Overview:
Get the skills to undertake complex matters in Corporate & Commercial Law before international tribunals, ordinary courts and the Caribbean Court of Justice. The Corporate and Commercial Law specialism covers areas of law such as Banking Law, Company Law, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Insolvency Law and Insurance Law. Graduates will be equipped to address issues and problems arising in these areas and moreover, to serve as consultants, legal advisors and policy advisors to clients, including corporations and regional Governments.
Start Dates:
▪️ September intake options available
Admission Requirement
✔️ A UWI LLB degree, or
✔️ A law degree from a university recognized by the UWI Board for Graduate Studies and Research
✔️ Technical diplomas from recognized tertiary level institutions OR;
✔️ Applicants without a law background may also be considered (subject to additional criteria or conditions.
Delivery Mode
✔️ Blended Learning Approach: Designed to accommodate an international student body, including the Caribbean diaspora. All UWI LLM courses taught by staff on any campus are accessible to student across all UWI Campuses via eLearning
▪️ Face-to-face instruction
▪️ eLearning/distance learning technologies
Course of Study
The core courses, Legislative Drafting, Public Law I (Advanced Constitutional Law), Public Law II (Advanced Administrative Law), and either:
✔️ Two additional UWI LLM courses; or
✔️ A single LLM course and a Research Paper; or
✔️ A single LLM course and engage in the Supervised Legislative Drafting Internship.
Tuition and Fees
All tuition and compulsory fees associated with the Pre-Law Programme can be easily accessed in the Postgraduate Financial Information 2026/2027 Handbook.
Please refer to page 21 of the handbook: Postgraduate Financial Information 2026/2027 Handbook.
For Additional information
✔️ The Postgraduate Handbook
✔️ Contact Information
✔️ Postgraduate Admission
If you have any questions, concerns, or queries regarding the Master of Law (L.L.M) – Corporate and Commercial Law Programme, please direct all correspondence to STA-PGLaw@uwi.edu
Our team will be happy to assist you and provide the relevant information and guidance to support you throughout the Master of Law (L.L.M) Programme. To ensure that your enquiry is directed to the appropriate team for a timely response, please use the designated email address above for all Master of Law (L.L.M) Programme-related correspondence.