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Fashion Law PGCert

Part of: Law

The Fashion Law PGCert gives you the unique opportunity to specialise in a thriving and growing area of legal practice. You will focus on the laws and regulatory frameworks applicable to the fashion industry and develop a wider understanding of the socio-cultural and policy issues, including social justice issues in fashion, including cultural appropriation, fast fashion, and sustainability. Our approach is international and comparative to reflect the nature of the fashion and luxury industry.

  • Study on the UK's first and only Fashion Law programme launching in 2025
  • Gain experience across the full cultural, social, and legal breadth of the industry - from social justice, human rights and sustainability, to commercialisation and consumers, to fashion innovation and fashion futures
  • Evaluate all intellectual property rights in the fashion industry - from copyright and design, to trade marks and reputation, to patents, trade secrets, and geographical indications
  • Benefit from regular mentoring from fashion law practitioners and enjoy regular contact with industry, brands, and fashion professionals
  • Emerge with expertise across the full range of laws pertaining to fashion on one of the most comprehensive Fashion Law degrees in the world 

Study options

Starting in
September 2025
Location
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Fees
Home: £6,600
Overseas: £10,500
EU/EEA/Swiss students

What you'll study

Fashion (and luxury) is a global industry worth over a trillion dollars and rising. It presents a significant growth opportunity for developing countries in terms of domestic output and international enterprise. At the same time, it is one of the highest polluting industries and raises many ethical, cultural, and human rights concerns.

On the Fashion Law PGCert, you will examine the industry across a range of legal perspectives including intellectual property, commercial law, transactions and licensing, and technology and media, including artificial intelligence (AI) in fashion. You will engage with important questions of social justice and ethics in fashion, including sustainability and environmental impact, diversity and inclusivity, labour laws, consumer protection, fashion activism, and cultural heritage and appropriation. Our teaching is international in focus, allowing you to gain crucial knowledge and understanding of fashion in established and emerging markets, and how the industry operates across borders and cultures.

You will develop key analytical and practical skills as you explore these areas, with a particular focus on developing research skills in digital resources that are used in the fashion and luxury sector.

We also offer Fashion Law as an LLM and a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip).

Structure

You will complete two compulsory modules worth 60 credits.

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Modules

  • SOLM313 Fashion, Law and Social Justice
  • SOLM314 Fashion Enterprise: Ethics, Business and Law

Assessment

  • You will be assessed by a range of methods combining examinations and coursework which will be fully explained in your student pack available during induction.

FAQs

Read our FAQs for more information about applying to us.

Teaching

You will be taught by a mixture of formal lectures and small group seminars. The seminars are designed to generate informed discussion around set topics and include student presentations and group exercises as well as open discussion. You will gain commercial skills in drafting and analysing documents, project management skills in devising and commercialising a fashion enterprise scenario, and critical skills in investigating and responding to significant social and economic issues in fashion.

You will have a team of advisers to support you, including the LLM and Programme Academic Directors, your module convenors and, for an elective dissertation, your dissertation supervisor.

Where you'll learn

Facilities

  • Free access to online databases and collections including: LexisNexis, Westlaw, Justis, Eur-lex, Hein-Online and many more
  • The Postgraduate School of Law Centre in Lincoln's Inn Fields and the Graduate Centre at Mile End
  • Queen Mary’s excellent Law Library and European Documentation Centre
  • Access to the University of London’s Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) and the Library at Senate House

Campus

Teaching is primarily based at the School of Law's postgraduate centre, the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), located in Lincoln's Inn Fields. This area is home to numerous barristers’ chambers and law firms and is a short walk from the Royal Courts of Justice. Our academics and students interact with leading legal professionals, many of whom regularly teach and take part in our seminars and conferences. 

Depending on the modules you choose, you may also have classes at the Mile End Campus or at one of the Queen Mary campus locations (Charterhouse Square or West Smithfield).

Administration for this programme is based at Lincoln's Inn fields.

About the School

The School of Law

The School of Law is part of Queen Mary University of London, a member of both the University of London and the Russell Group. The School was ranked 7th in the UK and 32nd in the world by QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, and 10th in the UK and 50th in world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 by subject.

The School of Law has consistently been ranked in the top 10 law schools in the UK for the quality of our research and teaching, and many of our internationally recognised staff act as advisers to governments, industry and NGOs, both nationally and internationally.

The School's central focus is on the role of law and its institutions in contemporary international society. The School of Law is divided into two organisational units: the Department of Law and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS). The School of Law hosts the largest and most diverse LLM programme in the UK.

 

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Career paths

This Programme will enhance your career prospects by allowing you to gain specialist legal skills and expertise in one of the most significant international industries.

The School of Law has specialist career advisers who offer 121 advice sessions, organise events, and assist with finding internship opportunities at UK and international law firms and other employers.

Fees and funding

Part-time study

September 2025 | 9 months

Conditional deposit

Home: Not applicable

Overseas: £2000
Information about deposits

Funding

There are a number of ways you can fund your postgraduate degree.

School of Law scholarships

The School of Law offers a range of scholarships for Law Masters programmes each year. Full details are made available on the law funding page from October – November each year.

Other sources of funding

Our Advice and Counselling service offers specialist support on financial issues, which you can access as soon as you apply for a place at Queen Mary. Before you apply, you can access our funding guides and advice on managing your money:

Entry requirements

UK

Degree requirements

A 2:1 or above at undergraduate level in Law or a degree with substantial law content.

Law graduates with a 2:2 honours degree who also have other legal qualifications and/or substantial professional legal experience may also qualify.

Other routes

Non-law graduates with a minimum second class honours degree, that have also obtained a Merit (or 60 per cent) in the Common Professional Examination (CPE) or Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) recognised by the UK professional bodies, may also qualify. Non-law graduates may also be considered on the basis of exceptional professional experience (of at least five years) in a legal area or an area directly related to their programme of study.

Find out more about how to apply for our postgraduate taught courses.

International

English language requirements

All postgraduate programmes in this school have non-standard English language requirements.

For the English language requirements for this course, see programmes with non-standard English language requirements .

Visas and immigration

Find out how to apply for a student visa.

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