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Head IV

OLQE 2015

OLQE 2015 Head IV
Head IV Speakers
Accounts
Ody Apostol Lai Ody Apostol Lai


Ody is also a Fellow Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong and in Philippines. She worked in various accounting and managerial positions for more than 15 years.
Dr. Alex Lau Dr. Alex Lau


Dr. Alex Lau is a Consultant of Haldanes. He is an examiner in Head V of OLQE. He has previously taught OLQE Head I (L & T), III and IV (conduct). At the Law Society of Hong Kong, he sits on the Guidance Committee and is also an RME tutor. Alex is a graduate of the universities of Aberdeen (PhD), UCL (LLM), S. Mdst (LLM), W. Ontario (EMBA) (Distinction), NYU/HKUST (Finance), HKU (PCLL), and City Poly (BA Law). He appeared in Who's Who of the Law in HK in 1998, 2000 and 2003/4.
Professional Conduct
Gary Meggitt Gary Meggitt
Associate Professor, Department of Professional Legal Education, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong;
Solicitor Advocate, England & Wales;
Barrister-at-law, Lincoln's Inn;
CEDR Accredited Mediator


Gary qualified as a solicitor in 1993 and practiced insurance litigation with several leading UK firms. He was also subsequently Called to the Bar in England.

He began teaching at BPP in 2000. He was a Director of BPP Professional Development in 2004-05 and was the Course Director of BPP Law School's Full-Time Bar Vocational Course (BVC) in 2005-07.

Gary joined HKU in 2007 and teaches civil procedure, commercial litigation and professional practice on the PCLL. He also teaches insurance law on the LLB and LLM programmes.

He is a Director of the Faculty's Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL). He is also a member of the editorial board of the Hong Kong Law Journal.

Gary is a member of the Law Society's Insurance Law Committee and a member of the Examining Panel under the Higher Rights of Audience Rules. He is also a former director of the Hong Kong Insurance Law Association
Revision Session
Amanda Whitfort Amanda Whitfort
Associate Professor, Department of Professional Legal Education, The University of Hong Kong;
Barrister of the High Court of Hong Kong;
Barrister and Solicitor of the Supteme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia;


Amanda is an Associate Professor in the Department of Professional Legal Education where she has led the Criminal Litigation course on The University of Hong Kong's Postgraduate Certificate of Laws for 12 years. She has also taught Professional Practice, Civil Litigation, and Advocacy, both the University of Hong Kong and at the City University of Hong Kong.

She has extensive experience in trial prosecution in Australia where she is admitted to practice as a barrister and solicitor in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the High Court of Australia. In 2005 she was the first local candiate to pass the Hong Kong Bar Association's Qualification Examinations.

She is currently a parctising member of the Hong Kong Bar and a preosecutor on fiat for the Department of Justice in Hong Kong. In 2001 she was awarded the University of London's Convocation Trust Brigid Cotter prize for obtaining the highest aggregate on the external LLM programme.

She is currently chief examiner for The Law Society of Hong Kong's Overseas Lawyer's Qualification Examinations in Criminal Procedure (Head II) and was previously an examiner in Professional Conduct (Head IV), for seven years.

Her research interests include criminal justice and administration, environmental law (incuding animal law), and PRC criminal law and procedure.
Head IV Examination Date
12 November 2015 (Thursday)
Head IV Class Schedule
Date Time Hrs Topic   Speaker Remarks
Fri 10 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Accounts L1 Ody
Mon 13 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Accounts L2 Ody Has been re-scheduled from 17 July
Tue 14 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Accounts L3 Ody
Tue 28 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Professional Conduct L4 Gary
Tue 4 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Professional Conduct L5 Gary
Tue 11 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Professional Conduct L6 Gary
Tue 18 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Professional Conduct L7 Gary
Fri 21 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Professional Conduct R1 Amanda
Tue 25 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Professional Conduct R2 Amanda
Fri 28 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Professional Conduct R3 Amanda
Fri 4 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Accounts R4 Alex Extra Lecture
Fri 11 Sep 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Accounts R5 Ody Has been re-scheduled from 8 September
Thu 17 Sep 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Accounts R6 Ody Has been re-scheduled from 15 September
Fri 2 Oct 6:30pm - 10:00pm 3.5 Mock Examination
Thu 8 Oct 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Accounts R7 Alex Cancelled
Fri 16 Oct 6:30pm - 9:45pm 3 Mock Exam Feedback Alex
Head IV Class Venue
Euro Trade Centre Unit 903, 9/F, Euro Trade Centre, 21-23 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong [View Map]
Signing in & out at Registration Registration begins 20 minutes before the start of each session. Bad Weather Policy Class sessions will be cancelled if a No. 8 higher tropical cyclone signal or black storm warning is raised within 3 hours before the start of registration or during the session. In the event of cancellation due to bad weather, the session will be re-schedule.
No CPD Course for OLQE 2015 at the moment.
Examination Dates
Important Dates
  • Closing date for lodging application to sit the 2015 OLQE Examinations29 May 2015 (Fri)
  • Closing date for registration to sit the 2015 OLQE Examinations14 Aug 2015 (Fri)
  • Issue of candidate slips7-11 Sep 2015
  • Last date to advise of disability29 Sep 2015 (Tue)
  • Last day to withdraw from Examiantion to be eligible for part refund of registration fee 13 Oct 2015 (Tue)
  • Provisional date for release of the results 24 Feb 2016 (Wed)