- Course Code
- LS 1515
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Ms S Arnell
Pre-requisites
None
Overview
This course involves consideration of the circumstances in which a person who suffers loss, injury or damage to his person, property or reputation as a result of wrongful conduct on the part of another, is entitled to redress. Particular attention will be given to the following topics: liability for negligent conduct; vicarious liability; occupiers’ liability; professional negligence; the problems presented by economic loss and nervous shock; defamation; assessment of damages. The course also covers aspects of the law on unjustified enrichment.
Recommended book: Thomson, Delictual Liability (Third Edition) or Stewart, Delict (Fourth Edition).
Structure
5 lectures per fortnight and 1 tutorial per fortnight.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (100%).
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%).