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LAW5126 Advanced Torts

Units : 1
School or Department : School of Law and Justice
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Requisites

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW5111
Enrolment is not permitted in LAW5126 if (LAW5113 and LAW5124) have been previously completed

Overview

This is a core course in the Juris Doctor program. It is approved by the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board (Qld) and the Chief Justice of Queensland as meeting the torts area of knowledge under the Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld) and therefore deals with elements of torts, specifically: negligence, including defences; a representative range of torts (other than negligence) and their defences; damages; concurrent liability; and compensation schemes.

This course concerns the law of torts which sets the standards of behaviour between members of society. Students will study negligence and a representative range of torts, with consideration of defences and damages, and of alternative methods of providing compensation for accidental injury. Examples include: concurrent liability, trespass, defamation, nuisance, and compensation schemes.

Course offers

精东传媒app period Mode Campus
Interim Trimester 1, 2023 Online
Interim Trimester 2, 2023 Online
Date printed 9 February 2024