Ghana School of Law PLC: Law of Torts (GLC)

It is for LLB graduates enrolled on the Professional Law Course at the Ghana School of Law who are working towards call to the Bar. It assumes you have already studied tort at undergraduate level and tests application and analysis rather than first-time learning of the rules.

The paper is generally assessed through a mixture of multiple-choice, short-answer and essay or problem-style questions, but the exact structure can change between years. The Ghana School of Law publishes the current assessment arrangements, so check its official materials rather than assuming last year's format.

The rules are familiar; the difficulty is in application. Questions often give a dense set of facts and expect you to identify the correct cause of action, work through duty, breach, causation and remoteness, then deal with defences and remedies. Candidates who memorised case names without practising problem answers tend to struggle.

Retake and resit arrangements, including any limits on attempts and the consequences for progression, are set by the Ghana School of Law and can be revised. Candidates should confirm the current rules directly with the School's academic office or its official website before making plans.

Work from the marks available and the total time allowed, which the School publishes with the paper. As a working habit, allocate roughly one minute per mark and stick to it; a fully answered paper with tight, structured answers scores better than three perfect answers and two blanks.

Start with the introduction and the negligence sequence, because duty, breach, causation and remoteness underpin occupiers', employers' and vicarious liability. Then take the intentional torts and trespass to land and goods, followed by nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher, defamation, and remedies. Finish by revising defences across all topics.

Reciting cases without linking them to the facts, confusing trespass to the person with negligence, missing a defence that the facts clearly raise, and failing to reach a conclusion on remedies. Weak structure is another frequent problem: examiners reward clear issue-by-issue analysis, not a stream of authorities.

Expect to use the English common law as the framework, since much of Ghanaian tort law derives from it, but be ready to cite Ghanaian statutes and decisions where they modify or apply the rules. Confirm which materials your lecturers treat as examinable rather than guessing.

The Ghana School of Law publishes current information on its official website and through its academic office. This page is independent study material and is not affiliated with the School, so treat any figure you see elsewhere as unverified until the School confirms it.