Teaching and assessment for Corporate & Commercial Law LLM

You will learn the key elements of legal research techniques. This involves academic writing at postgraduate level. It aims to support the gaining of transferable skills, which are necessary to succeed in the LLM. You will also learn the requirements of academic referencing and citation.

You will explore and critically evaluate the varied legal solutions within corporate law and insolvency regulation. This will use United Kingdom law as a point of reference for discussion.

You will learn about the principles of corporate governance. You will cover topics such as:

• issues
• good practices of companies’ governance mechanisms
• intracompany operations
• companies’ engagements with the wider community

This module will be relevant if you want to practice company law and to provide professional advice on corporate governance.

This module covers the rules governing the competence of courts to hear international civil proceedings. It also covers applicable law, and alternative means of dispute resolution by means or arbitration.

This module will cover the main concepts and legal mechanisms used in regulating human impact on the environment.

You will learn the key concepts shaping environmental law. This will allow you to identify different approaches and techniques for environmental regulation.

When an international commercial or family dispute arises it must be determined where the litigation should be heard, what law should be applied by the competent court, and in what circumstances a foreign judgment should be recognised.

Discover how jurisdictions of the common law tradition approach these issues.

The module covers sources of international investment law. It covers the host State's and foreign investors' main legal obligations. It also looks at compensation and settlement of disputes.

It also discusses the interaction between promoting investments and protecting societal values. These include human rights, the environment, sustainable development, and just transition.

In free market economies, supply and demand determine how resources are allocated.

The system only works if the process of competition is protected from unrestrained market power. This is done through competition law.

In some cases, when the free market cannot deliver, sector-specific regulation may be needed.

Learn the key concepts in Intellectual Property Law from a UK perspective. It also touches on European and international influences.

You will gain a critical appreciation of the key social and economic issues and influences associated with the topic.

Learn about the World Trade Organisation (WTO) system's historical, political, and legal framework. You will learn about topics such as:

• the WTO dispute-resolution mechanism
• rules on non-discrimination
• rules on market access
• exceptions with an emphasis on international security and regional agreements
• rules on unfair trade
• harmonization of national regulation

The module focuses on international arbitration and judicial adjudication. It is organised into two main blocks.

The first provides an advanced introduction to courts and tribunals. The second critically investigates the main aspects and issues in terms of their procedure and work.

Corporate sustainability means conducting business with environmental, societal, and economic impacts in mind. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a framework used to assess a company's impact and sustainability. This module considers legal, theoretical, and practical issues associated with sustainability. It looks into ESG standards for businesses and investment activities.

Enforcing cross-border debts becomes essential when a debtor holds assets in a foreign jurisdiction. This module delves into crucial legal frameworks governing foreign debt enforcement. This equips lawyers with an understanding of cross-border transactions.