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Directors' duties, boards and modern compliance for legal professionals
Online or on campus
Corporate governance failures destroy value and public trust. This LLM equips lawyers, company secretaries, compliance officers and governance professionals with rigorous knowledge of directors' duties, board systems, financial services conduct regulation, ESG disclosure law and corporate investigations. Teaching combines doctrinal analysis with board case clinics and comparative governance systems. The dissertation enables specialisation — from financial crime to data governance or sustainability law. LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 12 months, and the credit total is 30. Students move from Corporate Law & Boardroom Dynamics through Corporate Law & Boardroom Dynamics; ESG & Sustainability Reporting; Executive Remuneration & Shareholder Rights; Financial Crime & Anti-Money Laundering; Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Law; Risk Management & Internal Audit, and finish on Dissertation & Research Portfolio. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read. Reading is a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. The artefact a marker expects is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Advise boards on directors' duties and conflicts of interest Design governance and compliance systems proportionate to risk Interpret conduct and market regulations affecting corporations Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Complements the LLM International Commercial Law for candidates focused on internal corporate control rather than cross-border commercial contracts. Practising professionals can study entirely online around full-time roles.
Faculty spotlight
Practising counsel and academic lawyers co-teach board clinics; financial regulation specialists lead conduct and financial crime modules.
Study online
Online tuition is free. Online examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored.
On-campus study
Prefer to learn at our London campus? Campus tuition is published on each programme page. All examinations are 100% free of charge.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW501 | Corporate Law & Boardroom Dynamics Corporate Law & Boardroom Dynamics (LAW501) is a course on LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW502 | ESG & Sustainability Reporting ESG & Sustainability Reporting (LAW502) is a course on LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW503 | Executive Remuneration & Shareholder Rights Executive Remuneration & Shareholder Rights (LAW503) is a course on LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW504 | Financial Crime & Anti-Money Laundering Financial Crime & Anti-Money Laundering (LAW504) is a course on LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW505 | Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Law (LAW505) is a course on LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW506 | Risk Management & Internal Audit Risk Management & Internal Audit (LAW506) is a course on LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW507 | Cross-Border Regulatory Compliance Cross-Border Regulatory Compliance (LAW507) is a course on LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| LAW508 | Corporate Integrity & Dispute Resolution Corporate Integrity & Dispute Resolution (LAW508) is a course on LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance. It carries 18 credits and 180 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 18 · 180 h |
| LAW509 | Dissertation & Research Portfolio Dissertation & Research Portfolio (LAW509) is a course on LLM Corporate Governance & Compliance. It carries 36 credits and 360 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is taught at master's level. Students compare a weaker method, judge the evidence, and state what the result does not show. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.
| 36 · 360 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 12 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Haverton. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Haverton University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
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