Your comparison essay · six questions · about two minutes

What will your essay compare?

Every student writes one comparative piece over the four weeks: how Malaysia does something, how Australia does it, and what the difference means in practice. Answer six questions and get a topic, a research question and the two statutes to start from.

A starting point, not an assignment. Your final topic is settled with us before you start writing, so it fits the matters you will actually see at the firm.

What a good comparison looks like

Malaysia, then Australia, then the difference.

  • Start from the statute in each country, not from commentary.
  • Find where the two systems share an English common law root and where they have since split.
  • Say what the difference changes for a client, a court or a practitioner, in plain terms.
  • Check every case you cite against the report itself. A wrong citation costs more than a missing one.

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