Assessment for this module is completion of the following sections:
Section A – Legal System (1000 words)
Section B – Tort (1000 words)
Section C – Contract (1000 words)
TOTAL WORD COUNT = 3000 WORDS
SECTION A
Legal System
Judicial precedent means the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts are of sufficient similarity.
- Discuss in depth using case law how the English legal system follows judicial precedent and its operation within the hierarchy of the courts.
Section A = 1000 words.
SECTION B
Tort
In Tai Hing Cotton Mill Ltd v Liu Chong Hing Bank (1986) AC80 (PC) Lord Scarman said:
Their Lordships do not believe that there is anything to the advantage of the law’s development in searching for a liability in tort where the parties are in a contractual relationship… their Lordships believe it to be correct in principle and necessary for the avoidance of doubt to adhere to the contractual analysis.
- Discuss the above statement using relevant case law.
Section B = 1000 words.
SECTION C
Contract
A contract is a promise or a set of promises which the law will enforce, but to be enforceable a valid contract requires certain requirements and to be made by any person recognised by the law as having legal personality.
Using a range of legal sources;
- Clearly identify the requirements of a valid contract.
- Clearly identify and discuss the classes of persons who have legal capacity to form a valid contract.