Dr Ruth Atkins

Research Highlights

1. Atkins, R. (n.d.) Koffman, Macdonald & Atkins' Law of Contract (10th ed.). Oxford University Press.

   SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59150
2. Macdonald, E. & Atkins, R. (2018). Koffman and Macdonald's Law of Contract (9th ed.). Oxford University Press.

   SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55755

   https://global.oup.com/academic/product/koffman-and-macdonalds-law-of-contract-9780198752844?cc=gb&lang=en&
3. Atkins, R. (2013). Contract Classification & the Implications of Change: Software, Computers & the Law on Implied Terms. Journal of Contract Law, 30(2), 156-177.

   SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55757
4. Atkins, R. (2009). Copyright, contract and the protection of computer programs. International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 23(1-2), 143-152.

   https://doi.org/10.1080/13600860902753528, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55758
5. Atkins, R. (2004). Co-op Group v ICL: Loyalty scheme pays 'Dividend' for Supplier. International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 12(2), 157-167.

   https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlit/12.2.157, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55761

All Research

• LA-361 Contract Law for Graduate Diploma in 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 the law of contract include contract formation and contents, vitiating and avoidance factors, terms and performance of contract as well as remedies.

• LA-369A Coursework 1 & 2 for Graduate Diploma in Law

  The module is personal study, by which students submit two pieces of coursework from either LA-362, LA-365 or LA-366 or La-361, LA-367 or LA-368.

• LAA100 Contract Law 1

  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 Contract Law 1 include contract formation and contents, terms of a contract, and the regulation of exemption clauses and unfair terms under both the common law and statutory regimes.

• LAA100C Cyfraith Contract 1

  The law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations in law and 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 Contract Law 1 include contract formation and contents, terms of a contract, and the regulation of exemption clauses and unfair terms under both the common law and statutory regimes.

• LAA108 Contract Law 2

  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 Contract Law 2 include misrepresentation, termination, remedies for breach of contract, and duress and undue influence.

• LAA108C Cyfraith Contract 2

  The law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations in law and 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 Contract Law 2 include misrepresentation, termination, remedies for breach of contract, and duress and undue influence.

• 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.

• LAQ200 Contract Law 1

  The law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations in law and 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 Contract Law 1 include contract formation and contents, terms of a contract, and the regulation of exemption clauses and unfair terms under both the common law and statutory regimes.

• LAQ208 Contract Law 2

  The law of contract is at the heart of the system of obligations in law and 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 Contract Law 2 include misrepresentation, termination, remedies for breach of contract, and duress and undue influence.

Prior to her post in Swansea, Ruth supervised PhD candidates in the broad areas of commerce and intellectual property, including specific projects on:

• Retention of Title Clauses in Commercial Law
• Intersection of Trade Policy and International Intellectual Property Law - a Malaysian perspective
• Contractor Protection in Administrative Contracts in Saudi Arabia
• Open Access and Copyright-protected digital works
• A Comparative Study on Direct and Indirect Copyright Liability in Online Transmissions in the US, UK and China
• Ownership in MMORPGs: The Fairness of the Copyright-Contract approach for users? (massively multiplayer online role-playing games)