RGU: RGU Module: Reparation Law and Evidence (BSM580)

Module Title
Reparation Law and Evidence

Keywords
Law of Reparation (Tort/Delict); Professional Negligence; Evidence; expert opinion

Reference

BSM580

SCQF Level

SCQF 11

SCQF Points

ECTS Points

7.5

Created

September 2004

Approved

April 2006

Amended

August 2008

Revision No.

Prerequisites for Module

None in addition to course entry requirements or equivalent.

Corequisite Modules

None.

Precluded Modules

None.

Aims of Module

To enable students to develop an analytical and critical approach to the application of legal principles of reparation law and the law of evidence.

Learning Outcomes for Module

On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:

1.	Discuss the principles of the UK law of reparation (delict/tort) and the law of evidence in Scotland and in England and Wales;
2.	Critically assess the legal principles relating to the UK law of reparation (delict/tort) and the law of evidence in Scotland and in England and Wales;
3.	Analyse and apply the principles of the UK law of reparation (delict/tort) and evidence in Scotland and in England and Wales to practical effect.
4.	Synthesise and apply the principles of the UK law of reparation (delict/tort) and evidence in a creative way.

Indicative Module Content

Reparation: intentional delicts; negligence: duty of care, breach of duty, causation, remoteness, damages; economic loss; professional negligence; vicarious liability; property torts.

Evidence: relevance; burden of proof; presumptions; corroboration; competence and compellability; privilege; expert opinion; hearsay evidence

The content, while set out in indicative form here, will be contextualised depending on the course on which the module will be taught.

Indicative Student Workload

Contact Hours	Part Time	Distance Learning
Lectures/Seminars	25	25
Assessment	10	10
Directed Study
Directed Study/Coursework Preparation	90	90
Private Study
Private Study	25	25

Mode of Delivery

Lectures, seminars, assigned reading, case studies, individual and group activities and directed reading/research

Assessment Plan

	Learning Outcomes Assessed
Coursework	1,2,3,4

There will be one piece of written coursework

Indicative Bibliography

1.	P Giliker and S Beckwith, Tort (5th edn, Sweet & Maxwell, London 2011)
2.	V Harpwood, Modern Tort Law (7th edn, Cavendish, London 2009) ebook
3.	R Kidner, Casebook on Torts (12th edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012)