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foreign lawyers to simultaneously undertake a LLM in New Ethics and Professional Practice - first approved
Zealand Legal Practice and prepare for the six NZLPE exams
run by the New Zealand Council of Legal Education (NZCLE). Legal Ethics course available online in New Zealand
thics & Professional Practice (New Zealand) is a new
E LLM subject that has been developed for the purpose of
NEW ZEALAND LEGAL PRACTICE SUBJECTS enabling foreign lawyers to undertake an approved Legal
Six of the first seven LLM subjects in the New Zealand Le- Ethics course online.
gal Practice stream are based on the 6-part New Zealand Undertaking an approved Legal Ethics course is a mandatory
Law and Practice Examination (NZLPE) for foreign lawyers: admission requirement imposed by the New Zealand Council
 NZLP1: Administrative Law Practice (New Zealand) of Legal Education. The requirement applies to both New
Zealand law graduates and to foreign lawyers seeking
 NZLPE Part I (New Zealand Legal System) admission as a New Zealand lawyer. New Zealand law
 NZLP2: Commercial Law Practice (New Zealand) graduates may undertake a Legal Ethics course either within
their undergraduate law degree or as a postgraduate course.
 NZLPE Part II (Law of Contract)
Currently, the only option students have is to attend one of the
 NZLP3: Criminal Law Practice (New Zealand) approved Legal Ethics courses that are available from New
 NZLPE Part III (Criminal Law) Zealand’s six University law schools. The College’s online
course will allow foreign lawyers to avoid the difficulties often
 NZLP4: Ethics & Professional Practice (New Zealand)
associated with enrolling in and attending the universities’
 NZLP5: Personal Injury & Torts Practice undergraduate Legal Ethics courses. It will also be open to
New Zealand law graduates who have not included the subject
 NZLPE Part V (Law of Torts)
within their undergraduate degree.
 NZLP6: Property Law Practice (New Zealand)
The College has applied to the New Zealand Council of Legal
 NZLPE Part IV (Property) Education for its approval of the LLM subjects as an approved
Legal Ethics course. Approval has been recommended by the
 NZLP7: Trusts, Wills & Estates Practice (New Zealand)
Council’s advisors and is expected to be granted by the
 NZLPE Part VI (Equity) Council at its 3 November 2017 meeting. ▄▌
 NZLP00 Capstone (New Zealand)
 NZLP15 Major Project (New Zealand) Meet our New Zealand subject matter experts
he College’s subject matter experts (SMEs) in New
Click to view the new Master of Laws (Applied Law) majoring T Zealand legal practice are:
in New Zealand Legal Practice handbook (or image below). ▄▌

Dr Duncan Webb
SME: Ethics and Professional Practice (New Zealand)
Dr Duncan Webb is one of New
Zealand’s leading legal ethicist. He is a
former partner of Christchurch firm Lane
Neave Lawyers, a former independent
Legal Complaints Review Officer with the
Ministry of Justice, and a former law
professor at the University of Canterbury.
Dr Webb has also authored numerous
articles and books, including Ethics
Professional Responsibility and the Dr Duncan Webb
Lawyer, LexisNexis (2006). Duncan was
elected as a Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central in
New Zealand’s September 2017 General Elections.

Paul David QC
SME: Commercial Law Practice (New Zealand)
Paul David QC has over 30 years’
experience in litigation and advisory
work. He started his legal career at the
Bar in England where he worked for 7
years before joining Russell McVeagh, a
leading New Zealand law firm. Paul was
a partner at that firm until 2002 when
(with others) he founded the litigation
specialist firm Wilson Harle. Paul has
been at the independent bar since 2006
and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in Paul David QC
2014.

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