Module manager: Mr Adam Baker
Email: A.J.Baker@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
LAW2270 | Land Law |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
By the end of the module, students should have a knowledge of the key concepts, principles and rules in land law.
By the end of this module, students should be able to:
- competently identify, state and analyse concepts, principles and rules of land law;
- utilise appropriate terminology and reasoning to produce a coherent legal account of issues relating to land law;
- recognise the political, economic and social contexts in which land law has developed, and continues to develop;
- acknowledge and reflect upon the different intellectual perspectives that have been applied to land law;
- identify, locate and critically evaluate legal research in the area of land law;
- demonstrate the ability to speak-clearly and cogently about land law within a group environment.
Introduction to land law
Ownership of the family home
Landlord and tenant
Property rights and buying land
Adverse possession
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
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On-line Learning | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
Seminar | 5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
Private study hours | 176.5 | ||
Total Contact hours | 23.5 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 |
The online learning element is broken down into 15 minute tasks, there will be 20 x 15 minute tasks overall.
A formative assessment opportunity will be provided.
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
---|---|---|
Open Book exam | 48.0 Hrs Mins | 100 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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