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OLQE 2016 Head IV
Head IV Speakers
Accounts
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Ian Lee
CPA, FCCA, MBA, MEd, JD, SQ (Insolvency)
Ian has been involved in professional examinations for over 10 years. He was an exam-trainer for students attempting the professional CPA examinations, and was subsequently responsible for overseeing the tax and law examination papers for foreign CPAs applying to practise in Hong Kong. He was also the Technical Director of an international firm where he provided technical advice to clients and in-house training to staff members. Ian completed the Master of Education degree from the University of Hong Kong, and the Juris Doctor (JD) programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong where he was a recipient of the JD prize from 2007/08 to 2009/10.
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Professional Conduct
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Gary Meggitt
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Solicitor Advocate (England & Wales), Barrister at Law (Lincoln's Inn), Mediator (CEDR Accredited)
Gary was admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales in 1993 and spent 12 years as a solicitor and then a consultant, specialising in insurance litigation, with several leading UK law firms. He was also Called to the Bar in England & Wales.
He first taught on the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at BPP Law School in London in 2000. Gary was subsequently a Director of BPP Professional Development, with responsibility for its Professional Skills Course (PSC), and later the Course Director of BPP Law School's Full-Time Bar Vocational Course (BVC).
Gary joined the Faculty of Law at HKU in 2007 and teaches civil litigation, commercial dispute resolution and professional practice & management, for which he is a course co-ordinator, on the PCLL programme. He also teaches insurance law on the Faculty's LLM and JD programmes.
Gary has written extensively on civil litigation and insurance-related subjects. He is a contributing author to 'A Guide to Civil Procedure in Hong Kong' (Fifth Edition, LexisNexis, 2015) and was the general editor of 'Civil Justice Reform - What has it achieved?' (Sweet & Maxwell, 2010).
He is the Director of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL) at the Faculty and a member of the editorial board of the Hong Kong Law Journal .
Gary is a member of the Hong Kong Law Society's Insurance Law Committee and Working Party on Litigation Funding. He is also a member of the Examining Panel under the Higher Rights of Audience Rules.
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Mock Exam Feedback
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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.
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Head IV Examination Date
16 November 2016 (Wednesday)
Head IV Class Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Hrs |
Topic |
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Speaker |
Remarks |
| Tue |
5 Jul |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Accounts |
L1 |
Ian Lee |
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| Thu |
7 Jul |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Accounts |
L2 |
Ian Lee |
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| Wed |
13 Jul |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Accounts |
L3 |
Ian Lee |
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| Fri |
15 Jul |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Professional Conduct |
L4 |
Gary |
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| Tue |
26 Jul |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Professional Conduct |
L5 |
Gary |
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| Tue |
2 Aug |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Professional Conduct |
L6 |
Gary |
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| Tue |
9 Aug |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Professional Conduct |
L7 |
Gary |
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| Thu |
8 Sep |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Accounts |
R1 |
Ian Lee |
Has been re-scheduled from 6 Sep |
| Tue |
13 Sep |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Accounts |
R2 |
Ian Lee |
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| Tue |
20 Sep |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Professional Conduct |
R3 |
Gary |
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| Tue |
27 Sep |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Professional Conduct |
R4 |
Gary |
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| Thu |
29 Sep |
6:30pm - 8:45pm |
2 |
Accounts |
R5 |
Ian Lee |
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| Fri |
7 Oct |
6:30pm - 10:00pm |
3.5 |
Mock Examination |
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| Tue |
25 Oct |
6:30pm - 7:30pm |
1 |
Mock Exam Feedback |
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Amanda |
Has been re-scheduled from 21 Oct |
| Tue |
25 Oct |
7:30pm - 8:45pm |
1 |
Mock Exam Feedback |
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Ian Lee |
Has been re-scheduled from 21 Oct |
Head IV Class Venue
Euro Trade Centre
Unit 903, 9/F, Euro Trade Centre, 21-23 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong
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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.
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