How long is the LLM in Tort Law at LSLPE?

The LLM in Tort Law runs one year full-time or two years part-time. Online and distance routes follow the same weekly case-room seminar rhythm as the on-campus LLM in Tort Law.

How is the LLM in Tort Law delivered?

The LLM in Tort Law is delivered on-campus in London, online and by distance learning. All three modes share case-room seminars, drafting workshops and dissertation supervision.

Is the LLM in Tort Law UK-recognised?

Yes, the LLM in Tort Law is a UK Level 7 postgraduate award aligned with SRA civil litigation competencies, BSB advocacy standards and APIL practice guidance.

What are the entry requirements for the LLM in Tort Law?

The LLM in Tort Law expects a UK Bachelor's at 2:2 or above in law or a related discipline, or an international equivalent. Portfolio entry is available for senior civil-liability practitioners.

What does the LLM in Tort Law cost and is funding available?

The LLM in Tort Law is quoted on the LSLPE fees page with staged payment plans, employer sponsorship documentation and scholarship windows. Admissions issues a personalised funding letter for the LLM in Tort Law on request.

LLM in Tort Law | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The LLM in Tort Law at LSLPE is a UK Level 7 postgraduate degree running one year full-time or two years part-time across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes. The programme is aligned with Solicitors Regulation Authority guidance on civil litigation competencies, Bar Standards Board expectations on written and oral advocacy, and Association of Personal Injury Lawyers practice standards. Teaching sits within a short tube ride of the Royal Courts of Justice and the specialist civil-liability chambers that shape English tort doctrine.

By graduation you will have argued moots on Caparo negligence questions, produced a counsel opinion on a professional negligence claim, drafted particulars and defence in a personal injury action and completed a substantial dissertation supervised by a practising civil-liability barrister or solicitor.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with SRA civil litigation competencies, BSB advocacy standards and APIL practice guidance.
Case-room seminars using Supreme Court and Court of Appeal tort judgments alongside personal injury quantum data.
Drafting workshops covering particulars, defences, Part 18 requests and expert evidence.
Named programme-tutor support across all three study modes.
Guest sessions with practising civil-liability barristers and claimant-side solicitors.
Dissertation supervision by a practising tort lawyer.

What You Will Learn

The Caparo framework and modern duty of care doctrine.
Breach, causation and remoteness in negligence.
Personal injury quantum, Ogden tables and periodical payment orders.
Professional negligence including solicitors, surveyors and medical practitioners.
Product liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.
Occupiers' liability, nuisance and Rylands v Fletcher.
Defamation, privacy and misuse of private information.
Civil procedure and case management under the CPR.

Who This Course Is For

Practising solicitors and legal executives moving into senior civil-liability work.
In-house counsel in insurance, healthcare and manufacturing.
Recent LLB and JD graduates targeting a civil-liability chambers or firm.
International lawyers pursuing a UK-facing LLM in Tort Law.
Compliance officers with a civil-liability portfolio.

Career Pathways

Tort and personal injury Solicitor
Barrister in civil-liability chambers
In-house Counsel for insurers
Contract Lawyer with a liability focus
Compliance Officer on product safety
Legal Adviser in a claims management team
Legal Researcher on tort reform
Legal Analyst on litigation portfolios

The LSLPE careers service holds at least one careers day each academic year connecting LLM in Tort Law students with civil-liability chambers, claimant and defendant firms and in-house insurance teams.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) in law or a closely related discipline, or an equivalent international qualification.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with five or more years of senior civil-liability or claims experience are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference.
A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement identifying a proposed dissertation topic in tort law.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE is the specialist law, politics and economics division of Harold International College of London, teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts within a short tube ride of the Royal Courts of Justice, the specialist civil-liability chambers of Temple and the insurance sector clustered in the City. The LLM in Tort Law reads its subject through the appellate judgments and case management practice that shape English tort litigation.

Three parallel study modes let progressors, working practitioners and portfolio-route applicants complete the LLM without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum annually against SRA and Bar Standards Board guidance. The programme is a strong foundation for the SQE civil litigation route and for pupillage applications to civil-liability chambers.

Apply for LLM in Tort Law

Applications for the LLM in Tort Law open with rolling intakes and admissions responds within one working day. Enrol on an LSLPE Master's programme with a dissertation supervised by a practising civil-liability lawyer, and take a credentialed UK step into senior tort practice. Enrol Now