Comparative Law Of Contracts And Torts 2020/2021

Programma:

(ogni unità è costituita da 2 ore accademiche di lezione)

• Unit 1.
• Introducing Civil Law students to Common Law Contract Law
• Definition
• Classification
• The elements of a contract (an introduction)
• The concept of consideration
• Unit 2.
• Formation and interpretation of Contract
• Third party rights
• Good faith
• Fairness
• Unit 3.
• Changes of circumstances during the liftime of a contract
• The death of a contract (discharge; remedies for breach)
• Unit 4.
• Freedom of contract
• The terms
• The clauses
• Unit 5.
• Boilerplate clauses.
• Unit 6.
• Introduction to Torts Law for Civil Law students
• Donoghue vs. Stevenson:  duty of care in the law of negligence
• Monroe vs Hopkins:  defamation
• Unit 7.
• Thompson-Schwab and Another vs Costaki and Another: private nuisance
• Fagan vs Commissioner of Metropolitan Police:  battery
• Viasystems ltd vs Thermal Transfer ltd: vicarious liability
• Unit 8.
• Hedley Byrne & co ltd vs Heller & Partners ltd:  duty of care
• Caparo Industries plc vs Dickman: concept of duty of care
• Rylands vs Fletcher: the strict liability
• Unit 9.
• Legal movie  on torts law and discussion in class.