Beyond the judgment: Mastering Case Analysis - An Interactive Legal Skills Workshop for University of Aberdeen LLM Students

Anyone can read a judgment, but a sound lawyer critically analyses it!

How do you identify the ratio decidendi, the legal principles, underpinning a judicial decision?

How do you evaluate the persuasiveness of judicial reasoning?

How do you transform your analysis into compelling legal arguments?

Join us for our interactive Case Analysis Workshop as we analyse the UKSC decision in the important case of King Crude Carriers SA v. Ridgebury November LLC (2025) UKSC 39. This is a decision that is relevant, regardless of your program, as its impacts continue to reverberate across many sectors.

The Workshop is designed to strengthen critical thinking and legal advocacy, both essential skills for postgraduate legal study and professional practice.

Refreshments follow after the Workshop!

What do I gain from attending?

• Effective Case Reading: Identify material facts. legal issues, judicial reasoning and key legal principles.
• Critical Legal Analysis: Evaluate judicial reasoning, identify weaknesses and consider alternative interpretations.
• Advanced Legal Advocacy: Develop persuasive, logically structured arguments supported by statutory and judicial authority.
• Practical Application: Learn how to deploy case law effectively in LLM assessments, dissertations and legal research.