Hey... all seniors and LL.M. pass outs..

I'm a current student at KCL. Could you guide me and tell me about the most popular subjects and professors at KCL, who teach LL.M. modules.

I've decided to take the following modules, though I may change some of them before the deadline:

1. International & Comparative Law of Trade Marks and Designs : Prof. David Llewelyn

2. International & Comparative Law of Copyrights : Dr. Tanya Aplin

3. International Commercial Arbitration : Prof. Jan Dalhuisen

4. Comparative Constitutional Law : Prof. Satvinder Juss

There are a considerable number of students who wish to opt for International Commercial Arbitration, but the Professor Prof. Dalhuisen says that he will only select 25 students for this course, on the basis of a one page letter to him stating and convincing him why you wish to take this module. I really dont know what to do about it. Any tips??


I'm also interested in "Rethinking International Law", but considering that after completion of my LL.M., I would return back to India and practice as a lawyer, would a module like this really help? To be precise, does it have some professional value? Or is it kind of a purely theoretical subject, in which nothing new and substantial to learn and experience? Or is it suitable for a litigational career?

Kindly advise
Thanking you all in anticipation

Kind regards
Sahil Tagotra

Guys... Pls reply!!!

Regards
Sahil

Hi Sahil

I will respond by copying pasting your post:

I'm a current student at KCL. Could you guide me and tell me about the most popular subjects and professors at KCL, who teach LL.M. modules.

From what I know (and I attended the program a few years ago) the most popular Professor was Professor Wish in European Competition Law and Lionel Bently (now Cambridge).

Whish is still at KCL I think. The guy is a star and his course is excellent. People also seemed to like International Finance with Tenekoon...but there had been and will be better times for Finance Lawyers (!)

I've decided to take the following modules, though I may change some of them before the deadline:

1. International & Comparative Law of Trade Marks and Designs : Prof. David Llewelyn
I do not know about this course?

2. International & Comparative Law of Copyrights : Dr. Tanya Aplin
Tanya is good . I attended this course and it was very interesting. It compares UK, US and France mostly but it is quite interactive and I am certain that to bring your Indian experience will be interesting.

3. International Commercial Arbitration : Prof. Jan Dalhuisen
I do not know about this course. What I know is that the Queen Mary Arbitration course with Mistelis had a very good reputation. But it was back in the time when KCL, QM, SOAS and UCL had a LLM in common. FYI http://www.law.qmul.ac.uk/people/academic/mistelis.html

4. Comparative Constitutional Law : Prof. Satvinder Juss
This will not help you practice law I think. It is more a general knowledge/political science kind of course I guess.

There are a considerable number of students who wish to opt for International Commercial Arbitration, but the Professor Prof. Dalhuisen says that he will only select 25 students for this course, on the basis of a one page letter to him stating and convincing him why you wish to take this module. I really dont know what to do about it. Any tips??

I think that it is always good to contact Professors directly and to show them your motivation. Be polite and apologize for contacting them but show them that it is extremely important for you to attend this course in particular.

I'm also interested in "Rethinking International Law", but considering that after completion of my LL.M., I would return back to India and practice as a lawyer, would a module like this really help? To be precise, does it have some professional value? Or is it kind of a purely theoretical subject, in which nothing new and substantial to learn and experience? Or is it suitable for a litigational career?
I agree it may well be theoretical...once again I do not know this specific course.

One last tip: It seems easier to get a distinction if you write an essay in one subject rather than just take the courses without writing an essay. It is just my empirical experience...I di not take the essay...I may just be resentful here!

Kindly advise
Thanking you all in anticipation

Kind regards
Sahil Tagotra

Ah I'm so obliged!!!! Thnx a ton... :-)

Hello!

I just started an LLM at KCL. I intend to take IP courses as well - intenational and comparative copyright law, international and comparative trademarks and unfair competition, comercialisation of IP and Ip and information technology.

Does anybody have fist hand experience with the subjects/professors - its Tanya Aplin and David LLewelyn.

Thanx!