our fair use policy

Last updated: 7 November 2026

This policy explains how to use the model answers, notes and other written materials supplied by London Law Tutor (“LLT”) responsibly, so that your use of them does not amount to plagiarism. Please read it together with your university’s own plagiarism and academic integrity policy and sections 9 and 10 of our Terms and Conditions.

Clients who purchase a law model answer, law essay or law dissertation from London Law Tutor must use it only to help them produce their own work. Clients must not hand in the custom model answer they purchase from London Law Tutor, in whole or in part, as if it were their own work. London Law Tutor keeps the copyright in all work it prepares for its clients and gives each client a personal licence to use the work for their own private study only.

The Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022

Part 4, Chapter 1 of the Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 makes it a criminal offence, in England, for a business to provide, arrange or advertise a service that completes all or part of an assignment for a student at a post-16 institution where the student is not permitted to complete it with that help. To comply with this law, LLT carefully checks every order for custom written model answers, plans, essays, dissertation outlines and skeleton answers. LLT will not accept or process orders for written work for assessed assignments from students studying at post-16 institutions in England, including universities, colleges, sixth forms and 16 to 19 academies. This does not affect our tutoring, marking or feedback services, or proofreading and editing that does not complete any part of your assignment for you. Where we need to, we may ask you for documentary evidence to confirm that we can lawfully accept your order.

Why we offer model answers

Our academic writing service grew from the knowledge that most students are unfamiliar with what is required in a university level essay. Those taught in an English speaking jurisdiction during their earlier education may have written essays, but in a very different format. Those taught in other jurisdictions are often unfamiliar with academic writing altogether, having been assessed mainly through unseen examinations. While some universities provide useful guidance on essay writing, many simply expect students to find their own way.

This is where London Law Tutor’s academic writing services, like our law tutoring services, help bridge the gap. They take complex, dense and often archaic material and present it in a clear format that suits the way you learn. The service is all about learning by example. A model answer is not an end in itself, but a tool that improves your understanding and complements your own research.

How to use and benefit from our model answers

Treat our model answers in the same way as any other research tool. You would not photocopy a section of a book, or type out an extract from a journal article, and hand it in as your own. Take the same approach with a model answer. Use it to understand and break down the ideas your assignment requires. You may agree with some of these ideas and take a completely different view of others. This is where your own critical thinking comes in.

Start by reading through the model answer and noting the arguments it makes. If you disagree with an argument, you may wish to carry out further research to support your own view. Then consult the academic articles, cases and legislation used in the answer. Reading these sources yourself is the best way to understand the points the answer makes.

Next, make a list of your arguments and the evidence that supports them, drawing on the sources in the model answer together with your own research, and write your answer in your own words.

It is vital to your academic and professional reputation that the work you submit is entirely your own. The consequences of plagiarism, including the possible withdrawal of your degree and damage to your future legal career, are never worth the risk.

What is plagiarism?

Every university and educational institution has its own guidance on plagiarism, and you should always consult it. Below is an outline of the basic elements of plagiarism recognised by most UK universities.

Universities invest in sophisticated software that detects text copied from published sources. They may also question work where a tutor notices differences in style or quality from a student’s usual work, which can lead to a formal viva to test whether the work is genuinely yours. The best way to avoid any accusation of plagiarism is to make sure the work is your own and that you fully understand the arguments you make. A model answer can help you with exactly that.

Plagiarism can include, but is not limited to:

• presenting the words, arguments or ideas of others as your own, or failing to acknowledge them;
• failing to put direct quotations in quotation marks;
• citing sources used by another author as if you had read them yourself, when you have not; and
• copying large sections of work that is not your own, even if it is acknowledged and placed in quotation marks.

Does handing in our model answers amount to plagiarism?

Yes. Although the model answers you order from LLT are original and tailored to your question, handing one in would amount to plagiarism under the guidelines above and the rules of most universities, because you would be presenting another person’s work as your own. It would also breach our Terms and Conditions and our copyright.

This policy is a guide to help make sure your work is never challenged on grounds of authenticity, and that our materials genuinely develop your legal knowledge and skills.

If you are unsure whether your approach to a model answer, or to any other service we provide, could lead to a challenge on grounds of authenticity, please contact one of our consultants, who will discuss it with you in detail.