Module manager: Dr David Pearce
Email: D.Pearce@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| LAW1076 | Introduction to Law |
| LAW2610 | Torts |
LAW1100 Torts LAW2510 Torts
This module is not approved as a discovery module
A knowledge of the key issues, legal principles, case law, and statutory provisions relating to the Torts topics selected for study.
By the end of the module students will be able to:
- recognise, identify, state and analyse legal concepts, values, principles and rules of law relating to the law of Torts;
- apply appropriate terminology and legal reasoning to produce a coherent account of legal issues of some complexity relating to Torts;
- interpret legal and other information to provide a competent insight into the operation of the law of Torts;
- identify and critically evaluate legal research relating to Torts;
- recognise the political and cultural contexts in which legal decisions and Statutes, relating to Torts, are made.
Trespass to the Person
Negligence: Duty of Care
Negligence: Breach of Duty
Negligence: Causation & Remoteness
Negligence: Defences
Negligence: Remedies
Occupier's Liability
Nuisance & the Rule in Rylands v Fletcher
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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Last updated: 30/04/2025
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