General Course Information
1.1 Course details
| Course code: | LLAW2013 and LLAW2014 |
| Course name: | Land Law I & II |
| Programme offered under: | LLB Programme |
| Semester: | Full year |
| Designated research course: | Not applicable |
| Specialization: | Not applicable |
| Prerequisites / Co-requisites: | No |
| Course offered to non-law students: | No |
| Credit point value: | 6 credits + 6 credits |
1.2 Course description
Introduction to property and land law
Acquisition of interests in land: legal and equitable methods
Concurrent interests under co-ownership
Acquisition of possessory title by adverse possession
Priority: enforceability of interests against third parties
Leases: nature; creation; termination; relationship of landlord and tenant
Leasehold covenants: nature; enforceability; remedies
Licences: nature; revocability; enforceability
Easements: nature; creation; termination; enforceability
Security interests: mortgages; charges
1.3 Course teachers
| Name | E-mail address | Office | Consultation | |
| Course convenor / tutor (first semester) | Hui Jing | hjing@hku.hk | CCT 606 | By email |
| Course convenor / tutor (second semester) | Say Goo | shgoo@hku.hk | CCT 501 | By email |
| Course tutor (first semester) | Massimo Lando | mlando@hku.hk | CCT 812 | By email |
| Course tutor (first semester) | Bennet Au Yeung | bauyeung@connect.hku.hk | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Jacky Chan | heiching@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Tommy Cheung | tommycheungtw@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Francis Chung | francis.chung@redechambers.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Abel Lam | abel@siroswald.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Kurt Ng | kurtncy@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course
CLO 1 Explain the legal and equitable doctrines applicable to the ownership and acquisition of interests in land and their rationale;
CLO 2 Identify problems concerning the acquisition of, and conflicting claims over, interests in land and apply the relevant land law doctrines to solve those problems;
CLO 3 Critically evaluate the elements of each land law doctrine;
CLO 4 Synthesize the various land law doctrines and comment on their interrelationship;
CLO 5 Make suggestions on the development of land law.
CLO 6 Sharpen your communication, presentation, legal research, and problem-solving skills, all of which will be helpful to your career and lifelong learning.
2.2 LLB Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link: https://course.law.hku.hk/llb-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
| CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
| Assessment task | Due date | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
| Group presentation in Land Law I | TBC | 15% | 5 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Land Law I & Land Law II in-hall exam | 13 Dec 2023 (1st semester)
13 May 2024 (2nd semester) |
85% | 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| *Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
| 1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
| 2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
| 3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
| 4 | Group review meeting |
| 5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
Group Presentation will be conducted in the first semester. It is compulsory in the sense that students must participate in this activity. Land Law I & II each account for 50% of the overall Land Law I & II grade. Group presentation is only within the assessment of Land Law I, accounting for 30% of the Land Law I grade. In the overall grade setting, the percentage of each component is: group presentation (15%), Land Law I exam (35%), and Land Law II exam (50%). To help students understand the requirements and expectations for this presentation activity, there will be illustrations in the first session.
3.3 Grading Criteria
Please refer to the following link: https://www.law.hku.hk/_files/law_programme_grade_descriptors.pdf
Learning Activities
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
| Lecture: | 2 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
| Tutorial: | 1 hour / week for 12 teaching weeks |
| Private study time: | 9.5 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
Learning Resources
5.1 Resources
| Reading materials: | Reading materials are posted on Moodle |
| Core reading list: | TBA |
| Recommended reading list: | TBA |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/