Business Law

Business law is the body of legal rules that governs commercial activity: the formation and enforcement of contracts, the regulation of companies, employment law, intellectual property, competition law, and the legal frameworks that determine how businesses can operate, what they owe to their employees and customers, and how disputes between commercial parties are resolved. For those who want to pursue a legal career with a commercial focus, or to work in business with a thorough understanding of the legal dimensions of commercial life, a business law degree provides exactly the right combination of doctrinal legal knowledge and commercial awareness.

At Aberystwyth University, this three-year full-time LLB is taught in the oldest and most established law department in Wales, giving you access to a department with deep expertise and a long track record in legal education. The degree provides the formal legal knowledge required for a career in law in the twenty-first century while allowing you to develop specialist expertise in business law. You will cover the foundations of legal knowledge, including contract, tort, property, constitutional, and European law, alongside the specialist commercial and company law modules that give the degree its particular focus.

Aberystwyth's Wales coast location gives the degree a distinctive context, and the law department's long tradition of research-informed teaching ensures the curriculum reflects current legal developments and practice.

Graduates go on to complete the professional stages of qualification as solicitors or barristers, working in commercial law firms, corporate legal departments, banking, financial services, insolvency practice, and international commercial organisations. Others move directly into commercial roles in business where legal literacy gives a significant professional advantage. Postgraduate study in law, commercial law, or international business law is also a well-established route for those seeking specialist expertise.