- To introduce students to the Legal System of Hong Kong, Contract Law, Tort Law, Employment Law, Data Privacy Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

- To develop an understanding of the basic principles relating to the Legal System of Hong Kong, Contract Law, Tort Law, Employment Law, Data Privacy Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

- To develop an understanding and appreciation of the relevance of law to the students' major discipline.

- To enable students to pursue an in-depth study of some of the contract and tort issues which have particular relevance to the students' major discipline.

Continuous Assessment: 30%

Examination: 70%

Examination Duration: 2 hours

Students are given one month to complete the assignment question. In answering the question, the students are expected to identify all the relevant legal issues and apply the legal principles from cases and legislation.

The examination consists of a number of problem-based questions which will test students' ability to identify the legal issues, describe the relevant legal principles as extracted from cases and apply the legal principles to the factual scenarios raised in the questions. The examination may also contain essay type questions which will test students' understanding of the topic.

The assessment tasks of this course will be a closed book examination. Both the take home assignment and closed book examination consist of essays and problem-based questions. The students' performance will be assessed in accordance with their overall achievement of the intended learning outcomes.

A student must obtain a minimum mark of 30 in the final examination, and achieve an overall mark of 40% in order to pass.