Student Handbook 2023/24

Queen Mary’s Mission Statement

The mission of Queen Mary, University of London is:

• to produce research of the highest quality which places it in the top rank of universities
• to teach its students to the very highest academic standards, drawing in creative and innovative ways on its research
• to transfer the knowledge it generates to business and the community, regionally, nationally and internationally.

QMUL Charter

The QMUL Charter contains a list of expectations for both staff and students to help create a community which is mutually supportive and works to further knowledge creation and dissemination. Click here to read the Queen Mary Charter

About the School of Law

Queen Mary, part of the prestigious University of London, is one of the top UK research universities and a member of the Russell Group of leading UK universities.

In 2015 we celebrated 50 years of law at Queen Mary University of London.

The School of Law has as its central focus the role of law and its institutions in contemporary international society and it is divided into two organisational units: the Department of Law and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS).

The Department of Law covers the full spectrum of legal studies and is based at the University's Mile End campus.

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) specialises in the knowledge and skills in commercial law that can be placed at the service of government, public bodies, overseas institutions, the legal profession, industry and commerce. CCLS is based in the postgraduate law centre at the Lincoln's Inn Fields campus.

In 2023, we were ranked 7th best university in the UK and 32^nd in the world for Law by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.

Postgraduate Study at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS)

Queen Mary, part of the prestigious University of London, is one of the top 5 UK research universities for law and a member of the Russell Group of leading UK universities.

The School of Law is comprised of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) and the Department of Law. The School has more than 90 faculty members, either teaching at postgraduate level or offering PhD supervision, whom are leading experts in almost all areas of law and advise and act as consultants to national and international governments, the United Nations, the World Bank, the European Commission, NGOs, legal regulatory authorities and businesses. Our staff have a long established reputation for providing high-quality teaching and internationally renowned research, with invaluable contributions from respected practitioners and industry experts.

Programmes

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies offers a wide range of postgraduate programmes including: Certificate in Intellectual Property Law, Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice, MSc Management of Intellectual Property, Diploma (General), Diploma in International Dispute Resolution (arbitration and mediation), LLM in Law and Economics, MSc Law and Finance, LLM/MSc Regulation and Compliance and the LLM in Paris. As well as distance learning options including Certificate, Diploma and LLM in Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law and Diploma in International Dispute Resolution Arbitration or Mediation.

The London-based PGT programmes is jointly offered by CCLS and the Department of Law and is the largest in the UK, with a wide range of modules, offering students a broad and liberal learning experience. Our diverse student body comes from more than 90 jurisdictions, which creates a lively, supportive and intellectually stimulating environment in which to study and research.

PhD in Law programme is offered jointly by the CCLS and Department of Law.

Global - Distance Learning and Studying in Paris

If you are unable to attend classes in London, the Centre for Commercial Law Studies offers distance learning courses Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law and Arbitration and Mediation. In addition, you have the option to follow one of our CCLS led LLM programmes in Paris, providing in-depth immersion in commercial law from both comparative and international perspectives, within a common law framework.
Offered in block teaching and evening modes, the course is taught at the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP) in central Paris, led by CCLS staff, with the generous support of leading practitioners and academics based in France.