Get the low down on law
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