LAW-20082 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module introduces you to the law of tort by studying the torts of negligence and trespass to the person. Negligence is concerned with careless behaviour that causes harm to others, and setting appropriate legal standards of care. Whereas Trespass to the person concerns behaviour which involves intentional interference with a person.
Some questions we will explore include
- Why is there a duty to care for your neighbour and how do the courts assess duty?
- How do the courts approach difficult problems such as compensating for psychiatric injury?
- How do you prove that the defendant¿s conduct was sufficiently careless to warrant the imposition of liability, and that it in fact caused harm?
- What degree of intention is required, and what sort of actions are considered intentional interferences?
This module will tackle some of these real and difficult questions and introduce you to a key area of private law within the English legal system.

To introduce the basic principles of core aspects of the law of Torts, namely negligence and trespass to the person.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Identify and explain the main principles of negligence and trespass to the person.
: 1
Analyse a real world problem and apply the legal principles to produce a convincing argument: 1
Critically evaluate the law around negligence and trespass to the person: 1
Communicate their ideas effectively, with reference to appropriate primary and secondary sources: 1

Study hours

Active Learning
Lectures - 20 hours
Workshops - 10 hours
Revision session - 2 hours
Total = 32 hours
Lecture and Workshop preparation - 58 hours
Assessment preparation and independent further study - 60 hours
Total = 118 hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment