Coordinator:  Professor Ian Malkin    Telephone:  83446594    Office:   Room 0842    Email:   Click here to email Ian Malkin

 

Prerequisites and/or Corequisites

Corequisite: Principles of Public Law or equivalent subjects

Generic Skills

Description

This subject uses Torts "Case Studies" to introduce students to the Australian legal system, major sources of Australian law and a number of foundational legal skills. The Case Studies explore the social context in which several significant legal principles evolve and interact, with particular emphasis placed on substantive personal injury law and the tort of negligence. Other areas of law - for example, aspects of contract law - are briefly considered. Case Studies are selected from among the following:

• How to Read a Case and the Development of a Common Law Principle: Mum to Foetus - Duty to Take Care?
• The Establishment of a Legal Principle - Standard of Care at Common Law and Under Statute
• The Interaction of Statutes and the Common Law: Professional Responsibility in Negligence in the Medical Context
• The Creation of a 'Strict Liability' Statutory Action: Product Liability and Legal Regulation - Beyond Negligence
• The Interaction of Statutes and the Common Law: Damages Assessment - How Much Are We Worth?
• Torts and the Family

Points: 12.5

Mode of delivery: Seminars

Contact hours: Two 2-hour seminars per week

Estimated Total Time Commitment: 144 Hours

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