Tort Law (723M3)

15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Spring teaching

In this module, you’ll explore how tort law decides when someone is liable for negligently causing harm. You’ll examine how courts deal with different types of harm by studying key cases in detail.

You’ll also look at how negligence connects with other areas of tort law, including occupiers’ liability, product liability and nuisance/Rylands v Fletcher. The module covers the main remedies and defences available in these areas.

You’ll engage critically with academic commentary and judicial reasoning. This will help you assess how far the legal rules in tort align with underlying legal principles.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 23 hours of contact time and about 127 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.