Browse Hierarchy LAW6002U: Tort Law

This module will explore in detail the principal causes of action which comprise the subject of Torts. A considerable part of the module is devoted to the most-commonly pleaded cause of action in the common law world, the tort of negligence. The module deals with the key principles underpinning the negligence action, and also examines particular manifestations of negligence, such as acts or omissions giving rise to pure economic loss and pure psychiatric injury, or damages arising out of a public authority's acts or omissions, to name but a few. The module also covers other important torts such as those of private nuisance, defamation, and Rylands v Fletcher. The principles governing vicarious liability will be examined in some detail, given its significance for the 'compensation principle'.