Principles of Insurance Law (P03298)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LAW-P-P03298

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.

? Keywords : Insurance law, Commercial law, EC law

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visiting students.

? Pre-requisites : A pass in Contract Law where a student seeking entry to the course is not registered under the Commercial Law LLM Programme.

? Co-requisites : None

? Prohibited combinations : None

? Special Arrangements for Entry : The contribution of a legal practitioner specialising in insurance law for 4 or 5 seminars will be required.

? Costs : None

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended 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.