Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), LLM, Commercial and Corporate Law

You will take 135 credits worth of taught modules (examined in May-June) and thereafter you work on a 15,000-word dissertation worth 45 credits (submitted mid August). 

The University runs a two-week induction period that includes an overview of the programme and module selection, dissertation and research skills. In the second week you will have the chance to try out the different modules within your programme before you make your final choice. 

To specialise in this area, you must select 90 credits of modules from this list below and do your compulsory dissertation in the field of Commercial and Corporate Law (45 credits). 

• Commercial Law Written and Oral Advocacy (45 credits) (Not running 2016-17)
• Company Law (45 credits)
• Comparative Commercial Law (45 credits) (Not running 2016-17)
• Corporate Governance (45 credits)
• E-Commerce Law (45 credits)
• International and Comparative Competition Law (45 credits)
• International Commercial Law (45 credits)
• International Merger Control (45 credits)
• International Tax Law (45 credits)
• Law of Economic Crime (45 credits)
• Law of Finance and Foreign Investment in Emerging Economies (45 credits)
• Media Law (45 credits)
• Multinational Enterprises and the Law (45 credits)
• Secured Financing in Commercial Transactions (45 credits) (Not running 2016-17)
• Taxation Principles and Concepts (45 credits)
• UK Competition Law (45 credits) (Not running 2016-17)
• Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries (45 credits)
• Business Taxation (45 credits)
• European Union Tax Law (45 credits) (Not running 2016-17)
• European Union Competition Law (45 credits)
• Telecommunications Law (45 credits)
• General Principles of Insurance Law (Sem 1)
• Insurance Regulation (Sem 2)
• Insurance Contracts (Sem 1)
• Reinsurance Law (Sem 2)
• Intellectual Property in Business (45 credits)
• Strategic Decision Making for Lawyers (Sem 1)
• Negotiation Theory and Practice (Sem 2)
• Principles of Regulation (Sem1)
• Introduction to Insurance Regulation (Sem 1) (Not running 2016-17)
• Elements of Islamic Law (Sem 1)
• Islamic Finance and Commercial Law (Sem 2)
• International and Comparative Petroleum Law and Contracts (Sem 1)
• US International Taxation (45 credits)
• Legal Aspects of Paperless Trade (Sem 2)
• Charterparties: Law and Practice (Sem 2)
• Protection and Indemnity Clubs: Law and Practice (Sem 1) (Not running 2016-17)
• US Comparative Corporate Law (Sem 1) (Not running 2016-17)
• Competition and Regulation in EU Healthcare Markets (Sem 2)
• Market Integration and Regulation in the European Internal Market (Sem 1)
• Marine Insurance Law (Sem 1)
• Carriage of Goods (Sem 1)
• Cartels, Collusion and Competition Law (Sem 1)
• Competition enforcement: From investigation to sanctions (Sem 2)
• Transnational Law and Governance (Sem 1)
• Transnational Law and Governance in Practice (Sem 2)
• Chinese Business Law (Sem 1)
• Comparative Contract Law (sem 2)
• Digital Intellectual Property Law (sem 1)
• Informational Technology Transactions (sem 2)
• Comparative Copyright Law (sem 1)
• International Copyright: International Treaties and Cross-Border Litigation (sem 1)
• Comparative Law of Patents and Trade Secrets (sem 1)
• International Law of Patents and Related Rights (sem 2)
• Licensing Intellectual Property (sem 1)
• Intellectual Property and Fashion: Art and Design (sem 1)
• Intellectual Property and Fashion: Business and Law (Sem 2) (Not running 2016-17)
• Design and Intellectual Property: EU and US
• International and Comparative Law of Unfair Competition (sem 1)
• The Law of Registered Trade Marks (sem 2)
• Global Intellectual Property: Fundamental Principles (Sem 1)
• Global Intellectual Property: Technology and Policy (sem 2)
• Interactive Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law (sem 1)
• Interactive Entertainment Law: Contracts and Regulation (sem 2)
• The Business of Film (Sem 2) (Not running 2016-17)
• Music Industry Contracts (sem 2)
• Information Security and the Law (sem 2)
• Cyberspace Law: Internet Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution (sem 2) (not running 2016-17)
• Banking Law: International (sem 1)
• Banking Law (sem 2)
• International Finance Law (sem 1)
• International Finance Law Applied (sem 2)
• Law and Finance in Emerging Economies (Sem 1) (Not running 2016-17)
• Legal Aspects of Financing Development (sem 2) (Not running 2016-17)
• Regulation of Financial Markets (sem 1)
• International Financial Regulation (sem 2) (Not running 2016-17)
• Corporate Rescue and Cross-border Insolvency (sem 1)
• Financial Distress and Debt Restructuring (sem 2)
• WTO Law: Market Access and Non-Discrimination (sem 1)
• WTO Law: Trade Remedies and Regulatory Issues (sem 2)
• Corporate Finance Law (sem 1)
• Mergers and Acquisitions (M and As) (sem 2)
• Law and Ethics in Finance (Sem 1) (Not running 2016-17)
• Corporate Governance and Responsibility in Finance (Sem 2) (Not running 2016-17)
• International Economic Law (sem 1)
• EU Financial and Monetary Law (sem 1)
• Securities Regulation (sem 2)
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: Theory and Context (sem 1)
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: Selected Issues (sem 2)
• International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution (Sem 1)
• International Commercial Arbitration (sem 1)
• International Commercial Litigation (sem 1)
• Commercial Conflicts of Laws (sem 2)
• QLLM400 United States Energy Law, Regulation and Policy (sem 1)
• Accounting for Lawyers (Sem 1)
• International Macroeconomics for Lawyers (Sem 1)
• Financial Models and Derivatives in a Legal Context (45 credits)
• Financial Models and Application to Corporate Finance (45 credits)

Note: Not all of the modules listed will be available in any one year and semesters listed can be subject to change.