Competition Law

Course detail Description

Competition Law has spread from country to country at a rapid rate and there are now over one hundred and thirty jurisdictions with established competition laws. King’s is committed to playing a leading role in both teaching and research all aspects of competition law.

We have long-standing relationships with practitioners in these countries and are proud of the range and depth of our contacts. Our faculty of competition lawyers, economists and officials remain close to competition law cases in the UK, EU and beyond. This is part of what makes King's such an exciting atmosphere in which to study.

We have long-standing relationships with practitioners in many jurisdictions. Our faculty of competition lawyers, economists and officials remain close to competition law cases in the UK, EU, US and beyond. This is part of what makes King’s such an exciting atmosphere in which to study.

We are also extremely proud of the ongoing contact we have with many of our students after they graduate and welcome them back regularly at alumni events in London, Brussels and beyond.

A reputed mix of dedicated full-time King's academics teach this course, including:

• Professor Alison Jones
• Professor Andrea Biondi
• David Bailey
• Professor Renato Nazzini
• Professor Karen Yeung
• Dr Chris Townley
• Dr Angela Zhang
• Professor Bill Kovacic

They are in turn supported by a strong team of visiting professors and lecturers:

• Peter Alexiadis
• Andrea Appella
• Michael Bowsher QC
• Eric Morrison
• David Elliott
• Robin Griffith
• Dr Jose Luis Buendia Sierra
• Wouter Wils
• Christopher Brown
• Fabio Falconi
• Massimiliano Kadar

This course allows you to deepen or to broaden your knowledge of law as an academic subject and assists your professional development by enhancing your problem-solving skills in a transnational context. Designed to maximise students’ intellectual potential, it also keeps you grounded by drawing on the real world experiences of staff and other practitioners.

The LLM offers a sharpened focus on our key areas of excellence and a commitment to offer a premier course and a world class student experience. Aimed at recent law graduates (or graduates of joint degrees with a significant law content) as well as established legal professionals who may have graduated a number of years ago, the course is rigorous and demanding and requires serious commitment.

LLM competition law brochure

In the first and second semester you study your selection of taught modules (half and full). These are in most cases assessed in the third semester (May/June) by written examination, or in some cases by the submission of an assessed essay.

Dissertation or research essays must be submitted in September, after the May/June examinations.

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Structure

Year 1 Required Modules

You are required to take one of the following writing projects:

• Dissertation (40 credits)

• Dissertation (60 credits)

• 10,000 word practice or research module (40 credits)

In order to meet the 180 credit requirement, students must select at least 120-140 credits from a range of optional modules. To graduate with a Competition Law LLM students must ensure that at least 120 credits are taken within the Competition Law LLM pathway.

Examples of modules available with Competition Law:

• Advanced Merger Economics for Lawyers (20 credits)
• Advanced EU Competition Law (Merger Control Practice Module) (40 credits)
• Advanced Patent/Competition Law Practice Module (40 credits)
• Competition Law & Regulated Network Industries (40 credits)
• Economics of Competition Law (40 credits)
• New Systems of Competition Law (40 credits)
• EU State Aid & State Regulation Law (40 credits)
• European Union Competition Law (40 credits)
• UK Competition Law (40 credits)
• US Antitrust Law (40 credits)
• Competition Intellectual Property & The Media Industry (20 credits)
• EU Public Procurement Law (20 credits)
• Competition Enforcement & Procedure (20 credits)
• Competition Law in Financial Services (20 credits)