LAWS11-211: Principles of Tortious Liability

Description

Principles of Tortious Liability is a compulsory subject in the Bachelor of Laws program offered by the Faculty of Law. Students will learn about the elements of liability in the tort of negligence, including duty of care, breach of duty, causation, and defences to liability. Attention will be paid to the general issue of the balance of risk and benefit in establishing liability and to particular problems associated with establishing a duty of care in negligence. A range of other torts will also be considered including private nuisance, trespass to land and trespass to the person. Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the law of torts and their ability to engage in legal reasoning by discussing and solving complex legal problems orally and in writing.

Subject details

Code:	LAWS11-211
Study areas:	Law

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:	Nil
Assumed knowledge:	Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
Restrictions:	This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Requisites:

Nil

Assumed knowledge:

Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.

Restrictions:

This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.