ABSTRACT
Many students get very concerned about being found guilty of an assessment offence such as plagiarism, as academics are increasingly preoccupied with the problem of plagiarism and are stressing the importance of correct referencing in legal writing. Referencing can be a confusing business to begin with, but there are some simple rules that may help you with your writing and referencing, to make sure you steer clear of trouble. Put simply, referencing is giving credit to the author who had the idea or wrote the words that you are making use of in your essay or problem question answer.
