Department: Master of Construction Law and Dispute Resolutions
Module Description: This module is intended for students who do not have a professional Law background. The module therefore provides an introduction to the key aspects and features of relevant legal systems which form the foundation for law in the construction industry. Topics include: nature of law, major legal traditions, common law, civil law and Shari'a, the law of contract, particular contracts, law of tort, remedies and defences, restitutionary remedies, torts, intro to public law, intro to European law and property.
E Mckendrick, Contract Law (15th edn, Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire 2023). Purchase eBook / Access the 12th edition
E Peel, Treitel: The Law of Contract (14th edn, Thomson Reuters, London 2015). Purchase eBook / Access the 13th edition
