This is a capstone module which draws together strands from the first two years of the law degree and integrates them with final year studies. It considers the response of English law to a range of different wrongs and adopts a critical stance, encouraging students to question the effectiveness of the range of remedies available. It complements the study of contract, tort, equity and public law by placing them within a single coherent whole.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
The module is delivered through a programme of weekly one-hour lectures and weekly two-hour seminars. The lectures will outline the core module topics and refer students to cases and articles indicated in the handbook. Students will be required to read specific cases in advance of the relevant lectures in order that the lectures can go into some depth, deepening and challenging the students' own understanding of those cases. The seminars will provide an opportunity for the students to debate the underlying dynamics of each topic and to apply their knowledge and skills to a range of different legal contexts.
| Definitive UNISTATS Category | Indicative Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning and teaching | Weekly face to face activities | 66 |
| Guided independent study | Reading cases and materials and preparing for the seminars | 234 |
| Total (number of credits x 10) | 300 | |
The module will be assessed by a problem-based examination and a research project, based on materials covered in some specific seminars and in class activities. The research project will be submitted during the second teaching block. In addition, there will be an opportunity for formative assessment in the form of a mock examination at the start of the second teaching block.
The material covered in the lecture series and reinforced by some of the seminars will be assessed by an examination based on a complex factual scenario which will be pre-released to the students by two weeks. The specific advice sought by the parties will only become apparent in the examination hall.
The research project will be based on specific seminars which will go beyond the material covered in the lecture series. Students will choose a topic which does not overlap with their other final year teaching and write a 3,000 word critical analysis.
| Learning Outcome | Assessment Strategy |
|---|---|
| 1) demonstrate an ability to synthesise legal knowledge gained from modules taken at all three levels | Seminars and then the examination and research project (including in class activities) |
| 2) demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the remedy sought and the cause of action selected as a result | Seminars and then examination |
| 3) demonstrate evidence of good research skills and a clear ability to apply that research to the solution of specific legal problems | Seminars and then the research project (including in class activities) |
| 4) demonstrate a working knowledge of the range of legal remedies available, including common law damages and equitable remedies | Seminars and then examination |
| 5) demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles underlying the law of restitution | Seminars and then examination |
| Description of Assessment | Definitive UNISTATS Categories | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Written examination | Written exam | 50 |
| Coursework | Research Project | 50 |
| Total (to equal 100%) | 100% | |
It IS NOT a requirement that any major assessment category is passed separately in order to achieve an overall pass for the module.
A.Burrows, Remedies for Torts and Breach of Contract (OUP)
Latest editions of:
S.Worthington, Equity (OUP)
S.Hedley, Restitution: its Division and Ordering (Sweet & Maxwell)
A.Burrows, The Law of Restitution (Butterworths)