LLM International Commercial Law with
Insolvency Law
Law and Business Intertwined
Course duration: 1 year full-time/2 years part-time Course starts: September / January
Studying International Commercial Law with Insolvency Law will enable you to gain a detailed understanding of the legal, financial, economic and governance issues underpinning debt finance. You will also gain advanced knowledge of theoretical and practical issues guiding formal and informal debt restructuring procedures. This is a unique opportunity for you to join one of the few programmes addressing corporate insolvency issues in the UK.
An effective economy must be equipped with an insolvency system that efficiently disposes of insolvent companies while giving distressed but viable entities a second chance. This pathway invites the student to explore the complex web of legal, financial, economic and governance issues underpinning the insolvency system. It also encourages the student to attain advanced knowledge of the theoretical and practical issues underpinning globally recognised formal and informal debt restructuring mechanisms. The pathway provides a unique opportunity for you to join one of the few programmes addressing corporate insolvency issues in the UK.
At the end of the program, the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the concept, theories, legal and policy issues relating to the creation of effective corporate insolvency systems.
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the legal framework of corporate insolvency law.
- Demonstrate an understanding of formal and informal debt restructuring mechanisms.
- Demonstrate critical understanding of the debates on the allocation of responsibility for the failure of companies.
- Comment on the current state of the law and its future directions.
- Execute analytical written work which incorporates substantive, theoretical and practical understandings of a specific issue related to the program content
Programme content
The LLM programme consists of 180 credits. Within the LLM programme there are a taught element (140 credits) and a Project (40 credits). Within the taught element there are three core modules: LWMTAI Advanced Issues in International Commercial Law (20 credits), LWMTPS Project Skills (10 credits), and LWMTPR Project (40 credits). Students must take all the remaining credits (110) from the lists of pathway and optional modules. Projects (LWMTPR) must be written on a topic related to the chosen pathway.
A note for full-time January entrants: Please note that the Project submission date falls at the end of the Summer, whereas you will study some of your taught modules in the (subsequent) Autumn term. You may wish to bear that in mind when choosing a Project topic.
LLM International Commercial Law with Insolvency Law
Compulsory modules
All modules from this group must be taken
| Code | Title | Credits |
| LWMTPR | Project | 40 |
| LWMTPS | Project Skills | 10 |
| LWMTAI | Advanced Issues in International Commercial Law | 20 |
To qualify for LLM International Commercial Law with Insolvency Law, in addition to the modules listed above students must take at least 30 credits from the list of modules below:
| Code | Title | Credits |
| LWMLCR | Legal Aspects of Corporate Rescue | 20 |
| LWMINS | Corporate Insolvency Law | 20 |
| LWMTMA | Legal Aspects of Mergers, Acquisition and Takeovers | 20 |
| ICM270 | Corporate Governance and Accountability | 20 |
The remaining credits will be taken from the list of optional modules from the School of Law and ICMA/Henley Business School.
Part-time/modular arrangements
The programme can be taken part-time over two years.
Entry requirements
Please see general Postgraduate Entry Requirements for the School of Law but note that applications are particularly welcome from students holding undergraduate degrees in Business, Finance and Economics as well as in Law.
January Entry
LLM students can also commence the LLM in January. Students take modules in the spring term. They write the Project over the summer (May-September) and then take further modules in the following autumn term, graduating the following January.
To apply please see the following application form.
Staff teaching on this LLM law course
- Professor Stavroula Karapapa
- Dr Jorge Guira
- Dr Andrea Miglionico
- Dr Adrian Aronsson-Storrier
- Dr Bolanle Adebola
Career prospects
Graduates from this course will enhance their prospects of employability in corporate banking, corporate finance, private equity and venture capital, large corporations in need for restructuring and academia (subject to further study).
