Torts

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Articulate the essential elements of the major causes of action in tort;
2. Map the process by which actions in tort have developed over time and justify its current relevance;
3. Evaluate the arguments for and against “no-fault” legislative schemes as applicable to given problems in the area of tort law in current Australian society;
4. Explain the theoretical rationale for particular actions in tort;
5. Critically analyse the courts’ interpretation of key sections of relevant legislation applicable to the torts studied; and
6. Contextualise knowledge of the law of negligence and trespass by analysing contemporary hypothetical fact situations and advise on likely possible legal outcomes in the manner of a legal practitioner advising and acting for a client.