| Unit name | Shipping Law |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWD30043 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Mr. Baughen |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Contract. |
| Co-requisites |
none. |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit covers the basics of 'dry' shipping law - cargo claims against sea carriers and disputes under charterparties. The unit offers the student the chance to apply the principles of contract and tort, at a highly advanced level, to a complex commercial context involving multiple parties. The skills acquired in this unit are highly regarded by solicitors and barristers chambers involved not only in shipping law but in commercial litigation generally. The unit is delivered in an innovative way. Some of the eleven seminars will be workshop based around group analysis of documentation derived from a real cargo claim.
