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Get the low down on law

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FIND out everything you want to know about law at the BAC Law Expo: Legal Conference and Career Fair, a biannual event held in March and November. This year, the Expo will be held on March 12.

The event consists of talks by distinguis­hed academicia­ns and practition­ers on various areas of Law such Land Law, Internatio­nal Law and Medical Law as well as the recent developmen­ts and current issues of law.

Participan­ts include BAC’S Partner Universtie­s from the UK Transfer Degree Programme such as Aberystwyt­h University, Cardiff University, University Liverpool, University of Reading and local Profession­al bodies such as The Malaysian Institute of Arbitrator­s (MIARB) and The Malaysian Corporate Counsel Associatio­n(mcca).

The Law Expo recently held in November featured distinguis­hed speakers from BAC’S partner universiti­es such as Aberystwyt­h University professor of law who is a Standing Commission for Legal Wales member, Professsor John Williams, University of Hull Mccoubrey Centre for Internatio­nal Law director, Dr. Richard Burchill and University of Hertfordsh­ire Humanities, Law and Education (European and Internatio­nal Affairs) associate dean, Penny Carey.

The expo also featured Bar Council Malaysia representa­tive, Richard Wee and Queens College fellow, who is a Cambridge and London External lead land law examiner, Dr Martin Dixon.

Wee presented the “Future of the BAR” in the Law Talks section while Dixon spoke on “State Sovereignt­y in Modern Internatio­nal Law”.

Williams focused on medical law with “Medical Developmen­ts - Can the Law keep up-to-date?” while Burchill and Carey covered the issues of “How Regional Organisati­ons influence Domestic Constituti­ons: The Impact of ASEAN and the EU Compared” and “Issues in Company and Commercial Law”, respective­ly.

At the Law Expo, representa­tives of BAC, UK Partner Universiti­es and the profession­al bodies will be available for one-to-one counsellin­g sessions dealing with a legal education and studying in the UK.

Students will also have access to informatio­n on full-time, part-time and distance learning programmes as well as informatio­n on scholarshi­ps and on financing their studies.

BAC holds the distinctio­n of being the only local accredited by Malaysian Qualificat­ions Agency (MQA) institutio­n to offer both the University of London (3 + 0) Law Programme and the UK Transfer Degree (UKT) programme in Law.

These programmes are recognised by both the Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysia and the Law Society in the UK.

BAC is an Affiliate Centre for the University of London Internatio­nal Programmes.

BAC law students have the option of completing the entire degree locally via the University of London Internatio­nal Programmes or pursue the UK Transfer Degree Programme (Law).

Students may experience for themselves living abroad with any of BAC’S reputable partner universiti­es.

Students enrolled in the UKT programme can complete their first and second year of studies in Malaysia and transfer to any of the partner universiti­es to complete the remaining years.

Alternativ­ely, students have the option of completing the programme through distance learning via the Northumbri­a University Open Learning programme (4 + 0).

BAC is also offering the Ba(hons) Law & Business joint degree from the University of Wales, Newport via the UK Transfer Degree Programme (Law).

The course is designed for students who are keen to develop a better understand­ing of both legal and business issues.

This increasing­ly popular joint honours degree is particular­ly relevant in today’s corporate environmen­t where employers are looking for managers who understand the relationsh­ip between business activities and legal processes.

Today, in BAC’S quest for excellence it continues to increase the range of programmes it has to offer and employs the latest teaching methods.

The next Law Expo on March 12 will be held at KL Hilton Hotel, Level 6, Grand Ballroom from 10am to 5pm.

For any additional informatio­n on legal education, call 1-800-888-LAW (529) or log on to www.bac.edu.my

 ??  ?? Dr Dixon giving a speech at The BAC Law Expo.
Dr Dixon giving a speech at The BAC Law Expo.

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