Law

Professional Negligence

Module code: M3119
Level 6
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Essay

Professional negligence and liability is a well established specialist area of academic legal study, as well as an important specialism within legal practice.

This module aims to enable you to consider and debate key areas of professional negligence and liability, focussing predominantly on the position in England and Wales but also making international comparisons where appropriate.

The module will consider the common law, statutory and other regulatory aspects of professional control and liability. Overall, the module will seek to address the question: 'how are professionals controlled, and what options are there for people to seek justice if those professionals do something wrong?'

Module learning outcomes

• Demonstrate a grounding in contemporary academic and practitioner-led debates about professional negligence and other liabilities
• Demonstrate a degree of detailed knowledge about the different kinds of liability which may arise with regard to a selected group of professions
• Interpret advanced academic and practitioner debates regarding the future of professional negligence and liability
• Through analysis and evaluation, demonstrate a critical understanding of the roles of civil and regulatory liability as control mechanisms for professional behaviour