2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW2610 Torts

20 creditsClass Size: 280

Module manager: Neil Stanley
Email: n.k.stanley@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAW1075	Intro to Law of Obligations
LAW3610	Torts

Module replaces

LAW1100 TortsLAW2510 Torts

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

By the end of the module students will be able to :

- Competently recognise, identify, state and analyse legal concepts, values, principles and rules of law relating to the law of Torts.
- Apply appropriate terminology and legal reasoning to produce a coherent account of legal issues of some complexity relating to Torts.
- Interpret legal and other information to provide a competent insight into the operation of the law of Torts.
- Identify and critically evaluate legal research relating to Torts.
- Recognise the political and cultural contexts in which legal decisions and Statutes, relating to Torts, are made.

Learning outcomes
A knowledge of the key issues, legal principles, caselaw, and statutory provisions relating to the Torts topics selected for study.

Syllabus

Semester 1
Introduction to Torts
Trespass to the Person
Negligence : the duty of care
Negligence : breach of duty
Negligence : causation of damage
Negligence : defences
Negligence : psychiatric harm
Negligence : pure economic loss

Semester 2
Negligence : Occupier's liability
Private nuisance, public nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher

Semesters 1 and 2
Pervasive matters (eg defences, remedies, vicarious liability, strict liability, etc) which are encountered at various points during the module but are not necessarily part of a specific topic.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	44	1.00	44.00
Seminar	8	1.50	12.00
Private study hours			144.00
Total Contact hours			56.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Reading in preparation for lectures and seminars, researching in preparation for seminars and assessment tasks (assessed seminars and end of semester 2 examination). Reading and research in preparation for formative assessments.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Monitoring via seminar performance (part of assessment for this module comprises assessment of oral performance of students in seminars). Progress also monitored by participation in formative assessment tasks - formative timed essays and feedback sessions at specific points in both semesters.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	Essay	33.30
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		33.30

Seminars will be used to assess students understanding of module content. The contribution of students to the discussion of issues raised by the set seminar questions will reveal the level of understanding acquired and the ability to deploy that understanding to answer the set questions. A grading system will be used to allocate marks. The relevant criteria will be made available to students at the commencement of the module.

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr	66.60
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		66.60

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 28/09/2017

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