The Dickson Poon School of Law

The Dickson Poon School of Law

The Dickson Poon School of Law 2015-16Academic and professional staff

Gifts• Dickson Poon £20m donation (which is part of a £40m

investment programme)– Up to 25 UG scholarships will be awarded for the 2016-17

academic year– PhD Scholarships– Posts: Chairs, Lectureships, Distinguished Visitors, Rising Stars– Transnational Legal Institute

• Mark Yeoh £7m donation for the PPL programme– Up to four scholarships will be awarded law for the 2016-17

academic year– Yeoh Tiong Lay Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law– Posts: Chair, Lectureships

Latest news• 17th in the world for law

(2015 QS World University Rankings)

• 1st in research in the UK (Times Higher Education REF ranking 2014 )

• Magna Carta 800 Anniversary

• Shakespeare 400 Anniversary

About• One of the UK’s premier law

schools - tradition of teaching excellence dating back to 1831

• Internationally respected, leading academics from across the legal profession

• Unrivalled location in the heart of legal London– The Royal Courts of Justice– The Inns of Court– The Law Society– Top international law firms

In the heart of legal London

• In December 2009, King’s College London acquired the East Wing

• Law moved in January 2012

• Queen’s visit 29 February 2012

• Arguably London’s (and the UK’s) finest 18th century (Georgian) building

Somerset House East Wing

The world of law at King’s

• The 2015-16 student body:

– 48 countries represented across the first year undergraduate cohort

– 62 countries across the LLM programme

– Out of our current undergraduate students (years one to five) just under 30% are registered on outgoing dual degree or study abroad programme

• Portraits of a Global Law School

• Special lectures and events:

– Dean David Caron’s Transnational lecture Series

– Lord Judge’s (former  Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales) Lectures to all Law students

– Winter Party & Legal Walk

Student life

Student Societies

Careers• LLM Careers Development Programme

• Legal Week & the Law Fair

LLM Programme• Students must complete 180

credits

– A writing project (40 credits)• dissertation OR• research module OR• practice module

– Choose 140 credits from our range of taught modules

• Modules are full (40 credits) or half (20 credits)

• Module descriptions are listed under www.kcl.ac.uk/llm

LLM Programme• Tailored LLM or one of EIGHT specialist LLMs:

– Competition Law (Prof. Alison Jones)

– European Law (Prof. Takis Tridimas)

– Intellectual Property & Information Law (Prof. Tanya Aplin)

– International Financial Law (Prof. Ravi Tennekoon)

– International Business Law (Prof. Ravi Tennekoon, Prof. Djakhongir Saidov)

– International Tax Law (Prof. Jonathan Schwarz)

– International Dispute Resolution (Dr. Holger Hestermeyer)

– Transnational Law (Prof. Peer Zumbansen)

Other Postgraduate Programmes at King’s• MA in Medical Ethics and Law 

• MA in Medical Law

• MSc in Mental Health, Ethics & Law

• MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution

• MA in Global Ethics and Human Values

• MA in Global Justice New (Online)

• Distance Learning Programmes– PG Diploma/MA in EU Law– PG Diploma/MA in EU Competition Law– PG Diploma/MA in Economics for Competition

Law– PG Diploma/MA in UK, EU and US Copyright

New Global Justice MA 100% OnlineThis new degree allows students to study the urgent ethical issues of our globalising world including climate change, war, terrorism, poverty, inequality, trade, justice and human rights, all online.

The course spans across 3 termsEntry criteria:• Aptitude tests, plus• English language requirements• 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each sub-section• Degree 2:1 Honours degree in relevant discipline (e.g. philosophy, politics, economics, history, social science) or 2:2 honours degree and either master’s degree at merit in a relevant discipline (e.g. philosophy, politics, economics, history, social science), or substantial relevant professional experience (with e.g. international aid agency, developing world NGO).

Start date: September 2016

Faculty• Academic staff at The Dickson Poon School of Law

– Full time members of staff teaching within their area of expertise

– No PhD students!

• Visiting staff– Legal practitioners from the bar, law firms, public institutions– Academic staff from other institutions

The main hall of the Inner Temple for one of The Dickson Poon School of Law events

Further Support

• Dedicated LLM Administrator: Daniël Hogers

• General Information sessions

• Small group sessions for large modules

• Dissertation support (supervisor, workshops etc.)

• Support from the Library & the English Language Centre

• Careers service

LLM Scholarships• The Yeoh Tiong Lay LLM

Scholarship Programme– Covers cost of tuition and a

£10,ooo contribution to living costs

– Four scholarships available

• The Bosco Tso and Emily Ng Scholarship– Covers cost of tuition and a

contribution to living costs– One scholarship available

• The Norman Spink Scholarship Fund– £10,000 towards tuition fees– One scholarship available

For further info visit: www.kcl.ac.uk/law

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