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LA13A Law of Torts I

1. General
This course is taught as a core subject in the first semester of the LL.B. degree
programme.

2. Course Objective
The law of torts is essentially concerned with regulating the means of redressing
losses incurred by a person where the person does not rely on a contractual
relationship with that person who caused the loss. The issues considered in this
course therefore, concern the type of loss for which the law grants
compensation. The course analyses the legal concepts which the court uses and
the public policy positions implicit in these concepts.

3. Course Content
Torts I concentrates on the historical development of torts and the nature of the
law of torts. The following topics are examined.
i. History and the Nature of Law of Torts
ii. Trespass and Malicious Prosecution
iii. Negligence
iv. Nuisance
v. Rylands v. Fletcher
vi. Occupiers' Liability

4. Method of Teaching
This course will be taught by way of two lectures and one tutorial per week.
Each lecture will be of one hour duration.

5. Method of Assessment

This course will be assessed by way of a two-hour final examination at the end
of the Semester. Students will be required to answer three questions selected
from a total of six questions.