2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW2610 Torts

20 creditsClass Size: 302

Module manager: Dr David Pearce
Email: D.Pearce@leeds.ac.uk

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

Year running 2018/19

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAW1076	An Introduction to Law: What is Law?
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
Trespass to the Person
Negligence: Duty of Care
Negligence: Breach of Duty

Semester 2
Negligence: Causation & Remoteness
Negligence: Defences
Negligence: Remedies
Occupier's Liability
Nuisance & the Rule in Rylands v Fletcher

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

Opportunities are provided via seminar performance and by participation in a formative assessment task.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	2000 word Essay	33.30
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		33.30

During semester 2 students will be required to submit a 2,000 word answer to a problem question.

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr	66.70
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		66.70

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: 26/03/2019

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