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NZLPE Part 5 - Law of Torts
Course ID ZI241_5
New Zealand inherited the English law of torts, because it had been developed as part of the common law, but its development has since taken different paths in New Zealand in respect of negligence, defamation and privacy.
New Zealand has also taken a different path in respect of compensation for personal injury or death, with the introduction in 1974 of an accident compensation scheme that removed the common law right to sue for compensation in respect of any personal injury or death that falls within the scope of the statutory scheme.
This course is designed as a study guide or roadmap to assist you in your reading and thinking about the law of contract in New Zealand and to highlight signposts as you prepare for the New Zealand Law and Practice Examination of the New Zealand Council of Legal Education.
The course is based on the New Zealand Council of Legal Education’s prescription for this subject, which is outlined in the Council’s current NZLPE Information Pack available on their website.
Fees
Domestic Students $2,875 (GST inc.)
International Students $2,500
Outline
- Module 1: Accident Compensation Act 2001
- Module 2: Scope of cover
- Module 3: Statutory bar and the right to sue at common law
- Module 4: Compensation and entitlements
- Module 5: General approach to negligence
- Module 6: Negligent misstatement and economic Loss
- Module 7: Government liability in building cases
- Module 8: Government liability in other cases
- Module 9: Defamation Act
- Module 10: The plaintiff’s case
- Module 11: Defences of truth and honest opinion
- Module 12: Defence of privilege
- Module 13: Developments in qualified privilege
- Module 14: Privacy
Important Note: Please note that the College's NZLPE Preparation Course is only a preparation course to guide and assist candidates who are sitting the NZLPE. The actual administration of NZLPE is conducted by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education (www.nzcle.org.nz).
The NZLPE Preparation Course is a self-paced online course that has been designed to assist NZLPE candidates study the course prescription. It is a structured course that will provide you with online access to:
- a unit by unit study guide
- access to the prescribed cases and statutes
- quizzes that test your knowledge and understanding
- parts of the online libraries of three New Zealand legal publishers: LexisNexis (NZ), CCH New Zealand and Westlaw NZ
- NZLPE past examination papers since July 2004
- guides to answering the various types of NZLPE examination questions
In addition to the materials you will be accessing online, the College also offers students the ability to have a 30 minute online meeting with one of the College’s specialists in the particular area of law in which you are enrolled.
Entry requirements
You must have completed a Law Degree which has been recognised and assessed by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education.
More information
For general course queries or other general assistance please
Phone: 09 300 3151
Freephone: 0800 COLLAW (265529)
Fax: 09 300 3153
Email: enquiries@collaw.ac.nz