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LLM International Business Law

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    LLM One year FT, two years or four years PT

Course Description

This well-known specialist LLM, led by a team of reputed academics, explores the complex legal issues arising out of international banking, trade and business from the standpoint of both transactional perspective and dispute settlement mechanisms (litigation and arbitration). Particularly oriented towards practice in these fields, the modules have a strong international dimension.

Key benefits

  • Reputed teaching team made up of senior academics with a strong practitioner background, giving the specialist LLM its strength and credibility.
  • Oriented towards professional practice; approaches the law and teaching from a problem-solving standpoint, with emphasis on critical analysis of the law and its development and practical application.
  • Unrivalled location in the heart of legal London, with links to the global law firms and the Bar.

Entry Requirements

Minimum requirements to be considered for the LLM:

Undergraduate degree with high 2:1 honours (i.e. overall average of at least 65%) in Law or a degree with at least 70% law content, or an equivalent international qualification and grading.

Exceptionally, you may be considered where a comparable academic level has been achieved through other graduate studies (such as a Graduate Diploma in Law) and where work or experience (at least three years legal work experience) has made you a suitable candidate for the LLM.

Please note: Meeting the minimum requirements for your application to be considered does not guarantee an offer. Applications for this programme are competitive. 

Fees

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees

Student Destinations

In a competitive world we can give you the competitive edge to take your career to the next level. That’s why you’ll find our LLM programme is supplemented by opportunities to develop your skills and professional networks.

Module Details

Required Modules

You will have to take one of the following writing projects:

  • Dissertation (40 credits)
  • Dissertation (60 credits)
  • 10,000 word practice or research module (40 credits)
Optional Modules

 

In order to meet the 180 credit requirement, students must select at least 120-140 credits from a range
of optional modules. Students who wish to specialise within a certain pathway must ensure that at least 120 credits are taken within that pathway.

Examples of modules available with the International Business Law LLM:

 

  • International & Comparative Trust Law
  • International Business Litigation
  • International Tax Law
  • International Trade & Shipping Law
  • Law Of International Finance 1
  • Taxation Of Business Enterprises
  • Transnational & Comparative Commercial & Financial Law
  • World Trade Law
  • International Investment Law
  • Transnational Corporate Restructuring
  • Corporate Governance
  • Law Of International Finance 2 – International Project Finance & Loan Sales
  • Law Of International Finance 3 – Securitisations Derivatives & CDOS
  • Electronic Commerce Law
  • International Investment Arbitration
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • Competition Law In Financial Services
  • International & Comparative Oil & Gas Law
  • Transnational Property Law
  • Law Of Restitution
  • Insurance of Commercial Risks
  • Principles of Insurance Law
  • Restitution Of Unjust Enrichment
  • Reinsurance Law

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