University of Asia Pacific
Department of Law and Human Rights
Lesson Plan
Course Code & Title:
Law-109 :Tort and Contract
Semester:
Teacher:
Office/Room:
1st Year 1st Semester
Md. Abdur Rahim
House # 74 Bikalpo Tower (5th floor), Road # 5/A, Dhanmondi,
Dhaka-1209.
Sunday-Thursday
9:00am to 5:00 pm
(excluding the hours indicated for the class hour)
rahim@uap-bd.edu
01710476134
The course includes two important aspects of civil law. Law of
tort mainly covers study of civil wrong independent of breach of
contract and breach of moral and trust duty. Law of contract is
amply dominant in practical life of people in respect of business
and social life. It covers the procedure of making contracts,
element of valid contract,
 Formation of contract
 Validity of contract
 Capacity of parties
 Consent
 Breach of contract
 Different types of contract
 Definition of tort
 Remedies of tort
 Damages
 Liability
By study of the present course the learners will be able to know
the formation, validity and element of contract. They will be
acquainted with different types of contract. By study of law of
tort the students are expected to know the details of tort.
Lectures, assignments, interactive sessions, court visit, perusal
of documents etc.
Consultation/Contact Time:
Email:
Mobile:
Course Overview:
Course Outline:
Course objectives:
Teaching Method:
N/A
Prerequisites:
Week
1
2
3
4
5
Class
Date
03-11-13
Course schedule/ Class schedule
Topic
Reading assignment
19-11-13
Introduction to law of
contract
Definition of contract
Definition of contract
Classification of contract
Proposal
Proposal
Acceptance
Holiday (Ashura)
Counter offer
Communication of
proposal & acceptance
Revocation
21-11-13
24-11-13
25-11-13
26-11-13
28-11-13
1-12-13
Invitation to treat
Capacity of parties
Minors Agreement
Free consent
Coercion
Undue Influence
04-11-13
05-11-13
07-11-13
10-11-13
11-11-13
12-11-13
14-11-13
17-11-13
18-11-13
Work assignment
Section2
Scrutiny of a contract
Section2
To make proposal and acceptance
Sections 4 & 5
To make a demonstration of
counter offer
Section 11, 13, 14
To make an offer affected by
coercion
Section 15, 16
To make an offer affected by
2-12-13
3-12-13
6
5-12-13
8-12-13
9-12-13
12-12-13
15-12-13
Class Test
Consideration
Contract without
consideration
Legality of object and
consideration
Void agreements
Void Agreements
16-12-13
17-12-13
19-12-13
Holiday( Victory Day)
Contingent contract
Contingent contract
10-12-13
7
MID TERM EXAM
8
29-12-13
30-12-13
31-12-13
9
10
11
Fraud
Misrepresentation and
mistake
02-01-14
05-01-14
06-01-14
07-01-14
09-01-14
12-01-14
13-01-14
14-01-14
16-01-14
19-01-14
20-01-14
21-01-14
23-01-14
26-01-14
27-01-14
Performance of contract
Performance of contract
Performance of contract
Supervening Impossibility
Quasi contract
Consequence of breach of
contract
Termination of contract
Class test
Indemnity contract
Guarantee contract
Bailment contract
Bailment contract
Pledge contract
Agency contract
Agency contract
13
30-01-14
02-02-14
03-02-14
14
04-02-14
06-02-14
9-02-14
10-02-14
11-02-14
Class Test
Definition and nature of tort
Element of tort and
Remedies to tort
Difference of tort with other
wrongs
Exceptions to tort
Vicarious liability
Assault, Battery and False
Imprisonment
Defamation
Negligence
Different types of trespass
Nuisance
Strict liability
13-02-14
Class test
12
28-01-14
undue influence
Section 2(d) and 25
To make a contract without
consideration
Sections25-30
To prepare a contingent contract
Section 37
N/A
Section 56
To prepare a quasi contract
Section 124, 148
To prepare indemnity contract
Section 182
To prepare an agency contract
Relevant Chapter
N/A
Relevant Chapter
N/A
Relevant Chapter
N/A
FINAL EXAM
 The Contract Act 1872
 The Law of torts by B.M Gandi
Basic text(s):
 A Hand Book of Commercial law by A.K. Sen
 Law of Tort by D.D Basu
DLR, MLR, BLC
Reference text(s):
Additional reading material:
Assessment / Assignment Methods:
Marks for assessment will be given by the course
teacher through class tests, quizzes, assignments,
presentation, class performance, class attendance etc.
There should be at least (n+1) where ‘n’ is the number
of class tests for a course. The course teacher must
submit a copy of marks of Assessment (mentioning
the fractions in class tests, quizzes etc.) of his course
to the Head of the respective departments.
Grading Systems:
Each course has a letter grade equivalent to a certain
number of grade points. Letter grades and their
corresponding grade points are as follows:
Numerical Grade
Letter
Grade
Grade
Point
80% and above
A+
4.00
75% to less than 80%
A
3.75
70% to less than 75%
A+
3.50
65% to less than 70%
B+
3.25
60% to less than 65%
B
3.00
55% to less than 60%
B-
2.75
50% to less than 55%
C+
2.50
45% to less than 50%
C
2.25
40% to less than 45%
D
2.00
Less than 40%
F
0.00
Exemption
E
--
Incomplete
I
--
Satisfactory
S
--
Quiz Test: Description of components of assessment
(Class test, class participation, midterm, final exams
etc) 100%
Assessment Marks 30 includes: Class test/ Assignment
10+ Class attendance 10 + Class performance & Viva
voce 10.
Total Marks 100 includes : Assessment 30 + Midterm
examination 20+ Final Examination 50
Grading systems to be followed for the course
Students’ responsibilities:
What students should do to extract the most out of the
course?
All students are instructed to attain at least 70% of the
total classes.
The students should attain the classes regularly and
fulfill their work and reading assignments according to
the instructions to extract the most out of the course.
Md. Abdur Rahim
Assistant Professor
Department of Law & Human Rights, UAP