which UK / Ireland universities do have LL.M programs beginning in January ?

Have you checked Kingston University? I think they have a programme starting in January.

pls help..

Only one worth applying to... Aberdeen.

Edinburgh has LLM Distance programmes that have a January intake. You can check out the programmes here http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/teaching/llm/
Best of luck!

Hello,

If you wish to specialise in LLM for either the energy, environment, oil & gas, mining and dispute resolution setcors, University of Dundee's Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy offers a January intake. see www.cepmlp.org

Connie Koh-Grieve
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CEPMLP, University of Dundee