LW201-5-AU-CO:
Tort Law
2016/17
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
15
13 March 2013
Requisites for this module
LW101 or LW108
(none)
(none)
(none)
(none)
LLB M122 English and French Law (Maitrise),
LLB M100 Law,
LLB M100MD Law,
LLB M101 Law (Including Foundation Year),
LLB M107 Law (Including Placement Year),
MODUM100MB Modular Undergraduate: Law (Module Based)
This 15 credit module will build upon the foundations of negligence liability, as taught in LW108 (Foundations of the Law of Obligations) in Year One, and also introduce students to the other, equally important, aspects of Tort Law. To this end, the module will commence by applying the principles of the duty of care to certain specific situations, such as liability for causing psychiatric harm, liability for causing economic loss, liability imposed in cases of omissions and against public bodies. The module also considers the principles of vicarious liability. The second part of the module will focus on the so-called 'Land Torts' and consider the relevant principles of the occupiers' liability regimes and how these augment the additional controls of the use of land, found in the principles of nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher.
No information available.
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SYLLABUS
1. Negligence Liability for Psychiatric Harm
2. Negligence Liability fro Economic Loss
3. Vicarious Liability
4. Occupiers' Liability
5. Nuisance
6. Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher
7. Omissions and the Statutory Context
TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT
Two one-hour lectures per week
Four fortnightly seminars
Upon successful completion of the module students will be able to
- Apply the principles of negligence liability in specific duty-based scenarios
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the policy issues that underpin the imposition of liability
- Show a clear understand of the divisions and borders between the various liability regimes governing the use of land
- Read , understand and critically analyse judicial decisions
- Apply the relevant case-law and principles to appropriate problem scenarios
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Formative Assignment |
|
0% |
| Coursework |
Take Home Exam |
|
90% |
| Practical |
LW201 Participation |
|
5% |
| Practical |
LW201 Preparation |
|
5% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Professor Jane Wright, Dr Thoko Kaime, Dr Carlo Petrucci, Dr Meagan Wong
Law General Office, 01206 872529, lawugadmin@essex.ac.uk
Yes
Yes
No
Ms Annette Marie Morris
Cardiff University
Reader in Law
Available via Moodle
Of 110 hours, 19 (17.3%) hours available to students:
91 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
Essex Law School
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