LW201-6-AU-CO:
Tort Law
2023/24
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
15
18 October 2023
Requisites for this module
LW101 or LW108
(none)
(none)
(none)
(none)
LLB MM20 Law with Human Rights,
LLB MM21 Law with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad),
LLB MM22 Law with Human Rights (Including Placement Year),
LLB MM30 Law with Human Rights (Including Foundation Year),
LLB MV06 Law with Philosophy (Including Foundation Year),
LLB MV16 Law with Philosophy,
LLB MV18 Law with Philosophy (Including Year Abroad),
LLB MV19 Law with Philosophy (Including Placement Year),
LLB ML14 Law with Politics (Including Year Abroad),
LLB ML15 Law with Politics (Including Placement Year),
LLB ML16 Law with Politics,
LLB ML26 Law with Politics (Including Foundation Year),
LLB MM00 Law with Criminology,
LLB MM01 Law with Criminology (Including Year Abroad),
LLB MM02 Law with Criminology (Including Placement Year),
LLB MM03 Law with Criminology (Including Foundation Year),
LLB M1Q3 Law with Literature,
LLB M1Q4 Law with Literature (Including Foundation Year),
LLB M1Q5 Law with Literature (Including Placement Year),
LLB M1Q6 Law with Literature (Including Year Abroad),
LLB M1V1 Law with History,
LLB M1V2 Law with History (Including Foundation Year),
LLB M1V3 Law with History (Including Placement Year),
LLB M1V4 Law with History (Including Year Abroad)
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.
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.
Upon successful completion of the module students will be able to:
1. Apply the principles of negligence liability in specific duty-based scenarios
2. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the policy issues that underpin the imposition of liability
3. Show a clear understand of the divisions and borders between the various liability regimes governing the use of land
4. Read , understand and critically analyse judicial decisions
5. Apply the relevant case-law and principles to appropriate problem scenarios
The syllabus includes:
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
This module will be taught via weekly lectures and tutorials. The module teaching team will upload all relevant teaching materials on Moodle. You will find reading lists, the textbook, weekly handouts and PPS notes on Moodle. The materials in question are designed both to help you navigate the material to be covered in the lectures and tutorials and to equip you to analyse the required readings. You will be expected to have completed the required readings in advance of your tutorials. Your tutorials will enable you to discuss the material covered in lectures and the required readings, obtain feedback on your pre-class preparation and deepen your understanding of key concepts
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Law Trove - Expand your learning, broaden your mind (no date). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Available at:
https://www-oxfordlawtrove-com.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/.
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Horsey, K. and Rackley, E. (2023a)
Tort Law. 8th Revised edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/he/9780192874481.001.0001.
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Nolan, D. and Oliphant, K. (2023b)
Lunney & Oliphant’s Tort Law. 7th Revised edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/he/9780198865117.001.0001.
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Horsey, K. and Rackley, E. (2023b) ‘Trespass to Land and Nuisance’, in
Tort Law. 8th edn. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/he/9780192874481.003.0018.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Multiple Choice Quizzes - Continuous Assessment (LW201 Tort Law) |
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100% |
| Exam |
Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 24hr during Summer (Main Period)
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| Exam |
Reassessment Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 24hr during September (Reassessment Period)
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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
Dr Darren Calley, email: dscall@essex.ac.uk.
Law Education Office, lawschoolug@essex.ac.uk
Yes
No
Yes
Dr Richard Bowyer
University of Exeter
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 32 hours, 20 (62.5%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
12 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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