Dr Simon Crabtree

Tutor in Law

Law

s.e.crabtree@swansea.ac.uk

Office - 151
First Floor
Richard Price Building
Singleton Campus

About

Simon Crabtree joined the School of Law as a full-time member of staff in 2019, following three years’ work as a Graduate Teaching Assistant during his PhD studies and having graduated from the School at the top of his class in 2015. He has also worked as a Case Handler in contract litigation for Bristol-based law firm Lyons Davidson.

His research to date focuses on implied duties of good faith in the performance of contracts, on which topic he has published and spoken internationally. He has taught Contract Law at the School since 2016, and Land Law since 2019.

Taught Modules

LAA127C Cyfraith Contract

Mae cyfraith contract wrth wraidd y system o rwymedigaethau cyfreithiol, ac mae'n un o elfennau cyfraith rhwymedigaethau, ynghyd â chamwedd ac adferiad. Mae'n darparu'r sylfaen hanfodol ar gyfer pynciau eraill ym meysydd cyfraith fasnachol, cyfraith defnyddwyr, cyfraith cwmnïau a busnes, yn ogystal â chyfraith masnach ryngwladol. Mae'r materion sy'n cael eu trafod yng Nghyfraith Contract yn cynnwys: llunio contract a'i gynnwys; telerau contract; rheoleiddio cymalau eithrio a thelerau annheg o dan gyfundrefnau cyfraith gyffredin a statudol; camliwiad; terfynu; rhwymedïau ar gyfer tor-contract; a gorfodaeth a dylanwad amhriodol. The law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations in law and forms, together with tort and restitution, elements of the law of obligations. It provides the essential foundation for further subjects in the areas of commercial, consumer, company and business law as well as international trade. The matters covered within Law of Contract include: contract formation and contents; terms of a contract; regulation of exemption clauses and unfair terms under both the common law and statutory regimes; misrepresentation; termination; remedies for breach of contract; and duress and undue influence.
LAA239 Land Law

This module provides an introduction to the nature of land ownership in England and Wales. It examines the conceptual framework for the creation, transfer and protection of estates and interests in land. The module begins with an explanation of key concepts and an outline of how land law has developed into its current form. It goes on to examine principles of registration of title, co-ownership of land, easements, freehold covenants, mortgages, leases and licences, proprietary estoppel and adverse possession.
LANM07 Law of Obligations

The module covers the key elements of the system of obligations in law and forms. Law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations, together with tort and restitution. It provides the essential foundation for further subjects in the areas of commercial, consumer, company and business law as well as international trade. The matters covered within the law of contract include contract formation and contents, vitiating and avoidance factors, terms and performance of contract as well as remedies. The Law of Tort is a branch of the civil law which provides possible remedies for the protection of a person¿s interests in relation to different forms of loss which may be experienced as a result of different types of incident. The module covers the tort of negligence, which is numerically the most common and easily the most flexible in terms of the interests that it protects. The module will consider in detail all aspects of negligence from the inception of a claim to the eventual award of compensatory damages. Students will also focus on product and occupiers¿ liability, and the tort of nuisance.
LAQ227 Contract Law

The law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations in law and forms, together with tort and restitution, elements of the law of obligations. It provides the essential foundation for further subjects in the areas of commercial, consumer, company and business law as well as international trade. The matters covered within Law of Contract include: contract formation and contents; terms of a contract; regulation of exemption clauses and unfair terms under both the common law and statutory regimes; misrepresentation; termination; remedies for breach of contract; and duress and undue influence.

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Taught Modules

LAA127C Cyfraith Contract

LAA239 Land Law

LANM07 Law of Obligations

LAQ227 Contract Law