Who's going to Glasgow in september 2014?
I'm going to start the corporate and financial law LLM.

Hi, I am presently doing my LL.M in Corporate and Financial law at Glasgow.It has been a good experience--being taught by very renowned profs,with classmates from virtually every continent. I believe it will be an experience you will always relish. Best wishes

Hi, I am presently doing my LL.M in Corporate and Financial law at Glasgow.It has been a good experience--being taught by very renowned profs,with classmates from virtually every continent. I believe it will be an experience you will always relish. Best wishes

Hey guys, is there a facebook group so that it would be easier for us to get in touch? what are you doing about accomodation?

@ Agatio: I think it all depends on what you are interested in and your background. I had practised law with an Insolvency law firm before coming to Glasgow,so I took courses related to my law practice. I did debt finance and security,international finance law,corporate finance and International financial regulation. What courses are you considering?

@ Rose, I think you may want to consider the SRC site for accomodation: http://www.glasgowstudent.net/advice/accommodation/where-to-find-it/. There are various sites you can surf for rooms or flat. I actually found my flat through the SRC.

@ Agatio: I think it all depends on what you are interested in and your background. I had practised law with an Insolvency law firm before coming to Glasgow,so I took courses related to my law practice. I did debt finance and security,international finance law,corporate finance and International financial regulation. What courses are you considering? .

I must tell you that the courses are all very intense, and you will have a lot of reading to do, but I can assure you that the experience is worthwhile and you will have a lot to learn.

Lectures are usually conducted in small groups and are quite interactive.

In international finance law, you will be exposed to topics such as securitisation,project finance,financial markets and instruments,exchanges and clearing houses,structured finance,derivatives,etc. It deals more with the transactional and practical aspect of finance. For example, in derivatives, you will have to look at the specific clauses in the ISDA 2002 Master Agreement.I don't think you will find that in any textbook on the subject.

In international finance regulation, you will be exposed to topics such as financial intermediation,global financial crisis and corrective measures, Basel Committee on banking and Financial Stability Board, EU,UK and US institutional and structural regulation. This was probably my most difficult course,because it was too,too detailed and very verse because we had to look at the UK,US and EU systems. But it was worth the stress.You will get to understand and discuss certain terms in international regulation like 'too big to fail', globally systemic important financial institutions and banks,etc

Corporate finance deals with management buy-outs(MBOs),share capital and maintenance of share capital, share purchase(SPAs) and transfers, public listing,international cross-listing,regulation of market and market-participants,etc.

In debt finance you will be exposed to topics like possessory and non-possessory securities,alternatives to security,quasi-security devices,enforcement of securities,priority,administration, insolvency,etc.

The professor in corporate finance is probably the best lecturer I have encountered. He broke down the course with practical examples and his lectures were the most interactive. He makes you develop and coordinate your own views on topical issues like distribution to members,relevance of share capital to creditors, private equity investments.

Debt finance was interesting because I had experience in insolvency practice, but I got to better understand the policy basis behind certain issues.

The courses were quite tough,but you will have a lot to learn, and you will also have the opportunity of exchanging views with students from other country.

Don't hesitate to ask me anything

I have got accepted for the same program and very excited. But to join to you will be possible if I win state scholarship. I would like to know about quality of LLM comparing with UCL and QMUL.?

I have got accepted for the same program and very excited. But to join to you will be possible if I win state scholarship. I would like to know about quality of LLM comparing with UCL and QMUL.?