LAW5091 Constitutional and Administrative Law Assignment Brief 2026, Singapore

LAW5091 Assessment Brief

Learning Outcomes

Assessment Task

Coursework (Problem Based Scenario – Memorandum of Advice):This assessment requires you to complete a piece of written coursework assessment – (Memorandum of advice) comprised of two (2) questions.

NOTE: This is NOT an essay question but a problem question, so APPLICATION is key.

You must answer BOTH questions. Each is worth 50%. Your mark will be calculated by adding the marks for both questions together and dividing by 2.

You will be assessed based on the criteria provided in the marking rubric. The marking rubric is available on Moodle.

You are not permitted to use Generative AI for the essay.

Question 1

The Scottish Parliament intends to pass a new piece of legislation to improve gender balance on public boards. The law aims for at least

60% of non-executive members on these boards to be women. For

proper application of this law, the Scottish Government plans to publish a guidance to help public bodies. The guidance provides that the definition of “woman” includes a person whose “acquired gender is female” under the UK’s Gender Recognition Act 2004.

Consider the constitutional issue(s) in the scenario below and advice Tulip:

Tulip recently underwent a gender reconstruction procedure and obtained a gender reconstruction certificate, legally acquiring a female gender. However, she has constantly been denied access to single-sex spaces at the Scotland Memorial Hospital, where she works. Tulip has come to you for advice. She wants to know the impact of the recent UK Supreme Court decision regarding the definition of “woman” on the proposed Scottish Parliament guidance and her discrimination at work.

Question 2

A local authority, Asparagus City Council, has decided to allocate council housing in a recently completed block of flats, Broccoli Building. The Council stated in official documentation that they would make the decision on the basis of the following criteria:

• number of children/ dependents
• proximity to schools/ workplace and
• financial needs of the prospective tenant.

Advise the following parties:

NOTE: Please address ALL of the scenarios:

Cathy had a meeting at the Council last year in which she was promised she would be allocated a flat in the new block, but her application was turned down. She turned down another accommodation offer as a result of this promise.

Davina has three young children all attending the school next to Broccoli Building. She is a single parent and cannot drive. Her job is also within walking distance. She recently discovered that one of the flats was allocated to a young professional without children, Erica. When asked, a member of the Council stated that Erica was allocated the property as the Council determined that she was more likely to be able to pay the rent on time.

Fiona is a member of a religious group, the Haricots. They were refused accommodation on the basis that the Council felt that members of this particular group would not socialise well with other tenants. On this basis, applications by any Haricots were automatically refused.