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Head II

OLQE 2012

IMPORTANT NOTE:
The Examination will test candidates on the relevant law up to 31 August 2012
Head II Speakers
Civil Procedure
Alfred Chung Ping CHENG Alfred Chung Ping CHENG
Barrister-at-law, Alan Leong's Chambers

Alfred read law at the University of Hong Kong and the University of Cambridge. He was the Bar Scholar in 2005 and started his practice as a barrister in 2006. His practice mainly involves civil work, concentrating on administrative law, commercial and personal injuries cases. In 2008, he was the research assistant to the Judiciary for the Civil Justice Reform, providing materials for training courses attended by judges and judicial officers. He is also a CEDR accredited mediator.

He has been teaching at the University of Hong Kong as a guest lecturer and tutor since 2006. He has taught courses in Administrative Law, Contract Law, Tort Law, Commercial Law Practice, Equity, and Legal History. He is also a tutor for the civil advocacy course and the personal injuries elective for the PCLL. He was also the coach for the HKU team for the Wilhelm C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot for 6 years.
Criminal Procedure
Anthony (Tony) Roy Upham Anthony (Tony) Roy Upham
Part-time Tutor, Department of Law, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong (2010-2012);
Part-time Trainer, Department of Professional Legal Education, The University of Hong Kong (2011-2012);
Former Magistrate and Coroner;
OLQE Head II Examiner for Criminal Procedure from 1995 to 2007;
Former Associate Professor City University


Tony obtained his BA (Law) from Southampton University in 1964. He has been admitted to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales and in Hong Kong but is not currently in practice in either jurisdiction. He was in private practice as a solicitor in England from 1968 to 1982 undertaking civil and criminal litigation and advocacy. From 1982 to 1989 he was a Magistrate in the Judiciary of Hong Kong with acting appointments as Principal Magistrate and as Coroner. After leaving the Judiciary he obtained his LL.M in European Legal Studies from Exeter University. From 1990 until retirement in 2009 he was an Associate Professor in the School of Law of City University where he taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Evidence and Criminal Justice System. Since retirement he has been a part-time tutor at the University of Hong Kong. He was Co-Convenor of the Head II Civil and Criminal Panel for the Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination from 1995 to 2007 and has also served as a member of the Head IV Accounts and Professional Conduct Panel. He is currently a member of the Law Society of Hong Kong's Criminal law and Procedure Committee. He has contributed to Archbold (Hong Kong) and to Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong. With Christopher Knight he authored Criminal Litigation in Hong Kong which is now in its third edition.
Head II Examination Date
5 November 2012 (Monday)
Head II Class Schedule
Date Time Hrs Topic   Speaker Remarks
Thu 12 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure L1# Tony
Fri 13 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure L2 Tony
Sat 14 Jul 2:00pm - 5:15pm 3 Criminal Procedure L3 Tony
Sat 21 Jul 2:00pm - 4:15pm 2 Criminal Procedure L4 Tony
Wed 25 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure L5 Tony
Fri 27 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure L6 Tony
Sat 28 Jul 2:00pm - 5:15pm 3 Criminal Procedure L7 Tony
Mon 30 Jul 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure R1 Tony
Thu 2 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L8 Alfred
Mon 6 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L9 Alfred
Thu 9 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L10 Alfred
Fri 10 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure R2 Tony
Mon 13 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L11 Alfred
Thu 16 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L12 Alfred
Mon 20 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L13 Alfred
Mon 27 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L14 Alfred
Thu 30 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Civil Procedure R3 Video Lecture
Mon 3 Sep 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L15 Alfred
Thu 6 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Civil Procedure R4 Video Lecture
Mon 10 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Civil Procedure R5 Alfred
Thu 13 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Civil Procedure R6 Video Lecture
Fri 14 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure R7 Tony
Mon 17 Sep 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure R8 Alfred
Thu 20 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Civil Procedure R9 Alfred
Fri 21 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Civil Procedure R10 Alfred
Sat 6 Oct 2:00pm - 5:30pm 3.5 Mock Examination
Mon 15 Oct 6:30pm - 9:45pm 3 Mock Exam Feedback Alfred, Tony
Head II Class Venue
Room 306, 3/F Printing House, 6 Duddell Street, 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.
Date Title Time Fee Ref
28 Jul (Sat) Magistrates' Courts Practice 2012 9:30am - 12:45pm Free L12CL06
Free/Cheaper CPD courses which are relevant to the OLQE examinations.
Please note that the VCD or MP3 files may not be provided to Home Study Student, as we will have to seek approval from the CPD presenters.


Examination Dates
Important Dates
  • Closing date for lodging application to sit the 2012 OLQE Examinations29 Jun 2012 (Fri)
  • Closing date for registration to sit the 2012 OLQE Examinations17 Aug 2012 (Fri)
  • Issue of candidate slips17-21 Sep 2012
  • Last date to advise of disability3 Oct 2012 (Wed)
  • Last day to withdraw from Examiantion to be eligible for part refund of registration fee19 Oct 2012 (Fri)
  • Provisional date for release of the results28 Feb 2013 (Thu)