Program Overview

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Program Details

Overview

The Corporate Finance Law LLM is designed to provide students with a deep, systematic, and structured knowledge of the operation of the corporate finance market and of the law for both practitioners and transactions in this area. This course will appeal to both recent graduates and practitioners considering various fields of work, including law, investment banking, corporate finance, private equity, securities, investments, financial regulation, government agencies, and international financial authorities.

Course Structure

• Part-time day/evening - January 2026
• Full-time - September 2025
• Part-time day/evening - September 2025
• Full-time - January 2026
• Full-time - September 2026
• Part-time day/evening - September 2026

Core Modules

Investment Banking Principles and Practice

This module provides an essential introduction to investment banking and gains the conceptual and practical skills required to interpret and produce relevant legal documentation.

Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance

This module offers an introduction to corporate finance markets, explaining the key actors in these markets and investigating their aims in sourcing investment.

Postgraduate Dissertation in Corporate Finance

The dissertation module allows and supports extended independent, scholarly research of a topic chosen by the student within the field of corporate finance.

Option Modules

Foreign Direct Investment Arbitration

This module explores the nature of direct investments by foreign investors in host States, including the disputes arising from the taking of foreigners’ investments by host States’ governments.

International Banking Law and Regulation

This module offers a comparative study of banking and finance regulatory regimes in the UK, EU, and internationally.

International Project Finance Law

This module engages in an in-depth study of large-scale complex infrastructure projects in accordance with the principles of private international law.

International Tax Law

This module explores the nature of (mainly) corporate taxation in the contexts of competition between States and taxpayers seeking to avoid or evade liability to taxation.

Money Laundering and Corporate Fraud

This module attains an in-depth understanding of legal and regulatory tools utilized to combat financial crimes within and beyond the UK.

Multinational Corporate Entities and Foreign Investment

This module explores the nature of foreign direct investment by multinational corporate groups and similar entities.

Emerging Normativities in Law and Blockchain

This module examines emerging modes of normativity at the intersection of law and blockchain technology.

Global Data Flows: Law and Innovation

This module explores the landscape of policies and regulations concerning cross-border data flows and the challenges related to data privacy protection, law enforcement, and digital industrial policies.

Entry Requirements

UK

• A minimum of a lower second-class honors degree (2:2) in Law or a related discipline.
• Applicants without the standard qualifications but with significant professional or managerial experience in a relevant field will be considered.
• If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and no element below 6.0.

International

• A minimum of a lower second-class honors degree (2:2) in Law or a related discipline.
• Applicants without the standard qualifications but with significant professional or managerial experience in a relevant field will be considered.
• If your first language is not English, you should have an IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.5 in writing and no element below 6.0.

Fees and Funding

UK

• UK tuition fee: £6,350 (Price per academic year)
• Alumni discount available
• Funding available through Student Finance England (SFE)
• Scholarships available for eligible postgraduate students

International

• International tuition fee: £8,750 (Price per academic year)
• Alumni discount available
• Funding schemes available to help fund your studies
• Scholarships available for eligible postgraduate students

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching Methods

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Workshops
• Problem-based and blended learning
• Practical application

Assessment Methods

• Practical assessments
• Coursework
• Dissertation

Supporting You

• Study support: workshops, 1-2-1 support, and online resources
• Personal tutors: support you in fulfilling your academic and personal potential
• Student advice team: provide specialist advice on a range of issues including funding, benefits, and visas
• Extra-curricular activities: volunteering opportunities, sports and fitness activities, student events, and more

Location

• Little Titchfield Street, Regent Campus
• Central London location
• Close to Oxford Street and other major transport links

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