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A co-badged COL/IPBA LLM programme based on ASEAN+6
Cross-Border Legal Practice would be similar in concept to
two LLM programmes that are co-badged with the
International Bar Association (IBA):
 University of Law/IBA LLM NZ/Common Law Practice LLM in September 2017
in International Legal Practice he College’s new LLM in Common Law Practice is to
 IBA/King’s College London T have its product launch at the 2017 Annual Conference of
Executive LLM the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) in Auckland. .
The London-based University This new LLM programme is designed to build upon the
of Law (formerly the College of existing COLNZ New Zealand Law and Practice Examination
Law England and Wales - an (NZLPE) preparation course for foreign lawyers. It will allow
organisation similar to the College) launched its co-badged foreign lawyers to simultaneously undertake a LLM and
IBA LLM back in 2011. It covers cross-border legal practice prepare for the six NZLPE exams run by the New Zealand
with a focus on the United Kingdom, the European Union and Council of Legal Education (NZCLE).
the United States.
The co-badged IBA/King’s College London Executive LLM LLM IN APPLIED LAW (COMMON LAW PRACTICE)
was announced by the IBA on 31 October 2016. It is an online
distance learning programme with five London-based  Administrative Law Practice (NZLPE Part I)
immersive residential weekends. The College intends to  Commercial Law Practice (NZLPE Part II)
include Sydney intensives as a programme option,
 Criminal Law Practice (NZLPE Part III)
Product launch at IPBA 2017 Annual Conference  Ethics & Professional Practice
The new ASEAN+6 Cross-Border Practice LLM subject
stream is to have its product launch at the IPBA’s 2017  Personal Injury & Torts Practice (NZLPE Part V)
Annual Conference in Auckland (6-9 April 2017).  Property Law Practice (NZLPE Part IV)
The College is a Premier Sponsor of the conference and will  Trusts, Wills & Estates Practice (NZLPE Part VI)
have an exhibition booth.
 Capstone or Major Project
Terri Mottershead and the College’s new Centre for Legal
Innovation (CLI) will be taking the opportunity to present the
CLI at the conference, ▄▌ Ethics & Professional Practice is being offered to allow foreign
lawyers to undertake this subject online. Currently, their only
option is to attend an undergraduate Ethics course at one of
New Zealand’s six University law schools.
The NZCLE has advised that it is willing to consider
Practice management course developed accrediting the new subject course to serve that purpose. Dr
for the Law Society of Hong Kong Duncan Webb, New Zealand’s leading legal ethicist, has been
engaged as Subject Matter Expert to ensure that the new
new Practice Management course has been developed subject meets the NZCLE’s accreditation requirements.
A and delivered to the Law Society of Hong Kong. Creation It is worth noting that this will be the only subject in the COL
of the 3-hour, face-to-face, seminar course is the Law Asia LLM subject portfolio that will have any external
Society’s first step towards introducing a mandatory practice accreditation.
management course
requirement for Hong Kong Semester 3 2017 subjects
solicitors wishing to practise  Administrative Law Practice
on their own account - either  Commercial Law Practice
in partnership or in sole practice.  Ethics & Professional Practice
Winning the contract to develop this course (and a Semester 1, 2018 subjects
PowerPoint, with presenter’s notes to accompany it) was COL  Criminal Law Practice
Asia’s first success in securing paid work in Asia. COL Asia  Personal Injury & Torts Practice
has since been asked by the Law Society to:  Trusts, Wills & Estates Practice
 Develop sets of checkboxes to cover starting, running and A major target market for this new LLM in Common Law
exiting a Hong Kong legal practice. Practice is lawyers from Civil Law jurisdictions wishing to
 Assist with the recruitment and training of course trainers. obtain a legal qualification in a Common Law jurisdiction.
Many lawyers currently choose expensive US university LLM
 Deliver the first course in Hong Kong.
programmes to achieve this - this programme will provide a
 Provide an annual course update service. Downunder online option.
The Law Society is aiming to introduce the course, on a pilot A similar Australian based LLM programme, based on rules
basis initially, sometime later this year. established for the national profession, will likely be developed
The College has offered to enable online delivery of the from the New Zealand prototype. It’s a model that can be
practice management course, should the Law Society wish to extended to admission in other jurisdictions. ▄▌
pilot online course delivery in the future. ▄▌

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