MLL213 - Torts
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Sharon Erbacher Trimester 3: Sharon Erbacher |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Students enrolled before 2019: MLL110 |
| Incompatible with: | MLP213 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities (2 hours) + 2 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities (2 hours) + 2 hour online seminar (live streamed and recording provided) per week |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for NIKERI students only | |
Content
The unit introduces students to the major areas of tort law. It is intended to convey an appreciation of the principles and policies involved in tort law and to study those areas of tort law which are most commonly relied upon in practice. The unit covers both common law principles and the statutory tort reforms. The syllabus includes an introduction to the nature and range of tort liability; intentional interference to the person and land (battery, false imprisonment, assault, trespass to land, and the tort of intentional infliction of harm), and defences; negligence; nuisance; breach of statutory duty; vicarious liability; actions arising out of the death of another person; and remedies, in particular damages. The negligence component will cover a wide range of negligence claims, with a focus on claims for personal injury (including psychiatric injury), and deal with the elements of negligence, causation, contribution, proportionate liability, and defences.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse and discuss the key common law and statutory principles underlying the torts of intentional interference to the person and land (battery, false imprisonment, assault, trespass to land), and defences; nuisance; negligence and defences; breach of statutory duty; vicarious liability; remedies, in particular damages. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Communicate principles to a legal audience in an effective, appropriate, and persuasive way in compliance with legal conventions. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Identify and articulate Torts issues and apply legal reasoning to respond to legal issues and exercise critical thinking, judgement, and synthesised knowledge to make a reasoned choice among alternatives. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Problem-based Written Assessment | 2500 words | 40% | Week 6 |
| Examination | 2 hours | 60% | End-of-Unit Assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL213 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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