Postgraduate Course: Principles of Insurance Law (LAWS11201)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course is designed to introduce students to the general principles of insurance law in the UK. This will include an overview of a range of topics which comprise the subject of insurance law, including insurable interest, the law of misrepresentation, breach of warranty, non-disclosure of material facts, the indemnity principle, subrogation, the proximate cause principle and European Insurance Law. Where relevant, the course will distinguish between English law and Scots law. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Contract (LAWS10078) AND
Commercial Law (LAWS10086)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students should have:
(a) a general understanding of the areas of insurance law discussed in the course;
(b) a detailed and specific knowledge of some particular areas of insurance law within this broader framework;
(c) an understanding of major insurance law issues and debates;
(d) developed skills of reading and critical analysis enabling them to evaluate the work of insurance law scholars;
(f) developed written and oral skills, including the clear and succinct expression of ideas; and
(f) a basic grounding in research skills and techniques in insurance law.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
The contribution of a legal practitioner specialising in insurance law for 4 or 5 seminars will be required. |
| Keywords | Insurance law, Commercial law, EC law |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr David Cabrelli
Tel: (0131 6)50 2068
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Ginny Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 4246
Email: |
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