LLM and Diploma Modules
When reviewing the modules below, please ensure that you refer to the list available for the teaching periods applicable to your chosen programme of study.
Please note: It may be possible to choose up to 60 credits from other LLM programmes and still qualify for your chosen degree. More information on this will be available at induction.
Module availability
Not all of the modules listed will be available in any one year. Please check modules of interest for information on availability in the coming academic year. This will be updated as soon as it is confirmed by teaching staff.
Certain combinations of modules may be restricted or required – see the individual module description for more details. These are also subject to change but will be confirmed prior to module selection.
Modules 225-230 are only available on the LLM in Art, Business and Law programme and specific LLM specialisms. See module overviews for more information.
Semester 1
- SOLM003 Regulation of Financial Markets
- SOLM005 International Finance Law
- SOLM007 Banking Law International
- SOLM009 Corporate Finance Law
- SOLM011 Law and Ethics in Business and Finance
- SOLM139 Insurance Regulation
- SOLM199 Law of Economic Crime: Proceeds of Crime
- SOLM234 Accounting for Lawyers (Not running 2021-22)
Semester 2
- SOLM001 Securities Regulation
- SOLM006 International Finance Law Applied
- SOLM008 Banking and FinTech Law
- SOLM010 Mergers and Acquisitions
- SOLM012 Corporate Governance and Responsibility in Finance
- SOLM016 Islamic Finance and Commercial Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM191 Legal Aspects of Financing Development
- SOLM194 International Economic Law
- SOLM200 Law of Economic Crime: Corruption
- SOLM223 Compliance in Global Markets
- SOLM224 Compliance Systems in Practice
- SOLM230 Art and Money
- SOLM235 Derivatives in a Legal Context (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM236 Risk Management in Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM237 Law and Finance in Practice
- SOLM245 EU Financial and Monetary Law
- SOLM246 International Financial Regulation
- SOLM269 Sustainability and the Corporation
Semester 3
- SOLM013 Bank Insolvency and Resolution
- SOLM014 Sovereign Debt Restructuring
- SOLM266 Research Seminar
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semester 2 and 3
Semester 1
- SOLM003 Regulation of Financial Markets
- SOLM007 Banking Law International
- SOLM011 Law and Ethics in Business and Finance
- SOLM015 Elements of Islamic Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM020 Company Law: Foundational and Constiutional Issues
- SOLM022 Corporate Governance: Foundational and Theoretical
- SOLM025 Animal Law, Welfare and Trade
- SOLM026 Animal Law, Media and Culture
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM029 Chinese Business Law
- SOLM030 Multinational Enterprises: Business and Legal Organisation
- SOLM033 US Federal Law Constitutional Law: Select Issues (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM035 EU Trade Law
- SOLM038 Strategic Decision Making for Lawyers
- SOLM045 International Commercial Litigation
- SOLM054 International Competition Law
- SOLM075 International and Comparative Copyright Law
- SOLM078 Licensing Intellectual Property
- SOLM079 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Art and Culture
- SOLM080 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Business and Law
- SOLM082 International and Comparative Law of Unfair Competition
- SOLM084 Global Intellectual Property Law
- SOLM085 Interactive Entertainment Law
- SOLM096 Trade Secrets
- SOLM118 Principles of Taxation
- SOLM119 International Tax Law
- SOLM121 Tax System Design and Policy in Emerging and Developing Economies
- SOLM123 US International Taxation
- SOLM138 General Principles of Insurance Law
- SOLM139 Insurance Regulation
- SOLM142 Charterparties: Law and Practice
- SOLM143 Carriage of Goods
- SOLM148 Legal Aspects of Paperless Trade
- SOLM161 International and Comparative Petroleum Law and Contracts
- SOLM192 WTO Law: Fundamental Principles
- SOLM199 Law of Economic Crime: Proceeds of Crime
- SOLM212 Illegal Speech, Censorship and Digital Rights: Social Media vs “Old” Media
- SOLM214 Telecommunications Policy, Law and Regulation
- SOLM220 E-Commerce Regulation
- SOLM226 Art and Governance
- SOLM227 Art and Cultural Values
- SOLM247 Comparative Corporate Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM248 EU Competition Law
- SOLM249 International Merger Control: The Jurisdictions
- SOLM256 International Commercial Arbitration
- SOLM277 Comparative Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals
Semester 2
- SOLM001 Securities Regulation
- SOLM005 International Finance Law
- SOLM006 International Finance Law Applied
- SOLM008 Banking and FinTech Law
- SOLM010 Mergers and Acquisitions
- SOLM012 Corporate Governance and Responsibility in Finance
- SOLM016 Islamic Finance and Commercial Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM017 Corporate Rescue and Crossborder Insolvency
- SOLM018 Principles of Regulation
- SOLM019 International Commercial Law
- SOLM021 Company Law: Corporate Finance and Management Issues
- SOLM023 Corporate Governance: Operation and Practice
- SOLM024 Comparative Contract Law
- SOLM031 Multinational Enterprises: Social Issues (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM034 US State Law and Practice (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM036 Transnational Problems in Commercial Contracts
- SOLM040 Alternative Dispute Resolution: Theory and Context
- SOLM046 Commercial Conflict of Laws
- SOLM051 EU Competition Law and Practice
- SOLM053 International Merger Control: Special Topics
- SOLM055 Comparative Competition Law
- SOLM057 Cartels, Collusion and Competition Law
- SOLM060 Competition Law in the Cyberspace (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM075 International and Comparative Copyright Law
- SOLM076 European and US Law of Patents
- SOLM077 International Law of Patents and Related Rights
- SOLM083 The Law of Registered Trade Marks
- SOLM084 Global Intellectual Property Law
- SOLM087 The Business of Film
- SOLM090 Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries
- SOLM092 Commercialisation of Intellectual Property
- SOLM106 Competition and Regulation in EU Healthcare Markets
- SOLM120 International Tax Law in Practice
- SOLM125 UK Business Taxation (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM127 EU Tax Law
- SOLM128 Indirect Taxation (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM140 Insurance Contracts (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM144 Marine Insurance Law
- SOLM148 Legal Aspects of Paperless Trade
- SOLM153 Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM191 Legal Aspects of Financing Development
- SOLM193 WTO Law Domestic Regulations and Trade Remedies
- SOLM194 International Economic Law
- SOLM200 Law of Economic Crime: Corruption
- SOLM210 Information Security and the Law
- SOLM213 Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
- SOLM216 Media Law: Reputation Management
- SOLM218 Media Law: Reporting the Legal System (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM219 E-Commerce Transactions
- SOLM235 Derivatives in a Legal Context (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM236 Risk Management in Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM224 Compliance Systems in Practice
- SOLM245 EU Financial and Monetary Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM246 International Financial Regulation (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM250 Advocacy and Mooting (Aviation or Shipping)
- SOLM255 Reinsurance Law and International Risk Transfer
- SOLM265 Media Regulation
- SOLM269 Sustainability and the Corporation
Semester 3
- SOLM013 Bank Insolvency and Resolution
- SOLM014 Sovereign Debt Restructuring
- SOLM027 Transnational Law and Governance in Practice
- SOLM041 Alternative Dispute Resolution: Selected Issues
- SOLM049 Ethics in International Arbitration
- SOLM059 Competition Enforcement: From Investigation to Sanctions
- SOLM081 Design and Intellectual Property: EU and United States
- SOLM087 The Business of Film
- SOLM089 Music Industry Contracts
- SOLM097 Digital Intellectual Property
- SOLM127 EU Tax Law
- SOLM206 IT Transactions
- SOLM211 Cyberspace: Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
- SOLM244 Globalisation and the Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM266 Research Seminar
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semester 2 and 3
Semester 1
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM035 EU Trade Law
- SOLM054 International Competition Law
- SOLM056 Competition and the State: EU State Aid Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM224 Compliance Systems in Practice
- SOLM248 EU Competition Law
- SOLM249 International Merger Control: The Jurisdictions
Semester 2
- SOLM051 EU Competition Law and Practice
- SOLM053 International Merger Control: Special Topics
- SOLM055 Comparative Competition Law
- SOLM057 Cartels, Collusion and Competition Law
- SOLM059 Competition Enforcement: From Investigation to Sanctions
- SOLM060 Competition Law in the Cyberspace (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM094 Competition Law, Intellectual Property and Innovation
- SOLM248 EU Competition Law
- SOLM250 Advocacy and Mooting (Aviation or Shipping)
Semester 3
Semester 1
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM038 Strategic Decision Making for Lawyers
- SOLM042 International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution
- SOLM043 International Arbitration Law and Practice: Theory and Context
- SOLM045 International Commercial Litigation
- SOLM047 Investment Treaty Arbitration: Foundations, Jurisdiction and Procedure
- SOLM189 International Investment Law
- SOLM192 WTO Law: Fundamental Principles
- SOLM277 Comparative Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals
Semester 2
- SOLM019 International Commercial Law
- SOLM039 Negotiation Theory and Practice
- SOLM040 Alternative Dispute Resolution: Theory and Context
- SOLM044 International Arbitration Law and Practice: Applicable Law and Procedures
- SOLM045 International Commercial Litigation
- SOLM046 Commercial Conflict of Laws
- SOLM048 Investment Treaty Arbitration: Agreements and Substantive Protection
- SOLM145 Maritime Arbitration (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM163 International Arbitration and Energy
- SOLM190 Foreign Investments and Public Policy
- SOLM193 WTO Law Domestic Regulations and Trade Remedies
- SOLM228 Art Disputes and Their Resolution
- SOLM241 Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes
Semester 3
- SOLM027 Transnational Law and Governance in Practice
- SOLM041 Alternative Dispute Resolution: Selected Issues
- SOLM049 Ethics in International Arbitration
- SOLM211 Cyberspace: Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
Semester 2 and 3
Semester 1
- SOLM071 Terrorism and Human Rights: Constitutional Perspectives
- SOLM104 Mental Health Law: Capacity to Consent and Best Interests
- SOLM114 Principles of International Criminal Law
- SOLM199 Law of Economic Crime: Proceeds of Crime
- SOLM201 Punishment in England 1750-1950 (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM202 Policing in Local and Global Contexts
- SOLM205 EU Criminal Law
- SOLM260 Corporate Violence
Semester 2
- SOLM110 Mental Health Law: Compulsory Detention and Treatment (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM115 Enforcement of International Criminal Law
- SOLM175 Terrorism, Migration and Human Rights
- SOLM177 Migration and Asylum Law Through Practice
- SOLM200 Law of Economic Crime: Corruption
- SOLM203 Comparative Criminal Justice
- SOLM204 Criminal Justice and Surveillance Technologies (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM207 Cybercrime: Substantive Offences
- SOLM222 International and Comparative Data Protection Law
- SOLM240 Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights and Migration
- SOLM261 State Crime
Semester 3
Semester 1
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM030 Multinational Enterprises: Business and Legal Organisation
- SOLM042 International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution
- SOLM047 Investment Treaty Arbitration: Foundations, Jurisdiction and Procedure
- SOLM134 International Environmental Law
- SOLM135 EU Environmental law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM155 Energy Law Principles
- SOLM156 Energy Economics Legal Perspective (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM158 United States Energy Law, Regulation and Policy
- SOLM161 International and Comparative Petroleum Law and Contracts
- SOLM166 Mining and Natural Resources Law (Not running 2021-22)
Semester 2
- SOLM031 Multinational Enterprises: Social Issues (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM048 Investment Treaty Arbitration: Agreements and Substantive Protection
- SOLM133 Concepts in Natural Resources Law: Biodiversity, Human Rights and Trade (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM160 Energy and Climate Change
- SOLM162 International Energy Transactions
- SOLM163 International Arbitration and Energy
- SOLM164 EU Energy Law
- SOLM165 Current Issues in International Energy Regulation (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM167 Renewable Energy Law
- SOLM251 Exploitation of Energy Resources in Disputed Areas
- SOLM252 Energy Decommissioning and Waste Management in International Law
- SOLM254 International Natural Resources Law
Semester 3
- SOLM027 Transnational Law and Governance in Practice
- SOLM136 Climate Change Law
- SOLM146 International Regulation of Shipping (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM157 International Energy Law and Ethics
- SOLM168 Nuclear Energy Law
- SOLM243 Trade, Climate change and Energy EU and International Perspectives
- SOLM266 Research Seminar
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semester 2 and 3
Semester 1
- SOLM131 International Law of the Sea (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM134 International Environmental Law
- SOLM135 EU Environmental law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM156 Energy Economics: A Legal Perspective (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM158 United States Energy Law, Regulation and Policy
- SOLM262 Climate Justice
Semester 2
- SOLM018 Principles of Regulation
- SOLM133 Concepts in Natural Resources Law: Biodiversity, Human Rights and Trade (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM137 Water Law
- SOLM149 Law of the Sea: Navigational Freedoms and Practice (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM167 Renewable Energy Law
- SOLM241 Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM251 Exploitation of Energy Resources in Disputed Areas
- SOLM252 Energy Decommissioning and Waste Management in International Law
- SOLM254 International Natural Resources Law
Semester 3
- SOLM136 Climate Change Law
- SOLM146 International Regulation of Shipping (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM157 International Energy Law and Ethics
- SOLM168 Nuclear Energy Law
- SOLM266 Research Seminar
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semester 2 and 3
Semester 1
- SOLM151 Public International & European Air Transport Law
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM035 EU Trade Law
- SOLM056 Competition and the State: EU State Aid Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM061 European Convention on Human Rights Law
- SOLM070 International Human Rights Law: Law, Practice and Institutions
- SOLM071 Terrorism & Human Rights: Constitutional Perspectives
- SOLM074 Secession and Self-Determination in International Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM135 EU Environmental Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM202 Policing in Local and Global Contexts
- SOLM205 EU Criminal Law
- SOLM209 EU Data Protection Law
- SOLM242 EU Immigration law
- SOLM248 EU Competition Law
Semester 2
- SOLM024 Comparative Contract Law
- SOLM051 EU Competition Law and Practice
- SOLM060 Competition Law in the Cyberspace (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM062 EU Human Rights Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM073 UK Human Rights Law
- SOLM105 EU Healthcare Law: Rights, Policies and Instruments (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM106 Competition and Regulation in EU Healthcare Markets
- SOLM152 Private International & European Air Transport Law
- SOLM175 Terrorism, Migration and Human Rights
- SOLM176 Free Movement of Persons in the European Union (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM195 International Trade and Investment Law of the EU (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM203 Comparative Criminal Justice
- SOLM222 International and Comparative Data Protection Law
- SOLM245 EU Financial and Monetary Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM250 Advocacy and Mooting (Aviation or Shipping)
Semester 3
- SOLM027 Transnational Law and Governance in Practice
- SOLM088 Law of Geographical Indications
- SOLM127 EU Tax Law
- SOLM243 Trade, Climate change and Energy EU and International Perspectives
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semester 2 and 3
Semester 1
- SOLM061 European Convention on Human Rights Law
- SOLM069 International Human Rights Law: History, Theory and Politics
- SOLM070 International Human Rights Law: Law, Practice and Institutions
- SOLM071 Terrorism & Human Rights: Constitutional Perspectives
- SOLM072 International Law and Indigenous Peoples (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM074 Secession and Self-Determination in International Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM104 Mental Health Law: Capacity to Consent and Best Interests
- SOLM112 Use of Force in International Law
- SOLM114 Principles of International Criminal Law
- SOLM170 Cultural Diversity and Law
- SOLM171 International Refugee Law
- SOLM174 Comparative Immigration Law
- SOLM205 EU Criminal Law
- SOLM212 Illegal Speech, Censorship and Digital Rights: Social Media vs “Old” Media
- SOLM242 EU Immigration law
- SOLM260 Corporate Violence
- SOLM262 Climate Justice
- SOLM264 International Migration Law
- SOLM270 International Child Law
Semester 2
- SOLM062 EU Human Rights Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM063 Human Rights of Women: Feminist Legal Theory
- SOLM064 Human Rights of Women: Legal Framework and Issues
- SOLM065 International and Comparative Social Rights
- SOLM073 UK Human Rights Law
- SOLM110 Mental Health Law: Compulsory Detention and Treatment (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM113 Conduct of Hostilities in International Law
- SOLM115 Enforcement of International Criminal Law
- SOLM175 Terrorism, Migration and Human Rights
- SOLM177 Migration and Asylum Law through Practice
- SOLM240 Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights and Migration
- SOLM261 State Crime
- SOLM271 Children, Law and Society
Semester 3
- SOLM066 Social Rights (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM266 Research Seminar
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semester 2 and 3
Semester 1
- SOLM071 Terrorism & Human Rights: Constitutional Perspectives
- SOLM170 Cultural Diversity and Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM171 International Refugee Law
- SOLM173 Ethics of Migration and Asylum
- SOLM174 Comparative Immigration Law
- SOLM242 EU Immigration law
- SOLM264 International Migration Law
- SOLM272 Cultural Diversity and Law
Semester 2
- SOLM172 International Migration Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM175 Terrorism, Migration and Human Rights
- SOLM176 Free Movement of Persons in the European Union (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM177 Immigration and Asylum Law Through Practice
- SOLM185 Law and Religion (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM240 Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights and Migration
- SOLM261 State Crime
Semester 3
Semester 1
- SOLM003 Regulation of Financial Markets
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM030 Multinational Enterprises: Business and Legal Organisation
- SOLM035 EU Trade Law
- SOLM047 Investment Treaty Arbitration: Foundations, Jurisdiction and Procedure
- SOLM054 International Competition Law
- SOLM084 Global Intellectual Property Law
- SOLM119 International Tax Law
- SOLM189 International Investment Law
- SOLM192 WTO Law: Fundamental Principles
Semester 2
- SOLM031 Multinational Enterprises: Social Issues (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM048 Investment Treaty Arbitration: Agreements and Substantive Protection
- SOLM055 Comparative Competition Law
- SOLM120 International Tax Law in Practice
- SOLM190 Foreign Investments and Public Policy
- SOLM191 Legal Aspects of Financing Development
- SOLM193 WTO Law Domestic Regulations and Trade Remedies
- SOLM194 International Economic Law
- SOLM195 International Trade and Investment Law of the EU (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM245 EU Financial and Monetary Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM246 International Financial Regulation (Not running 2021-22)
Semester 3
- SOLM014 Sovereign Debt Restructuring
- SOLM027 Transnational Law and Governance in Practice
- SOLM243 Trade, Climate change and Energy EU and International Perspectives
- SOLM244 Globalisation and the Law (Not running 2021-22)
Semester 2 and 3
Semester 1
- SOLM026 Animal Law, Media and Culture
- SOLM075 International and Comparative Copyright Law
- SOLM078 Licensing Intellectual Property
- SOLM079 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Art and Culture
- SOLM082 International and Comparative Law of Unfair Competition
- SOLM084 Global Intellectual Property Law
- SOLM085 Interactive Entertainment Law
- SOLM086 The Law of Film
- SOLM095 Intellectual Property Law in China
- SOLM096 Trade Secrets
- SOLM098 Law and Practice of the Unified Patent Court (Not running 2021-22)
Semester 2
- SOLM076 European and US Law of Patents
- SOLM077 International Law of Patents and Related Rights
- SOLM080 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Business and Law
- SOLM087 The Business of Film
- SOLM083 The Law of Registered Trade Marks
- SOLM089 Music Industry Contracts
- SOLM090 Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries
- SOLM091 Agriculture Trade and Intellectual Property
- SOLM092 Commercialisation of IP
- SOLM094 Competition Law, Intellectual Property and Innovation
- SOLM130 Tax and Technology
- SOLM229 Art and Intellectual Property
- SOLM238 Esports Law
- SOLM239 Interactive Entertainment Transactions
Semester 3
- SOLM080 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Business and Law
- SOLM081 Design and Intellectual Property: EU and United States
- SOLM088 Law of Geographical Indications
- SOLM089 Music Industry Contracts
- SOLM093 Intellectual Property and the Life Sciences
- SOLM097 Digital Intellectual Property
- SOLM266 Research Seminar
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semester 1
- SOLM003 Regulation of Financial Markets
- SOLM005 International Finance Law
- SOLM011 Law and Ethics in Business and Finance
- SOLM015 Elements of Islamic Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM020 Company Law: Foundational and Constitutional Issues
- SOLM022 Corporate Governance: Foundational and Theoretical
- SOLM025 Animal Law, Welfare and Trade
- SOLM026 Animal Law, Media and Culture
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM029 Chinese Business Law
- SOLM030 Multinational Enterprises: Business and Legal Organisation
- SOLM033 US Federal Constitutional Law: Select Issues (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM035 EU Trade Law
- SOLM038 Strategic Decision Making for Lawyers
- SOLM045 International Commercial Litigation
- SOLM047 Investement Treaty Arbitration: Foundations, Jurisdiction and Procedure
- SOLM054 International Competition Law
- SOLM075 International and Comparative Copyright Law
- SOLM079 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Art and Culture
- SOLM082 International and Comparative Law of Unfair Competition
- SOLM095 Intellectual Property Law in China
- SOLM118 Principles of Taxation
- SOLM119 International Tax Law
- SOLM121 Tax System Design and Policy in Emerging and Developing Economies
- SOLM123 US International Taxation
- SOLM138 General Principles of Insurance Law
- SOLM139 Insurance Regulation
- SOLM142 Charterparties: Law and Practice
- SOLM148 Legal Aspects of Paperless Trade
- SOLM158 United States Energy Law, Regulation and Policy
- SOLM161 International and Comparative Petroleum Law and Contracts
- SOLM189 International Investment Law
- SOLM192 WTO Law: Fundamental Principles
- SOLM199 Law of Economic Crime Proceeds of Crime
- SOLM220 E-Commerce Regulation
- SOLM224 Compliance Systems in Practice
- SOLM225 Art Transactions
- SOLM233 US Federal Law: Select Advocacy Issues (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM247 Comparative Corporate Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM248 EU Competition Law
- SOLM249 International Merger Control: The Jurisdictions
- SOLM256 International Commercial Arbitration
- SOLM277 Comparative Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals
Semester 2
- SOLM001 Securities Regulation
- SOLM006 International Finance Law Applied
- SOLM010 Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As)
- SOLM012 Corporate Governance and Responsibility in Finance
- SOLM016 Islamic Finance and Commercial Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM017 Corporate Rescue and Crossborder Insolvency
- SOLM018 Principles of Regulation
- SOLM019 International Commercial Law
- SOLM021 Company Law: Corporate Finance and Management Issues
- SOLM023 Corporate Governance Operation and Practice
- SOLM024 Comparative Contract Law
- SOLM031 Multinational Enterprises: Social Issues (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM034 US State Law and Practice
- SOLM036 Transnational Problems in Commercial Contracts
- SOLM040 Alternative Dispute Resolution: Theory and Context
- SOLM046 Commercial Conflicts of Laws
- SOLM051 European Union Competition Law and Practice
- SOLM053 International Merger Control: Special Topics
- SOLM055 Comparative Competition Law
- SOLM060 Competition law in the Cyberspace (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM076 European and US Law of Patents
- SOLM077 International Law of Patents and Related Rights
- SOLM080 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Business and Law
- SOLM083 The Law of Registered Trademarks
- SOLM106 Competition and Regulation in EU Healthcare Markets
- SOLM219 E-Commerce Transactions
- SOLM120 International Tax Law in Practice
- SOLM125 UK Business Taxation (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM128 Indirect Taxation (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM140 Insurance Contracts (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM153 Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM161 International and Comparative Petroleum Law and Contracts
- SOLM190 Foreign Investments and Public Policy
- SOLM193 WTO Law: Domestic Regulations and Trade Remedies
- SOLM194 International Economic Law
- SOLM200 Law of Economic Crime: Corruption
- SOLM210 Information Security and the Law
- SOLM213 Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
- SOLM219 E-Commerce Transactions
- SOLM235 Derivatives in a Legal Context (Not running 2021-21)
- SOLM236 Risk Management in Law (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM245 EU Financial and Monetary Law
- SOLM246 International Financial Regulation
- SOLM250 Advocacy and Mooting (Aviation or Shipping)
- SOLM255 Reinsurance Law and International Risk Transfer
- SOLM269 Sustainability and the Corporation
Semester 3
- SOLM027 Transnational Law and Governance in Practice
- SOLM041 Alternative Dispute Resolution: Selected Issues
- SOLM049 Ethics in International Arbitration
- SOLM081 Design and Intellectual Property: European Union and United States
- SOLM097 Digital Intellectual Property
- SOLM127 EU Tax Law
- SOLM206 IT Transactions
- SOLM244 Globalisation and the Law
- SOLM266 Research Seminar
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semester 2 and 3
Semester 1
- SOLM142 Charterparties: Law and Practice
- SOLM143 Carriage of Goods
- SOLM147 Wet Shipping Law
- SOLM151 Public International & European Air Transport Law
Semester 2
- SOLM144 Marine Insurance Law
- SOLM145 Maritime Arbitration (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM147 Wet Shipping Law
- SOLM148 Legal Aspects of Paperless Trade
- SOLM149 Law of the Sea: Navigational Freedoms and Practice (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM150 Admiralty
- SOLM152 Private International & European Air Transport Law
- SOLM153 Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM154 Maritime Conflict of Laws
- SOLM250 Advocacy and Mooting (Aviation or Shipping)
- SOLM253 Seafarers Law (Not running 2021-22)
Semester 3
Semester 1
- SOLM003 Regulation of Financial Markets
- SOLM011 Law and Ethics in Business and Finance
- SOLM138 General Principles of Insurance Law
- SOLM139 Insurance Regulation
Semester 2
- SOLM001 Securities Regulation
- SOLM018 Principles of Regulation
- SOLM140 Insurance Contracts (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM144 Marine Insurance Law
- SOLM153 Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Clubs (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM246 International Financial Regulation (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM255 Reinsurance Law and International Risk Transfer
Semester 3
Pleas note that the modules shown here are subject to change.
Compulsory modules
- CCLF001 - Law and Economics
- CCLF002 - Advanced Law and Economics
- CCLF003 - Dissertation in Law and Economics (10,000 words)
Optional modules
A further 90 credits from the optional law and/or economic modules.
Please note: the availability of the modules listed in this section is subject to change.
See the full list of optional modules modules by semester:
Teaching period A20:
Economics (28 September - 11 December 2020)
- ECOM001 Macroeconomics A
- ECOM002 Microeconomics A
- ECOM015 Corporate Finance
- ECOM053 Quantitative Methods in Finance
- ECOM105 Valuation (A20 and B20)
- ECOM109 Competition and Policy Regulations
- ECOM118 Practical Valuation
- ECOM120 Strategy, Leadership and Management of Investment Banks
Law (28 September - 11 December 2020)
- SOLM003 Regulation of Financial Markets
- SOLM007 Banking Law International
- SOLM009 Corporate Finance Law
- SOLM015 Elements of Islamic Law
- SOLM054 International Competition Law
- SOLM082 International and Comparative Law of Unfair Competition
- SOLM212 Illegal Speech, Censorship and Digital Rights: Social Media vs “Old” Media
- SOLM220 E-Commerce Regulation
- SOLM249 International Merger Control: The Jurisdictions
Teaching period B20:
Economics (25 January - 16 April 2021)
- ECOM009 Macroeconomics B
- ECOM010 Microeconomics B
- ECOM032 Econometrics B
- ECOM035 International Finance
- ECOM038 Behavioural Finance
- ECOM095 Mergers and Acquisitions
- ECOM105 Valuation (A20 and B20)
- ECOM137 China and Global Financial Markets
Law (25 January - 09 April 2021)
- SOLM001 Securities Regulation
- SOLM005 International Finance Law
- SOLM008 Banking and FinTech Law
- SOLM010 Mergers and Acquisitions
- SOLM011 Law and Ethics in Business and Finance
- SOLM012 Corporate Governance and Responsibility in Finance
- SOLM017 Corporate Rescue and Cross-border Insolvency
- SOLM018 Principles of Regulation
- SOLM053 International Merger Control: Special Topics
- SOLM055 Comparative Competition Law
- SOLM057 Cartels, Collusion and Competition Law
- SOLM075 International and Comparative Copyright Law
- SOLM076 European and US Law of Patents
- SOLM077 International Law of Patents and Related Rights
- SOLM083 The Law of Registered Trade Marks
- SOLM084 Global Intellectual Property Law
- SOLM119 International Tax Law
- SOLM192 WTO Law: Fundamental Principles
- SOLM194 International Economic Law
- SOLM219 E-Commerce Transactions
- SOLM223 Compliance in Global Markets
- SOLM224 Compliance Systems in Practice
- SOLM245 EU Financial and Monetary Law
- SOLM246 International Financial Regulation
- SOLM248 EU Competition Law
- SOLM256 International Commercial Arbitration
Teaching Period C20:
Economics (24 May – 13 August 2021)
- ECOM026 Financial Derivatives
- ECOM058 Principles of Accounting
- ECOM095 Mergers and Acquisitions
- ECOM135 Machine Learning Applications for Finance
- ECOM138 Real Estate Finance
Law (7 June - 9 July 2021)
- SOLM014 Sovereign Debt Restructuring
- SOLM051 EU Competition Law and Practice
- SOLM058 Economics of Competition Law
- SOLM097 Digital Intellectual Property
- SOLM120 International Tax Law in Practice
- SOLM211 Cyberspace: Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
- SOLM237 Law and Finance in Practice
Not running 2020-21
- SOLM006 International Finance Law Applied
- SOLM016 Islamic Finance and Commercial Law
- SOLM038 Strategic Decision Making for Lawyers
- SOLM059 Competition Enforcement: From Investigation to Sanctions
- SOLM094 Competition Law, Intellectual Property and Innovation
- SOLM191 Legal Aspects of Financing Development
- SOLM193 WTO Law Domestic Regulations and Trade Remedies
- SOLM206 IT Transactions
- SOLM214 Telecommunications Policy, Law and Regulation
- SOLM215 European and International Telecommunications Law & Regulation
- SOLM234 Accounting for Lawyers
- SOLM235 Derivatives in a Legal Context
- SOLM236 Risk Management in Law
Semester 1
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM047 Investment Treaty Arbitration: Foundations, Jurisdiction and Procedure
- SOLM067 International Law on the Rights of the Child
- SOLM069 International Human Rights Law: History, Theory and Politics
- SOLM071 Terrorism & Human Rights: Constitutional Perspectives
- SOLM072 International Law and Indigenous People
- SOLM074 Secession and Self-Determination in International Law
- SOLM112 Use of Force in International Law
- SOLM114 Principles of International Criminal Law
- SOLM116 Fundamental Questions in the Law of Treaties
- SOLM119 International Tax Law
- SOLM131 International Law of the Sea (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM134 International Environmental Law
- SOLM151 Public International & European Air Transport Law
- SOLM171 International Refugee Law
- SOLM189 International Investment Law
- SOLM192 WTO Law: Fundamental Principles
- SOLM241 Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM264 International Migration Law
- SOLM270 International Child Law
Semester 2
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM048 Investment Treaty Arbitration: Agreements and Substantive Protection
- SOLM065 International and Comparative Social Rights
- SOLM113 Conduct of Hostilities in International Law
- SOLM115 Enforcement of International Criminal Law
- SOLM117 Special Areas in the Law of Treaties
- SOLM120 International Tax Law in Practice
- SOLM133 Concepts in Natural Resources Law: Biodiversity, Human Rights and Trade (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM137 Water Law
- SOLM149 Law of the Sea: Navigational Freedoms and Practice (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM152 Private International & European Air Transport Law
- SOLM175 Terrorism, Migration and Human Rights
- SOLM177 Migration and Asylum Law Through Practice
- SOLM190 Foreign Investments and Public Policy
- SOLM191 Legal Aspects of Financing Development
- SOLM193 WTO Law Domestic Regulations and Trade Remedies
- SOLM194 International Economic Law
- SOLM207 Cybercrime: Substantive Offences
- SOLM240 Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights and Migration
- SOLM250 Advocacy and Mooting (Aviation or Shipping)
- SOLM251 Exploitation of Energy Resources in Disputed Areas
- SOLM252 Energy Decommissioning and Waste Management in International Law
- SOLM254 International Natural Resources Law
- SOLM261 State Crime
- SOLM271 Children, Law and Society
Semester 3
- SOLM027 Transnational Law and Governance in Practice
- SOLM066 Social Rights (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM088 Law of Geographical Indications
- SOLM136 Climate Change Law
- SOLM146 International Regulation of Shipping (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM157 International Energy Law and Ethics
- SOLM198 Crimes of the Powerful: State Crime
- SOLM208 Cybercrime: Forensic Investigations
- SOLM211 Cyberspace: Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
- SOLM243 Trade, Climate change and Energy EU and International Perspectives
- SOLM266 Research Seminar
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semester 2 and 3
This information is subject to change
Compulsory Modules
SOLM926 Dissertation (5,000 word essay)
- SOLM011 Law and Ethics and Business and Finance
- SOLM018 Principles of Regulation
- SOLM223 Compliance in the Global Markets
- SOLM224 Compliance Systems in Practice
- SOLM926 Specialist case study (50% of dissertation)
Elective modules
In addition to compulsory modules students will take electives from the following specialisations.
Financial Institutions specialisation
- SOLM001 Securities Regulation (B20)
- SOLM002 EU Financial and Monetary Law (A20)
- SOLM003 Regulation of Financial Markets (A20)
- SOLM007 Banking Law International (A20)
- SOLM012 Corporate Governance and responsibility in Finance (B20)
- SOLM016 Islamic Finance and Commercial Law (B20)
- SOLM139 Insurance Regulation (B20)
- SOLM245 EU Financial and Monetary Law (A20)
Data protection and IP
- SOLM075 International and Comparative Copyright Law (A20)
- SOLM077 International Law Patents and Related Rights (B20)
- SOLM081 Design and Intellectual Property: EU and United States (B20)
- SOLM083 The Law of Registered Trade Marks (B20)
- SOLM096 Trade Secrets (A20)
- SOLM209 EU Data Protection Law (A20)
- SOLM210 Information Security and the Law (B20)
Business and Insurance Law
- SOLM010 Mergers and Acquisitions (B20)
- SOLM029 Chinese Business Law (A20)
- SOLM057 Cartels, Collusion and Competition Law (A20)
- SOLM059 Competition Enforcement: From Investigation to Sanctions (B20)
- SOLM082 International and Comparative Law of Unfair Competition (A20)
- SOLM138 General Principles of Insurance Law (A20)
- SOLM139 Insurance Regulation (B20)
- SOLM140 Insurance Contracts (A20)
- SOLM144 Marine Insurance Law (A20)
- SOLM182 Law in Asia (A20)
- SOLM253 Seafarers Law (A20)
Energy (Not running 2020-21)
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied (A20)
- SOLM156 Energy Economics: Legal Perspective (A20)
- SOLM157 International Energy Law and Ethics (A20)
- SOLM164 EU Energy Law (B20)
- SOLM165 Current Issues in International Energy Regulation (B20)
Online Learning modules
- CCDM008 Online Banking and Financial Services
- CCDM014 Privacy and Data Protection Law
- CCDM015 Advanced IP Issues: Digital Rights Management
- CCDM018 Internet Content Regulation
- CCDM019 Information Security and the Law
- CCDM021 European Telecommunications Law
- CCDM028 Online Media Regulation
- CCDM031 Information and Communications Technology and Competition Law
- CCDM039 Internet Governance
- CCDM043 Cloud Computing
See our Online Learning module page for more information about these modules.
Semester 1
- SOLM118 Principles of Taxation
- SOLM121 Tax System Design and Policy in Emerging and Developing Economies
- SOLM123 US International Taxation
Semester 2
- SOLM119 International Tax Law
- SOLM120 International Tax Law in Practice
- SOLM122 Taxation of Individuals (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM124 UK Tax Law
- SOLM125 UK Business Taxation (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM128 Indirect Taxation (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM129 Transfer Pricing
- SOLM130 Tax and Technology
Semester 3
- SOLM126 UK Tax Avoidance
- SOLM127 EU Tax Law
- SOLM266 Research Seminar
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM275 Taxation and Trade
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semesters 2 and 3
Semester 1
- SOLM026 Animal Law, Media and Culture
- SOLM028 Transnational Law and Governance Applied
- SOLM075 International and Comparative Copyright Law
- SOLM079 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Art and Culture
- SOLM085 Interactive Entertainment Law
- SOLM086 The Law of Film
- SOLM209 EU Data Protection Law
- SOLM212 Illegal Speech, Censorship and Digital Rights: Social Media vs “Old” Media
- SOLM214 Telecommunications Policy, Law and Regulation
- SOLM217 Media Regulation
- SOLM219 E-Commerce Transactions
- SOLM220 E-Commerce Regulation
Semester 2
- SOLM060 Competition Law in the Cyberspace (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM080 Intellectual Property and Fashion: Business and Law
- SOLM087 The Business of Film
- SOLM090 Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries
- SOLM207 Cybercrime: Substantive Offences
- SOLM213 Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
- SOLM215 European and International Telecommunications Law & Regulation (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM216 Media Law: Reputation Management
- SOLM218 Media Law: Reporting the Legal System (Not running 2021-22)
- SOLM222 International and Comparative Data Protection Law
- SOLM239 Interactive Entertainment Transactions
- SOLM265 Media Regulation
Semester 3
- SOLM089 Music Industry Contracts
- SOLM097 Digital Intellectual Property
- SOLM206 IT Transactions
- SOLM208 Cybercrime: Forensic Investigations
- SOLM210 Information Security and the Law
- SOLM211 Cyberspace: Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
- SOLM221 AI, Robotics and the Law
- SOLM238 Esports Law
- SOLM266 Research Seminar
- SOLM273 Legal Tech
- SOLM274 Public Affairs Advocacy
- SOLM276 Advocacy in Commercial Disputes
Semester 2 and 3
If you apply for the Laws LLM your final degree certificate will show Master of Laws. If you wish your degree to show expertise in a specific area of law then you should apply for one of our specialised LLM programmes.
On the Laws LLM you select credits of taught modules from the majority of available LLM modules.
Note: Not all of the modules listed will be available in any one year and semesters listed can be subject to change. Any modules not available in the forthcoming academic session will be marked as soon as this information is confirmed by teaching academics. Modules 225-230 are only available on the Art, Business and Law and specific LLM programmes.
Certain combinations of modules may be restricted or required – see the individual module description for more details. These are also subject to change but will be confirmed prior to module selection.