| Unit name | Advanced Contract and Tort |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWD30126 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Giliker |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites | |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Elements studied include: Distinguishing contract and tortious liability; contracts with third party effects and the recovery of pure economic loss in tort; liability for representations and non-disclosure; defective products and consumer protection; privity of contract and exemption clauses; damages and remedies for torts and breach of contract; the accident compensation problem; general principles of autonomous unjust enrichment.
By the end of the unit, a successful student will be able to explain:
a) the key principles of contract, tort and unjust enrichment b) the overlap between these areas of law in specific scenarios such as professional negligence, c) the nature of concurrent liability.
On this basis, they will be able to distinguish contract and tortious liability in relation to recovery of pure economic loss, liability for representations and non-disclosure and defective products . Students will also be able to identify the role of damages and rthe remedies available for tort, breach of contract and unjsut enrichment.
Students should be able to state the law accurately, to apply legal principles to problem case scenarios, and to think critically about ways in which the law could be reformed.
The coursework includes both problem type and essay type questions, designed to assess both whether students were able to understand and apply the law across the breadth of the syllabus, and whether they were able to think critically about it.
7 x 2 hour seminars.
Two pieces of coursework of 2,500 words which count to 50% of the mark each.
Giliker and Beckwith, Tort (4th ed.,Sweet and Maxwell, 2011); Chen-Wishart, Contract law (3rd ed.OUP, 2010).
