2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW2610 Torts

20 creditsClass Size: 400

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

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

Year running 2019/20

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAW1076	An Introduction to Law: What is Law?
LAW3610	Torts

Module replaces

LAW1100 Torts LAW2510 Torts

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

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

Learning outcomes
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.

Syllabus

Negligence: Duty of care; Breach; Causation; Defences; Damages; Vicarious Liability
Personal Torts: Trespass to the Person; Defamation; Privacy
Property Torts: Trespass to Land, Nuisance; Occupiers’ Liability; Conversion & Trespass to Goods
Economic Torts: Deceit; Inducing Breach of Contract; Causing Loss by Unlawful Means; Conspiracy

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	44	1.00	44.00
Seminar	6	2.00	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

Students will have the opportunity to submit for marking and feedback a 1,000 word answer to a problem/essay question in semester 1.

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr	50.00
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) (S2)	2 hr	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

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: 30/04/2019

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