Corporate & Commercial Law

Snapshot

Overview

In the Times Good University Guide 2012 Dundee Law School was placed 7th in the United Kingdom law school rankings, and we were ranked 1st in Scotland in the 2011 National Student Survey (NSS).

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise Dundee Law School was one of only two law schools in the United Kingdom to achieve a 100% international standard classification, with half of our submissions being graded internationally excellent or world leading. Our commitment on is to provide high quality instruction, with a focus on matters of practical relevance, to prepare students for a successful legal career, whether at home or abroad.

Programme Content

The LLM Corporate & Commercial Law programme aims to provide advanced instruction in key aspects of contemporary and commercial law, that are of particular contemporary relevance and which will benefit and interest students coming from a wide range of legal traditions.  The programme will also develop a wide range of transferable skills including in research, written and oral presentation and time management.

Principles of Corporate Law provides a strong central core which links to many of the other modules in the programme. This module focuses on the structure and development of company law in the United Kingdom in an international context. It covers the radical re-shaping of company law in the United Kingdom in 2006 which will almost certainly impact on the reform of corporate law in other jurisdictions which have shaped their corporate regimes on earlier UK legislation.

Corporate Governance covers issues relating to the distribution of power within companies and looks at governance regimes across the world. The impact of Enron and Worldcom has made governance issues much more high profile than had previously been the case. Dundee’s strength in the field of corporations is reflected in the other modules in this area dealing with Financial Services and Markets Regulation and Corporate and Regulatory Crime.

Intellectual Property Law examines the statutory and common law regimes in the United Kingdom which regulate and control copyright, patents, trademarks, and design rights. Consideration is also given to intellectual property issues in a digital environment and the significant role of the European Union in shaping and influencing intellectual property rules and principles in the United Kingdom This module is closely linked to the Principles of E-Commerce module which focuses on emerging issues in the digital world and examines issues such as contracting in a digital environment, conflicts of law issues in relation to online transactions and consumer protection in an online environment.

Methods of Assessment

Substantive modules: continuous assessment plus end of semester examinations in December and March/April. Compulsory dissertation: 12-15,000 words.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have, or expect to receive in the anticipated year of entry, a good honours degree in law, of at least upper second class or equivalent. Exceptionally, non-law graduates with relevant legal experience may be considered.

English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.5, with minimum of 6.0 in the writing component (or equivalent), if your first language is not English. Please check our Language Requirements page for details of equivalent grades from other test providers, and information about the University of Dundee English Language courses.

In order to make the application process as efficient as possible, students applying to The School of Law are asked to ensure all relevant supporting documents are included with the application. These include:

• relevant degree certificates and transcripts of academic results
• two academic references

Sources of Funding

Information about the School of Law scholarships can be found on the School of Law scholarships webpage.

Other sources of funding for postgraduate students can be found on our Scholarships webpage.

Contact

Programme Director	School of Law Secretary
Mr Stuart Cross School of Law University of Dundee Nethergate Dundee DD1 4HN Scotland Telephone: 01382 384603 (from the UK) Telephone: +44 1382 384603 (from outside the UK) Fax: 01382 386737 (from the UK) Fax: +44 1382 386737 (from outside the UK) Email: s.r.cross@dundee.ac.uk	Mrs Fiona Clark School of Law University of Dundee Nethergate Dundee DD1 4HN Scotland Telephone: 01382 384764 (from the UK) Telephone: +44 1382 384764 (from outside the UK) Fax: 01382 386737 (from the UK) Fax: +44 1382 386737 (from outside the UK) Email: law-pgenq@dundee.ac.uk