Master of Laws in Corporate and Financial Law [LLM(CFL)]

The LLM(CFL) programme gives students the benefit of world class academic expertise in corporate and financial law. The programme provides comprehensive resources for the study of domestic and international law, as well as those important issues of legal doctrine and practice that typically arise within a sophisticated commercial common law jurisdiction. Hong Kong is a leading financial centre; its vibrant economy, advanced judicial system, and sophisticated financial regulatory platform provide an exceptional background for informed study.

Students are required to complete 72 credits, including a capstone experience in accordance with the regulations and syllabus. Students may also choose courses from any of the specialist programmes, but in any event, no more than two courses from other LLM specialist programmes.

Please refer to the Regulations and Syllabus of your respective intake for more details.

Remark: Not all courses will be offered in any given year. You may also refer to the course schedule per academic year for actual classes available.

Applicants must comply with the General Regulations, the Regulations for Taught Postgraduate Curricula, and fulfil at least one of requirements (1) to (3) below AND (if applicable) requirement (4):

(1) hold a degree of Bachelor of Laws with at least second class honours or an equivalent qualification accepted by the University for this purpose; or

(2) hold a degree in a discipline other than law with at least second class honours and accepted by the University for this purpose, and have accumulated at least two years' of relevant experience, and appropriate professional qualifications; or

(3) have obtained either the Common Professional Examination of England and Wales or the Common Professional Examination Certificate of this University, provided that in either case a second class honours degree or a qualification of equivalent standard of this University or a comparable higher education institution accepted for this purpose has also been obtained; and if applicable:

(4) For a candidate seeking admission on the basis of a qualification from a university or comparable institution outside Hong Kong of which the language of teaching or examination is not English, shall satisfy the Faculty English language requirement with one of the following recognised English tests*:

- IELTS (Academic): An overall band of 7.0 or above with no subtest below 6.5
- TOEFL (Paper-based Test): A score of 593 or above
- TOEFL (Internet-based Test): A score of 97 or above

*For admissions purposes, the test score report is regarded as valid if obtained within two years of the application deadline.
The Faculty does not accept scores from “IELTS Indicator” and “TOEFL iBT Home Edition” for admission.

For 2025 – 2026 Intake

Video Recording:

For 2025-2026 Intake

Main Round:

• December 13, 2024 (Friday), 12:00 PM (GMT+8)
 
Clearing Round:

• February 28, 2025 (Friday), 12:00 PM (GMT+8)
 
Interested applicants should submit their application at https://admissions.hku.hk/tpg/programme-list.

Admission offers may be made on a rolling basis, and hence early applications are strongly encouraged.
 
Please click here for details on the application instructions and required supporting documents.



Programme-related Enquiries

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