Module LAWM107 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM107: EU Motor Insurance
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of the module is to provide you with a comprehensive introduction to motor insurance law, giving you the opportunity to develop your understanding of the matters governed by the compulsory insurance regime as well as the limits and weaknesses of that regime. The module will emphasise the importance of motor insurance to the EU’s free
movement, setting the detailed law in its wider single market context. The module will focus on those measures which enhance the political objectives and functioning of the EU market.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate a detailed and systematic knowledge of the nature and operation of the compulsory motor insurance regime in the UK 2. Demonstrate a detailed and systematic knowledge of the nature and operation of the compulsory insurance regime in the EU, including the availability of compensation for accidents with a cross-border element |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Demonstrate detailed and comprehensive understanding of the operation of the complex web of case law, domestic legislation, EU Directives and international agreements as well as the relationships among them 4. Demonstrate flexible and innovative ability to analyse complex legal problems, to propose solutions, and to review critically the state of the law and whether any reform is needed |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. Communicate and engage in debate about key legal concepts effectively, confidently and autonomously, orally and in writing, in a manner appropriate to both legal and market audiences. 6. Manage relevant learning resources, learning strategies and own time confidently and independently, and to develop own arguments and opinions at a professional level |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content and order of syllabus coverage may vary, it is envisaged that it will include the following topics:
- The history of the compulsory insurance regime in the UK, from the Road Traffic Act 1930 to the Road Traffic Act 1988.
- The history of the EU scheme for compulsory insurance tracing the development of the scheme through the six Motor Insurance Directives.
- The relationship between the insuring obligation and liability imposed by tort law.
- The scheme for compensating the victims of uninsured and untraced drivers.
- The issues raised where a claim has European cross-border implications as where an overseas motorist causes injury in the UK, where a UK motorist causes injury abroad and where a UK national suffers injury abroad in Europe.
- Third party claims against insurers.
- The approach of the judiciary to European law consistent construction of our national law provision.
- The private and public law remedies for infringements of the European Directives on motor insurance.
- The possible implications of Brexit.
- The likely implications of new automated driving technologies.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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30 | 270 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 30 | Ten lectures/seminars of three hours duration (format depending on class size). If the numbers are relatively small, a variety of different methods will be used, including presentation of papers. |
Guided independent study | 100 | Preparation for lectures/seminars. Exactly how this split works will depend upon the numbers. |
Guided independent study | 100 | Post-lecture/seminar reading |
Guided independent study | 20 | Preparation for formative |
Guided independent study | 50 | Preparation for summative |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
BAILII
Europa
Motor Insurers Bureau website
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay | 2000 words | 1-6 | Individual written and oral feedback from the module convenor |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Essay | 100 | 7,500 words | 1-6 | Written, with oral feedback available on request |
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Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Essay | Essay (7,500 words) | 1-6 | August/September assessment period |