Remedies in Private Law (Spring) (M6130)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore remedies for breach of contract, tort and equitable wrongdoing.

A key focus is the commonalities and differences in the measures of compensation in contract, tort and equity.

Other remedies you will cover include:

  • exemplary damages
  • gain-based remedies
  • specific relief.

We may also consider other common law jurisdictions. This module is particularly useful if you wish to go into legal practice. 

 

Teaching

100%: Seminar

Assessment

100%: Written assessment (Essay)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 20 hours of contact time and about 130 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: