This business law assignment is short essay. Essay topic and details is in attachment, please read essay details carefully, use at least 6 and no more than 8 current Australian sources or business law texts in researching answer. the Harvard style of legal referencing must be used.Judges have absolute authority in the courtroom and this means that an individual can never get a fair trial. Do you agree? Explain how the doctrine of precedent plays a part in this. Essay Details: 1. You are expected to use at least 6 and no more than 8 current Australian sources or business law texts in researching your answer. Only Australian sources should be used and do NOT use the Internet / web based searches or the prescribed text as your sources. 2. The essay must be word processed in MS Word (.doc or .docx format). Files submitted in any other format, including .pdf or .zip will not be marked. 3. The first page of your file should be a title page with the essay title, your name and student id. 4. The word limit is 1000 words +/- 10%. The word limit (count) should not include the list of references, footnotes etc. 5. The Harvard style of legal referencing must be used. Note that this is based on the Harvard style that you have used in other commerce units but there strict "rules" about citations and referencing that you need to follow, in particular rules about how cases and legislation must be cited. The University of Western Australia has a good summary of what must be done: http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/content.php?pid=43218&sid=2506655 . 6. Overall your essay must be a professional document that has been carefully spell checked and proofread. Further information about good essay writing can be found in the Academic Skills section of Moodle. 7. The marking rubric attached is a marking guide. You should ensure that these guidelines are followed to avoid losing marks for omissions and unnecessary errors. 8. The assignment is marked out of 30 marks but is worth 15 marks i.e. 15% toward your overall assessment in MLC101. 2 Submission: Your file should be submitted via "Essay Submission" by 8.30am on Monday May 4 (Week 9) or before in Moodle (Portal). You do not need to submit a hard copy. You may submit after that time but marks will be deducted for late submission in line with MIBT Assessment Policy i.e. 10% per day or 1.5 marks. Submissions after 7 days will be given a mark of 0. Please note that when submitting online you are affirming the following: "I certify that the attached work is entirely my own except where work quoted or paraphrased is acknowledged in the text. I also certify that it has not been submitted for assessment in any other unit or course". Extension to Submission Date: The policy for a extension to the submission date is as follows: "Normally, at least 48 hours before the due date a student may submit a written request to their Unit Coordinator via the Portal, for an extension of time for the submission of the assignment (essay) on the grounds of serious illness, accident, disability, bereavement or other exceptional circumstances. Applications must be accompanied by valid supporting documentation".