At Oxford's LLM ( perversely called the BCL for historical reasons), those who top the field are generally foreigners.

Thera, Sussex, UK

I took the BVC and the standard of the foreign students was very low. Their English skills were very poor and disrupted the class. Try practicing advocacy with someone who cannot speak English. This is not what you expect when you pay so much in fees. However this is not the fault of the foreign students, but the fault of the schools who are greedy and willing to take any foreign student who is willing to pay the fees.

Antony, London, England

Being a french-qualified lawyer myself, I decided to go for a LL.M. 2 years ago. Although it was a satisfying experience, I have to admit that foreign students, in their majority, were not living up to the standards I was accustomed to.
Without working much I got my degree 'with distinction' and walked out of Glasgow with the strange impression that UK universities are accepting international students as a way to finance themselves (a non-EU student pays GBP 10.000 for a LLM). No wonder the benefit of doing a LLM is discussed in UK, while in France or Germany, it is absolutely necessary in order to get a position in a lawfirm.
I am not saying that foreign students are not on par with europeans, I am saying that foreign students are not exposed to the same level of expectancy from academic staff, lowering the overall reputation of these courses. And it is true that a few lawyers from Pakistan, India and China are properly astonishing - those only enrol a BVC/LPC/PhD afterwards.

Vianney, Paris, France

My first degree is B.Eng (Hons) in Telecoms, Swansea. I have finished an LL.M in Int Commercial Law, part time Northumbria with my project on a comparative study between EU & US competition law for legal clarity in Mergers.
The LL.M helps me in my role as a freelance consultant in Int M&A Projects, IT and change management. I have the depth to understand and provide analysis to conceptually challenging issues with Projects relating from local contracts to IDR to IPR issues.
It sets me aside from engineers who do MBA's, as I approach issues with the legal ramifications and hence can be proactive to problems. It is already being recouped both in assisting my clients and also setting me above the crowd as being British that works purely on Int Projects within M&A qualified in Engineering and Int Law. It is down to what you wish the LL.M to do. i.e the person not the degree...

Gareth Kerr. B.Eng (H), LL.M, Munich, Germany

I cannot agree more with N Salleh's comments. I find it laughable that it can be for even one moment be suggested that foreign students are inferior to those in the UK. - a very big generalisation indeed, and certainly not one that I consider to be appropriate for such a reputable paper.

Wilhelm Matthee, South Africa

Wilhelm Matthee, London, England

Could you possibly be suggesting that 'non-UK' students are not on par academically and language-wise as UK students? From my 3 years at university and then subsequently at a BVC provider I have come across many who represent the exact opposite of that statement, and even outperform their UK peers. If the general consensus is to be believed, universities recruit fairly based on a myriad of criteria, so those accepted on the LLM (or indeed on any other course you apply to) would be more or less on a level playing field, 'UK' or 'non-UK'.

N. Salleh, Bandar, Brunei