10961 (v.3) Law (Torts) 502
Area: | School of Business Law |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 11010 (v.2) Law (Contract) 101 or any previous version
OR
5934 (v.4) Legal Environment 560 or any previous version
AND
11011 (v.3) Legal Framework 100 or any previous version
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Legal research and reasoning. Policies of tort liability. Negligence - standard of care, duty of care. Specific situations, affirmative actions, physical damage, nervous shock, economic loss, negligent words, causation and remoteness, assessment of damages and defences, professional negligence, intentional infliction of purely economic loss. Defamation. Nuisance. |