Teaching and education

CCLS, QMUL Maritime Masters Competition Finalist for 2018, Tessa Jones, receiving the winner’s trophy from HRH The Princess Royal
The Insurance, Shipping & Aviation Law Institute offers two LLMs taught by leading academics, based on rigorous, cutting-edge research.
We are the only law department in the country to be involved in Maritime UK’s annual Maritime Masters competition in which master’s students from 11 UK universities engaged in the study of different maritime disciplines present their research projects to a varied audience of practitioners from the maritime sector. Our student Tessa Jones won the inaugural competition in 2018.
LLM in Insurance Law

LLM students on the Lloyd's of London tour
- SOLM138 General Principles of Insurance Law (30 credits)
- SOLM139 Insurance Regulation (30 credits)
- SOLM140 Insurance Contracts (15 credits)
- SOLM141 Reinsurance Law and International Risk Transfer (30 credits)
- SOLM144 Marine Insurance Law (30 credits)
- SOLM153 Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs (15 credits)
- SOLM001 Securities Regulation (30 credits)
- SOLM011 Law and Ethics in Business and Finance (15 credits)
- SOLM018 Principles of Regulation (30 credits)
Upon successful completion of the LLM in Insurance Law (including the General Principles of Insurance Law and Insurance Contracts modules) you may be eligible for exemptions from certain Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) modules.
Click here for details of the application process and application form.
LLM in International Shipping Law

LLM in International Shipping Law Students on their annual visit to the International Maritime Organisation
Foundational
- SOLM143 Carriage of Goods (30 credits)
- SOLM144 Marine Insurance Law (30 credits)
- SOLM147 Wet Shipping Law (30 credits)
Specialist (Operational)
- SOLM142 Charterparties (15 credits)
- SOLM153 Protection and Indemnity P&I Clubs (15 credits)
- SOLM148 Legal Aspects of Paperless Trade (15 credits)
Specialist (Regulation)
- SOLM146 International Regulation of Shipping (15 credits)
- SOLM149 Law of the Sea: Freedom of Navigation and Practice (15 credits)
Specialist (Dispute resolution)
- SOLM150 Admiralty Law (15 credits)
- SOLM154 Maritime Conflict of Laws (30 credits)
- SOLM145 Maritime Arbitration (30 credits)
Specialist (Aviation)