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LL5293S
BUSINESS TORTS
2018/2019, Semester 2
Law (Law)
Modular Credits: 4
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This course concerns tort liability in the course of business. The first part of the course deals with professional negligence, examining the liability of solicitors, auditors, builders/architects, and banks/financial institutions. The second part of the course deals with intentional infliction of economic harm, where individuals or entities deliberately cause economic harm in the course of business. Some of the topics to be covered include inducing breach of contract, unlawful interference with trade, intimidation, conspiracy and deceit. The course will touch on the intersections between torts and other areas of the law, including the law of contract, competition law and intellectual property law.
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0-3-0-0-7
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