW Commendation
C MID Mid Commendation
C HIGH High Commendation

D LOW Distinction
D MID Mid Distinction
D HIGH High Distinction
D EXC Exceptional Distinction

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