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CENTRE FOR LEGAL INNOVATION

In 2016, the College established the Centre for Legal Innovation. The Centre will be collaborating with all
interested stakeholders to build a platform for discussion and experience sharing about the changes taking place
in the legal industry; identifying practical solutions to the most challenging issues; and developing new courses/
programs to support all legal professionals so they can capitalise on opportunities.

EXPANDING OPERATIONS

COLLEGE INTO ASIA

The College has begun expanding its operations into South East Asia. The following programs are in development
due to launch in 2017.

LLM (APPLIED LAW) MALAYSIA

The first program in development is new subjects in Intellectual property practice
the Master of Laws (Applied Law) program written Arbitration and disputes resolution practice
specifically for Malaysian lawyers.
Family law practice
Working with the Bar Council Malaysia, the College is This program builds on and is part of the highly
identifying the curriculum and subject matter experts to successful LLM (Applied Law) program, which the
develop content that will meet the needs of Malaysian College began offering in Australia in 2008.
practitioners.
The program enables lawyers to equip themselves
The first subjects planned to be available in 2017 to move into a new area of practice, or to build
will be:
competence in an existing area.
Civil litigation practice
Criminal law practice
Property law practice
Commercial and corporate law practice
Personal injury and torts practice
Administrative law practice