Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
Due to Covid-19 students should refer to the module Blackboard pages for assessment details
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay (2,500 words) | 50% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay (2,500 words) | 50% |
| Supplementary Exam | 2 Hours | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Explain in a detailed manner the legal principles applying to Land Law.
2. Analyse factual scenarios relating to land law and apply critically the principles of land law to those scenarios.
3. Undertake independent research on aspects of the law and engage critically with debate and different views on the current law, possible problems and possible reforms.
4. Evidence an ability to analyse critically a diverse range of legal materials and integrate them to form new perspectives.
5. Show an ability to explain the operation of the law to those that do not have a legal background.
6. Argue the application of the law to parties in dispute – presenting each party’s case and evaluating which is the more persuasive argument.
7. Communicate the results in writing effectively at an academic level using the relevant terminology and appropriate citation of material.
8. Apply existing knowledge in a detailed manner to new scenarios.
9. Show an understanding of the key aspects of land law, including acquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge, at least some of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of defined aspects of a discipline.
10. Deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry within a discipline.
11. Devise and sustain detailed arguments, and/or to solve problems, using ideas and techniques, some of which are at the forefront of a discipline.
12. Describe and comment upon particular aspects of current research, or equivalent advanced scholarship, in the discipline.
13. Appreciate the uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge.
14. Manage their own learning, and to make use of scholarly reviews and primary sources (for example, refereed research articles and/or original materials appropriate to the discipline).
Brief description
This is a SRA and BSB exemption subject. It aims to introduce students to the essential principles of Land ownership in England and Wales, and the rights, and the enforceability of the rights of others over land, including the equitable co-owner, the lessee, the mortgagee, the covenantee and the owner of the dominant tenement for the purposes of granting an easement.
Content
What is land?
What are the concerns of land law?
Ownership and co-ownership of land
Leases
Mortgages
Easements
Covenants
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | Preparation for, and discussion, in seminars. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Seminar work: preparation and group discussions. Formative assessments by way of in class practice sessions |
| Information Technology | Post-lecture research and seminar preparation. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Learning throughout the module will be relevant to a career in the legal profession. |
| Problem solving | Preparation for and discussion of problem-solving questions in seminars. |
| Research skills | Post-lecture research and seminar preparation. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Legal research: use of specifically designed legal databases as a resource for statute and case law. |
| Team work | Seminar work: preparation and group discussions. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6