Corporate and Insolvency Law - LLM (Distance learning)

You will study the below four core modules and complete a dissertation.

Examine the key business models available to small and medium sized businesses in the UK. Compare their various legal features, and explore the legal expertise required for setting up, running and closure of a business.

Study a UK public company with a premium listing trading its securities on the London Stock Exchange. Examine the core company law and securities law regulations underpinning such a company. Analyse the corporate governance framework pertaining to the company, with an emphasis on corporate law theory, the core directors’ duties, and the use of regulations such as the UK Corporate Governance Code.

Develop a critical insight into the structure and objectives of corporate insolvency law in England and Wales. You’ll gain an evaluative appreciation of the regulation of insolvent companies, and a high-level understanding of the role of traditional liquidation against the modern preference for corporate rescue.

Examine the formal and informal methods by which creditors are able to use property law to secure repayment of debts and acquire priority in insolvency. You will also be introduced to common law concepts of property law, and the process of legal development through case law.

Assessment will take place at the end of each module.

The dissertation is an extended piece of academic work, independently researched and written.

In year one you will begin preparatory work on the dissertation module. Work on the dissertation will continue over the summer and during year two.

Choose two optional modules from the following:

Acquire a critical understanding of the role, significance and basic structure of competition law in the context of increasing global trade, and international economic integration.

Gain a critical appreciation of the essential functional elements of any business-to-business contractual relationships, concluded across international borders in the so-called global village.

Critically evaluate the law relating to contracts for the sale of goods across international borders from the contrasting standpoints of buyer and seller and focus on the core legal components of international sale agreements under three distinct legal codes.

Understand the core common law principles, and the main international customs and conventions, applicable to contracts for the international carriage of goods by land, sea and air.

Assessment will take place at the end of each module.