Dear Friends

I am a economics and commerce graduate, LLB (IInd
year, appearing for final year in Mar-Apr-2006),
Fellow member of Institute of Company Secretaries
of India having more than 5 years
post qualification experience presently working as a
company secretary of a listed Company listed at
Calcutta and Kanpur stock exchages dealing in
infrastructure development, in/outbound tourism etc. I
am looking after the compliances applicable to the
Company such as Companies Act, SEBI Act, Trade
Marks,patents, copy rights other various acts
applicable to the india Company (PF, Gratuity, bonus,
ESI, Sales tas, service tax,labour laws, FEMA
etc.)Beside this convening Anuual general meeting and
board meeting of the company, dealing with
shareholders, stock exchanges, alll government bodies,
trade unions, prepration & submission of various
returns/ document with authorities. having exposure in
amalgamtion/merger of companies, credit appraisal and
also giving opinion to the magagement on various
related issues concerning the company.

Further members of Institute of Company Secretaries of
India get direct admission to the Course run by
Institute of Chartered Secretaries& Administrators
(UK) and by just passing three papers,
membership of institute accorded, which entitles you
to take up employment in UK and other commonwealth
countries and also practice in these countries. I also
teach corporate laws at Institute.

I am planning to take up LLM (Intellectual Property Rights) in Uk in the year-2006.
I would like to seek your help on following points:

1. the details of universities offering this course.
2. overall ranking of universities/ranking on basis of course.
3.what will be admission procedure and cut off date
for submission of application ( because results by
Indian universities are declared in May-Jun).
2. have i to pass english proficiency test.
3. other requisit necessary inf.

With Warm Regards


R.K.Porwal

Have you already searched the board? There are some interesting discussions about IP LLM programmes in the UK. See:

http://www.llm-guide.com/board/9015
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/7161
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/1932
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/1518

Hope this helps!

I recommend checking out the posts Russ has identified.

And to answer your questions directly:

1. the details of universities offering this course.
The University of Edinburgh, LL.M Innovation, Technology and the Law (also available via distance learning).

2. overall ranking of universities/ranking on basis of course.
Depends on which ranking you look at. UK/EU institutions are ranked in many different ways. The University of Edinburgh is usually well placed in most rankings.


3.what will be admission procedure and cut off date
for submission of application ( because results by
Indian universities are declared in May-Jun).
You can apply without having completed your results, and you would be given a "conditional" offer, if you receive any offer from the Admissions Office.

2. have i to pass english proficiency test.
The University of Edinburgh, international students who have not studied entirely in English (and exceptions of students from Botswana, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea. Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, West Indies, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are exempt from pre and post admission language testing) are generally expected to submit their language test results.


3. other requisite necessary inf.
School of Law Website

Have you already searched the board? There are some interesting discussions about IP LLM programmes in the UK. See:

http://www.llm-guide.com/board/9015
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/7161
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/1932
http://www.llm-guide.com/board/1518

Hello Russ

Thanks for responding so promptly, the information hasbeen very useful.

Kindly suggest the way to locate the ranking of universities.

R.K.Porwal
Company Secretary


Hope this helps!

I recommend checking out the posts Russ has identified.

And to answer your questions directly:

1. the details of universities offering this course.
The University of Edinburgh, LL.M Innovation, Technology and the Law (also available via distance learning).

2. overall ranking of universities/ranking on basis of course.
Depends on which ranking you look at. UK/EU institutions are ranked in many different ways. The University of Edinburgh is usually well placed in most rankings.


3.what will be admission procedure and cut off date
for submission of application ( because results by
Indian universities are declared in May-Jun).
You can apply without having completed your results, and you would be given a "conditional" offer, if you receive any offer from the Admissions Office.

2. have i to pass english proficiency test.
The University of Edinburgh, international students who have not studied entirely in English (and exceptions of students from Botswana, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea. Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, West Indies, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are exempt from pre and post admission language testing) are generally expected to submit their language test results.


3. other requisite necessary inf.
School of Law Website