LLM/PgDip/PgCert International Business Law and Regulation
- International students can apply
Depending on the individual module specification, a range of the following teaching methods will be used:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Problem-based workshops
- Individual supervision
- Use of the Virtual Learning Environment
- Self-directed reading and thinking
Assessment
Depending on the individual module specification you will be assessed during the taught modules via a combination of coursework and exams.
- Exams (approx 50%)
- Coursework (approx 50%)
The Dissertation module is assessed purely on your research project.
Staff Profile
Donal Loftus
Course Leader for the LLM in International Business Law and Regulation
Donal Loftus worked at Allied Irish Banks (AIB Bank), Ireland’s largest retail and commercial bank. He spent many years working at the Bank’s in-house legal department advising the retail banking teams and the commercial & corporate banking units on all aspects of banking and securities law.
Donal’s key teaching roles include Contract Law, Commercial & Consumer Law at undergraduate level and International Trade Law at post-graduate level.
Prior to Salford Law School, Donal lectured in Company Law and Contract Law at the University of Limerick, Ireland.
Donal's research interests include Intellectual Property Law, in particular, the area of international patent protection in the EU.
Other research interests include uniform sales law, in particular the UN Convention for the International Sale of Goods; (CISG)
Donal has published a number of articles in the areas of intellectual property law and commercial law in the Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology and the Hibernian Law Journal. He was also invited to present his research at The 2010 IAITL Legal Conference - 5th International Law and Trade Conference (ILTC) , Universitat de Barcelona , Spain. Donal was also invited to present and contribute at a recent patent law reform discussion organised jointly by Co-Reach - Intellectual Property Rights in the new Media, Herbert Smith LLP and the Law Reform Commission.