This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.
This module builds on LW315 An Introducton to Obligations by examining in more depth the grounds of liability in contract and tort. The focus on reading cases is retained with regular case classes, and this is supplemented by a focus on legislation where relevant as well as theoretical material.
Lectures 40 hours including Induction; A mixture of Seminars and Case Classes - 19 hours.
Coursework 30%, exam 70%. Coursework consists of a Problem Question (2000 words) and an Essay (2000 words).
T Weir An Introduction to Tort Law (OUP, 2nd ed., 2006)
L Mulcahy Contract Law in Perspective (Routledge, 5th ed., 2008)
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
To use the knowledge of the law gained, and of its contextual and socio-economic underpinnings, to engage with questions of policy, regulation and change, and to critically question the value of private law, and in particular litigation, as a means of social coordination and regulation.
To develop case reading skills, including an ability to understand and critique the arguments made and which may drive the outcome of a case, as well as policy and other considerations that may affect outcomes of case.
To use historical, socio-economic and philosophical materials to evaluate legal solutions in terms of their consequences and theoretical coherence.
To acquire a clear understanding of the main types of legal obligation arising from the law of contract and tort to include their rules and principles.
To identify the contractual and tortious legal issues raised in legal problem situations of a significant degree of complexity.
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