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Exemption from Professional Examinations in England and WalesBoth branches of the legal profession have examinations in two parts. To be exempt from the first of these examinations(the COMMON PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION (CPE) or the DIPLOMA IN LAW), a holder of a law degree must havepassed the following seven ‘FOUNDATION’ subjects:1. Constitutional and Administrative Law [Paper 2]2. Contract [Paper 10]3. Criminal Law [Paper 3]4. Land Law [Paper 11]5. Tort [Paper 4]6. Trusts [Equity] [Paper 24]7. The Law of the European Union [Paper 26]Exemption from these subjects will be given to a Cambridge law graduate who has taken and passed them in his or herCambridge examinations. A graduate who has not passed all seven subjects in his or her Cambridge examinationsshould enquire of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) or the Bar Standards Board to discover how he or she maytake the ‘missing’ subjects. Students wishing to gain exemption in the foundation subjects must study law at Cambridgefor a minimum of two years before graduating; this is in line with professional regulations which require a student to havespent at least one half of his or her time during a degree course on the study of law. In addition, all students seekingexemption from the CPE must successfully have completed the Freshfields Legal IT Course.Applications for Exemption (Bar). Applications for exemption must be made on forms which are obtainable from theBar Standards Board, Education and Training Departments, 289-293 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7HZ Tel: 020 76111444.Applications for Exemption (Solicitors Regulation Authority). Applications for exemption may be made to theSecretary of the SRA, Ipsley Court, Berrington Close, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 0TD, Tel: 0870 606 2555 on a formobtainable from the Secretary of the SRA.Block Exemption Certificates. The Law Faculty Office automatically forwards the names of potential solicitors eligiblefor exemption to the SRA. Names for this list are collected by Directors of Studies two to three months before thebeginning of the Tripos examinations. The college list is then forwarded to the Faculty Office for consolidation andonward transmission to the Law Society. If for any reason a person’s name is omitted from the list, the person so omittedmay apply to the Law Faculty Office for an individual certificate.72
Master of LawThe LLM Course. The LLM (Master of Law) is a postgraduate course in selected legal topics intended primarily for thosewho wish to pursue further legal studies after completing their first degree in law. It is a full-time, one-year taughtcourse which lasts three terms, starting at the beginning of October and finishing at the end of the following June. Itis a residential course which follows a prescribed timetable. It is therefore not possible to start the course at anyother point in the year or to take the LLM by correspondence or on a part-time basis.The principal method of instruction is through lectures, although some courses use a seminar approach. Some coursescombine lectures and smaller discussion classes. There are no college supervisions (or tutorials) for the LLM course.Independent study is a large and important part of the LLM. Therefore students are expected to be capable of doing asubstantial amount of work on their own aided by reading lists circulated at lectures. The LLM is an advanced course forlaw graduates, not an introduction to the common law and therefore students who are new to the common law should beprepared to do some preparatory work. It should be noted that non-common law graduates might have difficulty withsome papers which assume some knowledge of common law. The LLM is taught and examined on the basis thatstudents are familiar with the case-law method and with the basic concepts of English law.Please note that time spent studying for the LLM cannot be counted towards the requirements for any of the Faculty’sresearch courses. Students who wish to continue to a research course in law at Cambridge following successfulcompletion of the LLM are required to apply separately by the relevant deadline for the diploma or degree sought. It maybe made a condition of entry to that course that a particular standard is achieved in the LLM examination.Applications. Competition for admission to the LLM programme is intense and potential applicants are advised that highstandards of previous attainment in law are necessary. In a typical year, there will be approximately 1,000 applications.Generally, about 180 students take the LLM each academic year.The minimum entry requirement for the LLM is normally a First class degree in law from a UK university, or the equivalentfrom an overseas institution. For overseas students this typically means being placed in the top 5-10% of their class.The LLM Admissions Committee does consider applications from those with a non-Law first degree, provided that inaddition to their degree they have either undertaken substantial relevant professional legal experience or have obtained aprofessional legal qualification with the equivalent of a First Class result. However, a first degree in law is the preferredpreparation for the Cambridge LLM.Please note that we do not normally offer a place on the LLM course to an applicant who already holds or is currentlystudying for an LLM from a UK institution.As will be appreciated, a considerable command of the English language is required for the course. Therefore, werequire applicants who are not native English speakers to take and pass the IELTS or TOEFL English language test.IELTS: minimum requirement is an overall band score of at least 7.5 with a grade of at least 7.0 in the reading, speaking,listening and writing tests. TOEFL: Minimum requirement: 637 in the paper-based TOEFL test with 5.5 in the Test ofWritten English; the minimum score must be achieved in both parts of the test in the same sitting. A TOEFL score withoutthe Test of Written English is not acceptable. Internet-based TOEFL test: minimum score: 110 overall, with at least 25 ineach of the individual components of reading, speaking, listening and writing.All applications must be made through the University’s Board of Graduate Studies, using one of the following methods:Online application through the Board of Graduate Studies website at:http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/applying/online.html73
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ContentsGeneral InformationOfficers
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Settlement of International Dispute
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Faculty AdministrationFaculty Offic
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The Faculty of LawLaw has been stud
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The LLM Degree. This degree is awar
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Opening Hours:Full Term: Monday to
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Rules Made by the Information Strat
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The Lauterpacht Centre for Internat
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Centre for Corporate and Commercial
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Cambridge Socio-Legal GroupThe Camb
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Page 30 and 31: Faculty CommunicationEach year, the
Page 32 and 33: Law Tripos Part IA. A candidate for
Page 34 and 35: Prizes. The following prizes may be
Page 36 and 37: PAPER 2. CONSTITUTIONAL LAWA. The a
Page 38 and 39: Oliver, Constitutional Reform (2003
Page 40 and 41: Hedley, Tort (6th ed 2008)Weir, An
Page 42 and 43: 3. Trusts and co-ownership: Concurr
Page 44 and 45: Brownlie, Principles of Internation
Page 46 and 47: Elliott, Constitutional Foundations
Page 48 and 49: Contract: covenant and debt; assump
Page 50 and 51: Statutes:Blackstone’s Statutes on
Page 52 and 53: For reference:Birks and Pretto (ed)
Page 54 and 55: Foster, EU Legislation (2010-2011)B
Page 56 and 57: PAPER 42. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY1. I
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Page 60 and 61: (iii)Causation4. Contracts in Engla
Page 62 and 63: Rawls, Political LiberalismRawls, J
Page 64 and 65: Rodger and McCulloch, The UK Compet
Page 66 and 67: Law Commission, Renting Homes: The
Page 68 and 69: Human Rights Case DigestHuman Right
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Page 76 and 77: Form of Examination and Designation
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RA Melikan, BA (Mich), JD, MA (Chi)
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BD Sloan, MA, LLM (Cantab); King’
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Law Teachers in the Department of L
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Murray Edwards College. Dr S Turenn
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