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Starting 21st October 2025

Application Deadline 3rd October 2025

Starting 21st October 2025

Application Deadline 3rd October 2025

A financial law course to help you understand the principles and practice of financial services law and their constantly changing commercial contexts

Gain profound and practical knowledge on how to handle legal issues related to financial services regulation in this masters of financial law program.

In partnership with Liverpool John Moores University

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Financial Services Law: Choose your Award

The LLM in Financial Services Law combines academic study with a very important practical dimension, which involves undertaking case studies in a number of modules. This financial law course, specifically the masters of law in financial services, provides a programme of postgraduate study that will develop your understanding of the legal dimension to the activities that take place in the financial services field and the extent to which they could give rise to legal issues.

Financial Services Law - PGCert

  • The PGCert requires the successful completion of 60 credits
  • Start dates: 21st October 2025
  • Modules: 1 to 3
  • Duration: 9 months

Financial Services Law - PGDip

  • The PGDip requires the successful completion of 120 credits
  • Start dates: 21st October 2025
  • Modules: 1 to 7
  • Duration: 18 months

Financial Services Law - LLM

  • The LLM requires the successful completion of 180 credits
  • Start dates: 21st October 2025
  • Modules: All 8 modules
  • Duration: 26 months

Why Study Financial Services Law?

What You’ll Learn

By completing this financial law degree program (i.e., masters of law in financial services), you will be able to:

  • Construct solutions to legal issues arising from regulation and compliance in the UK and EU financial services sectors.

  • Scrutinise contemporary case studies and emerging case law applicable to arbitration.

  • Examine the fundamental regulatory principles of the financial services sector and their impact on business conduct.

  • Analyse the principal regulatory and business drivers of risk management in the financial services industry and more!

Course Assessments

The following general assessment guidelines apply:

  • To successfully complete the course, you must pass each module.

  • The course is assessed entirely by coursework, which will be submitted online.

  • Module assessments will incorporate a variety of summative and formative submissions including reports, essays, presentations, and research assignments.

  • You are expected to participate in the virtual learning environment and interact with tutors and fellow students.

  • There will be no examinations requiring attendance at a venue.

100% Online

  • Accessible – 24/7 availability from wherever you have an internet connection
  • Flexible – take control of where, when, how, and the rate at which you study
    Professional – industry-leading course directors and tutors
  • Quality – study the same course corporations use for internal training
  • Network – with tutors and like-minded professionals from around the world, using our online tutorial forum to ask questions and share knowledge
  • Save money – no additional travel or accommodation costs