The Guardian has published its 2013 UK league tables and rankings (see here for the Guardian’s 2014 U.K. Law School Ranking). For law schools, there were some notable changes in the ranking this year. At the very top, Cambridge lost its #1 spot to Oxford and is now ranked third. LSE climbed up to second place, while UCL moved one spot down. Queen Mary, the number 4 in the Guardian’s…read more →
Beginning this year, the University of Birmingham Law School will be offering scholarships to LL.M. students. The scholarships are in the amount of up to £5,000 for international students and £2,000 for UK/EU students. Based on both academic merit and financial need, applications for these scholarships are due by 22 June 2012. Successful applicants will be notified in July 2012.
Globalization has led to a plethora of international or cross-border business and commercial transactions. Many law firms focus only or increasingly on this type of work prompting many lawyers and future lawyers to want to specialize in this area. Although practicing in the area of international business, commercial or M&A transactions is one way to gain relevant expertise, another common approach is to undertake an LL.M. program in business law…read more →
Although LL.M. applications for Queen Mary, University of London School of Law are now closed, there is an exception for the LL.M. in Insurance Law. This specialist program is still open for applications. From the Queen Mary Webpage: The LLM in Insurance Law is new for 2012 and has only recently been made available for applications. Please apply via the online link on the LLM in Insurance Law page.
The University of Edinburgh School of Law has added six new online distance learning LL.M. modules for the 2012-2013 academic year. The new online modules are Contract Law in Europe, Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law and Ethics, Dispute Resolution Methods, International Climate Change Law, International Health Research and Commercialisation, and Introduction to European Union Law. More information is available here.
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