9803 (v.6) Law (Torts) 202
| Area: | School of Business Law |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 11010 (v.2) Law (Contract) 101 or any previous version
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11011 (v.3) Legal Framework 100 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Arguments, probability, validity, relations. Legal research and reasoning. Policies of tort liability. Negligence, standard of care, duty of care, specific duty situations, causation, remoteness and damages. Professional negligence. Intentional infliction of purely economic loss. Defamation. Private and public nuisance. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Been introduced to a range of different torts, all of which have implications for anyone in business. An appreciation of the policies of tort liability. Understood the elements of a range of different torts that impact on professionals in business. Read and analysed cases. Thought critically and logically when presented with a case study. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Judgments in decided cases (available in the Curtin Library) and the CCH Torts Reporter (also in the Curtin Library). |
| Unit Texts: | Baker, D., et al, (2002), Torts Law in Princple, revised 3rd ed., Sydney, Law Book Company. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 30%. Examination 50%. Presentation 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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