This course is the second part of Law of Torts, and it aims to encourage students to further discover the nature and purpose of tort law, its origins, development and limitations through studying legal principles of torts except tort of negligence. It will equip students with the following capabilities in relation to issues in tort law:

• analytical and problem-solving skills necessary to advise on issues of liability in tort;
• effective written and oral communication skills, which are of a international standard;
• research skills and ignite a passion and motivate to discover knowledge.

Examination: Students' ability to apply the principles of tort law to given situations and resolve problems will be tested.

All these assessments will assess students' ability to describe and explain the main substantive rules of tort law on topics covered in the syllabus. Students will be tested by all three assessment tasks/activities on all the three CILOs.

Students' ability to analyse and critically evaluate will be tested by all three assessment tasks/activities to determine their ability to analyse and critically evaluate applicable law and issues raised.

Students' ability to research, analyse and resolve problems and communicate solutions in writing and orally will be tested.

The use of Generative AI tools is not allowed.

Please note for this course assessment tasks are divided into final examination (50%), Assignment (20%), In-class quizzes (10%) and class participation (20%). The motive of all the tasks used will be to motivate students to develop extensive knowledge base and sharpen their research and communication skills. These assessment tasks are formulated by the instructor to integrate learning as a part of teaching and initiate an informed and guided process to unravel knowledge from the collection of materials and information and own it as 'knowledge through discovery' and critical thinking.

Grading of Student Achievement: Students will receive a numerical grade for each component of their assessment. These numerical grades will be aggregated to produce a letter grade (A+, A, A- to F) in accordance with City University's guidelines.

To pass this course, students must obtain an aggregate mark of 40% and a minimum of 30% in for their tutorials presentation and participation, and their compulsory assignment.

The tutorial grade will be based on their presentation and also on participation in interactive classroom activities during lectures and tutorials.

Assessment will be formative to enable students to demonstrate their capacity to understand, analyse and apply rules and principles of tort law. This aim will be assess the instructional method of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) that will be used throughout the semester. It will also be essential to assess summative ability of students to synthesise primary and secondary material with a view to solve novel tort law problems.