Undergraduate

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Laws modules

Conflict of laws [2670014] (amended syllabus)

The nature of private international law.
Fundamental conceptions: classification; renvoi; public policy; evasion of the law; the incidental question; time factor.
Connecting factors, in particular domicile and habitual residence comparison with nationality.
The rules relating to the jurisdiction of English courts in cases involving a foreign element. Staying foreign actions: the forum non conveniens doctrine.
The principles of English private international law relating to the following matters:
Persons: status and capacity; corporations.
The family: validity and effects of marriage: divorce: nullity of marriage: maintenance obligations: legitimacy.
Contracts: form; interpretation; illegality; discharge.
Torts.
Property: movables and immovables; transfer of tangible and intangible property. Intestacy; wills; administration of estates; Trusts.
Procedure and evidence: proof of foreign law: recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements and decrees.
[Note: The syllabus does not include bankruptcy, negotiable instruments, the equitable doctrines of election, satisfaction and performance].