Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
7537LAWINF-SEP-PAR
Aims
This module provides students with a grounding in the background law needed to fully understand the legal landscape in which construction law operates, as well as how projects are built. This module has been designed to support both those with, and those without, a legal background. The assessments have been designed specifically to enable non-lawyer/legal background students to gain a firm grasp of legal writing, including syllogistic reasoning. Furthermore, this will ensure that lawyers/legal background students entering the course are refreshed in academic rigour, and stretched/challenged, in preparation to work as masters (FHEQ 7) level.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:By completing this module, students are expected to cover the indicative content as follows:
a. Background law:
a. Common law jurisdiction
b. Civil law jurisdiction
c. The English legal system
d. The law of contract and law of tort
e. Professional negligence
f. The law of property
b. Process of development:
a. Building purpose and performance
b. Construction variables
c. Resource base
d. Defining conditions
e. Analysis of physical behaviour
f. Manufacture and assembly
g. Sustainability
Additional Information:There are no professional body requirements at this stage, however developments will be monitored and where appropriate, incorporated into module content.
Assessments
Essay
Essay