Current Students

Introduction to the common law system, legal reasoning, precedent, and institutional framework.

Principles of criminal liability, offences against the person, property offences, and defences.

Formation, terms, vitiating factors, discharge, and remedies in contract law.

Constitutional and administrative law — parliamentary sovereignty, rule of law, judicial review, and human rights.

Land law — estates, interests, registration, trusts of land, leases, and mortgages.

Express, resulting, and constructive trusts. Fiduciary duties. Equitable remedies.

Negligence, occupiers' liability, nuisance, defamation, and vicarious liability.

Institutions of the EU, free movement, competition law, and the EU legal order.

Natural law, positivism, legal realism, critical legal studies, and theories of justice.

Corporate personality, directors' duties, shareholder rights, and insolvency.

Sale of goods, agency, insurance, and international trade.

International human rights instruments, regional systems, enforcement mechanisms.

Civil procedure, evidence, case management, costs, and enforcement. Includes practical exercises in drafting statements of case.

Criminal procedure, sentencing, bail, appeals, and evidence. Practice in advising clients and case preparation.

Core duties of a Barrister, code of conduct, duties to the court, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and complaints handling.

Examination-in-chief, cross-examination, closing speeches, bail applications, and plea in mitigation. Practical advocacy exercises.

Drafting legal opinions advising on merits, liability, quantum, and procedural steps.

Drafting statements of case, witness statements, orders, and other court documents.

Client interviewing, advising, case analysis, and taking instructions.

Identifying and applying legal authorities, case analysis, and statutory interpretation.

International sale of goods, carriage of goods, trade finance, and dispute resolution in international commerce.

Board structure, directors' duties, shareholder activism, regulatory compliance, and corporate social responsibility.

Complex contractual issues, interpretation, implied terms, exemption clauses, and comparative perspectives.

Arbitration agreements, institutional rules, seat of arbitration, and enforcement of awards.

Arbitration in M&A, shareholder disputes, construction, and investment treaty arbitration.

Regulation of financial institutions, loan agreements, security, syndicated lending, and derivatives.

Patents, trademarks, copyright, design rights, and enforcement across jurisdictions.

Mediation, negotiation, arbitration procedure, and the role of CIArb. Leads to PGDip qualification.

Microeconomic and macroeconomic principles, market structures, fiscal and monetary policy.

Financial statements, double-entry bookkeeping, accruals, and management accounting basics.

Organisational behaviour, management theory, leadership, and strategic planning.

Quantitative methods, probability, statistical analysis, and business applications.

Capital budgeting, cost of capital, valuation, working capital management, and financial planning.

Marketing mix, consumer behaviour, market research, branding, and digital marketing.

Contract law, company law, employment law, and regulatory environment for business.

Motivation, team dynamics, organisational culture, change management, and HR practices.

Competitive strategy, industry analysis, resource-based view, and strategic implementation.

Globalisation, international trade, FDI, multinational strategy, and cross-cultural management.

Capital structure, dividend policy, mergers & acquisitions, and financial risk management.

Independent research on a business topic under academic supervision.

Business organisation, stakeholders, governance, IT, and internal controls.

Cost classification, budgeting, standard costing, variance analysis, and performance measurement.

Accounting concepts, double-entry, trial balance, financial statements, and basic consolidation.

Legal system, law of obligations, employment law, company law, and insolvency.

Cost accounting techniques, decision-making, budgeting, and performance evaluation.

Income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, VAT, and tax administration.

IFRS, complex financial statements, group accounting, and analysis.

Audit framework, planning, evidence, reporting, and professional ethics.

Investment appraisal, working capital, business finance, and risk management.

Strategic analysis, governance, risk management, technology, and leadership (case study).

Advanced financial reporting, ethical and current issues, analysis of corporate reports.

Elective: advanced investment appraisal, treasury, or strategic performance management.

Elective: complex tax planning and advisory, or advanced audit and assurance.