| Unit name | Law of Tort |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWD10011 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Ken Oliphant |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will consider the following elements: introduction to case law and doctrines of precedent; introduction to tort law and its role in society; general principles of tortious liability; forms of tortious liability; standards of liability; causation and remoteness of damage; vicarious and joint liability and defences; torts relating to personal injuries, economic losses and land.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
Taught by means of 30 lectures and 8 one-hour tutorials.
Formative assessment: one mid-sessional examination in January plus one other piece of formative work.
The (formative) mid-sessional exam is mandatory; the other formative assessment is optional.
Summative assessment: one 3-hour examination involving essays and problem questions.
The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
Giliker, Tort (5th Edition, 2014). An alternative would be Horsey & Rackley: Tort Law (4th Edition, 2015)
If you are looking for a book with extracts of a lot of materials you will need, choose either Steele, Tort Law: Text, Cases & Materials (3rd Edition, 2014) or Lunney & Oliphant, Tort Law: Text & Materials (5th Edition, 2013).
You might also usefully refer to Atiyah, Accidents, Compensation and the Law (8th ed by P.Cane), Conaghan & Mansell, The Wrongs of Tort (2nd Edition, 1998) and Weir, An Introduction to Tort Law (2nd Edition, 2006). All of these propound strong views.
