LAW7095 - Contract Law and Disputes

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

Demonstrate critical knowledge and systematic understanding of the operation and principles of Contract Law and Dispute Resolution.

Demonstrate critical knowledge and conceptual understanding and ability to undertake complex analysis of the legal concepts, values, principles and rules relating to Contract Law and Dispute Resolution.

Apply acquired knowledge to substantive Contract Law and Dispute Resolution problems and evaluate critically issues, and comment critically on the law and related problems and issues to arrive at independent conclusions.

Content:

The first half of the module will enable you to develop awareness of the issues surrounding contract law, practical and ethical implications, to evaluate its operation within society, and to appreciate the social, economic and political contexts and underlying policy issues relating to its operation, and their impact.

In the second half, you will acquire a depth of knowledge and understanding of the main legal principles and issues of Dispute Resolution, capturing significant contemporary issues and procedures in relation to the subject. In particular, in this module, you will develop a critical understanding of the methods and processes to resolve civil disputes cost-effectively in England and Wales. You will study and learn about the contexts in which disputes may arise and the objectives of parties in disputes, and the ways in which those objectives can be met in a cost-effective and proportionate way. Contract law scenarios will be used to contextualise the material.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Student learning will be supported through workshops which use and include a blended approach in providing formal lectures and delivery, seminars, group work and tutorials.

In the workshops the role, remit and function of the subject areas will be explained. Their operation will be articulated and illustrated through analysis of case studies selected to cover all the key institutions and functions and their interrelations. Specific case studies will be drawn from recent/current news stories and therefore the specific materials will change each year.

You will be encouraged to engage in directed independent learning prior to and following the workshop session. Completion of the independent learning will be paramount to successfully completing the module given the complexities of the subject. The workshop sessions will provide an opportunity for discussion, debate, application and analysis. The sessions will cover the key academic materials of the module and form an essential part of students’ weekly preparatory activities.

Preparatory activities will be supported by workshops devoted to a discussion of legal theory as well as a consideration of simulated real-world issues in the subject specific area. You will work in groups to discuss, prepare and then present solutions to problem based scenarios.Finally, the workshops will be supported further by the provision of weekly consolidation activities for each session.

Workshops
Hours: 20
Intended group size: 20

Guided independent study
Hours: 130

The summative assessment will be supplemented with formative assessment throughout the module. Multiple choice tests will be made available via the virtual learning environment, Moodle, which will provide you with immediate feedback as to your understanding. In addition, you will be given the opportunity to engage with scenario and essay based tasks and both tutor assessed feedback and peer assessed feedback will be provided ensuring you are fully prepared for your summative assessment.

Case Study: Takes the form of a multi-issue real world scenario that requires you to undertake independent research, to apply your findings to the given scenario and to provide a fictional client with both appropriate legal advice and commercially relevant guidance. As such, you will be expected to review the scenario, research relevant statutory provisions and case law, identify the relevant procedural requirements and apply the law to the material facts of the situation, and to outline potential solutions.

Full details are available in the Module Handbook.

Assessment:

001 Case study; 3,000 words; end of semester 1 100%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - PRS_CODE=
Level - 7
Credit Value - 15
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 7T1

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