Course details
- DepartmentLSE Law School
- Application codeSS-LL202
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Overview
English law is the preferred governing law for international contracts—even where the transaction has nothing to do with England.
London’s judges, lawyers, and arbitrators have a worldwide reputation for excellence in resolving commercial disputes. LSE’s intensive course on Commercial Law thus attracts students and lawyers from all over the world.
The course provides a strong grounding in the fundamental principles of English contract law, focusing squarely on their application to business transactions. Additionally, the course examines English law’s procedures for adjudicating contractual disputes, including its approach to arbitration. Finally, the course explores in more detail the rules governing two particular kinds of commercial transaction: sales and financing.
Typically, the course attracts law students from high-ranking universities outside the UK, together with a substantial number of practising foreign lawyers seeking knowledge directly relevant to their work.
Key information
Prerequisites: An introductory law course.
Level: 200 level. Read more information on levels in our FAQs
Fees: Please see Fees and payments
Lectures: 36 hours
Classes: 18 hours
Assessment: One examination and one essay
Typical credit: 3-4 credits (US) 7.5 ECTS points (EU)
Please note: Assessment is optional but may be required for credit by your home institution. Your home institution will be able to advise how you can meet their credit requirements. For more information on exams and credit, read Teaching and assessment
Is this course right for you?
This course is suited to those who wish to pursue, or are already involved within, a legal career with a focus on commercial law. Applicants working in a UK or international business setting may also benefit from the course.
The course attracts law students from high-ranking universities outside the UK, together with a substantial number of practising foreign lawyers seeking knowledge directly relevant to their work.
Outcomes
The objectives of the course are that students will become familiar with the basic principles of law, so that they can apply them to a wide range of commercial transactions, in the light of the policy objectives that legal regulation pursues, and with an understanding of the context of commercial transactions in which the law operates.
Content
I really enjoyed meeting people from different countries and hearing their experience of my subject. It was interesting to listen to their differing views and opinions.
Faculty
The design of this course is guided by LSE faculty, as well as industry experts, who will share their experience and in-depth knowledge with you throughout the course.
Dr Paul MacMahon
Associate Professor of Law
Dr Joseph Spooner
Associate Professor of Law
Dr Andy Summers
Associate Professor of Law
Dr Nick Sage
Associate Professor of Law
Dr Timothy Liau
Assistant Professor of Law
Department
LSE’s School of Law is one of the top-ranked Schools of Law in the UK, receiving the highest rating of 4* in the most recent Research Excellence Framework. It also ranked #3 in Europe in the 2023 QS World University Rankings. The School’s research output has a significant impact on national and international policymaking and on decision-making within business, government and other agencies.
Students have unique access to a wide breadth of courses that explore the biggest and most pressing issues affecting our society today. The courses are continually adapted to cover global social phenomena and contemporary developments within law. Many of the full-time graduates of the School of Law go on to play leading roles in law, politics, government, business, media and administration, in the UK and abroad.
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