OLQE - LexOmnibus

The Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination (OLQE) Preparatory Courses 2007

Peter Tashjian Peter Tashjian
CEO, Institute of Compliance Officers (ICO);
Managing Director, Institute of Professional Development (IPD);
Former CEO, Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries


Tashjian is the CEO of the Institute of Compliance Officers (ICO), Managing Director of the Institute of Professional Development (IPD) and former CEO of the Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries. Publications include co-editing (with Ted Tyler) the "Hong Kong Companies Compliance Manual" and "Hong Kong Securities Compliance Manual" soon to be published by Sweet & Maxwell Asia (July/October). Tashjian has been teaching commercial law to students and practitioners since 1985, at the University of Technology in Papua New Guinea (1985-1990), City University of Hong Kong (1990-1996) and part-time at the University of Hong Kong since 1991; he is a former adjunct professor of the Australian Graduate School of Management MBA program in Hong Kong. Tashjian has a BS in business from Bentley in Massachusetts (1978), a JD from New England School of Law in Boston (1982) and a MIM from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona (1984).



Honourary Consultants
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Nguyen
  • His Honour Judge Li
  • His Honour Judge Chow
  • His Honour Judge Carlson
  • Mr. Ian Thomas
  • Mr. Raymond Wong
  • William Kui Po LAM
Examination Dates
Important Dates
  • Closing date for lodging application to sit the 2007 OLQE Examinations13 Jul 2007 (Fri)
  • Closing date for registration to sit the 2007 OLQE Examinations24 Aug 2007 (Fri)
  • The Examination will test candidates on the relevant law up to31 Aug 2007 (Fri)
  • Issue of candidate slips17-21 Sep 2007
  • Last date to advise of disability29 Sep 2007 (Sat)
  • Last day to withdraw from Examiantion to be eligible for part refund of registration fee16 Oct 2007 (Tue)
  • Provisional date for release of the results31 Jan 2008 (Thu)