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Head II

OLQE 2013

OLQE 2013 Head II
Head II Speakers
Civil Procedure
Professor Michael Wilkinson Professor Michael Wilkinson
Chairman of the Law Faculty Board & Former Head of Department of Professional Legal Education, The University of Hong Kong

Professor Michael Wilkinson BA, LLB (Cantab) is Chairman of the Law Faculty Board and former Head of the Department of Professional Legal Education at the University of Hong Kong. He is a barrister-at-law of the Inner Temple.

He specialises in teaching conveyancing, civil litigation and professional ethics and has published books in these areas, including the seminal publications "Hong Kong Conveyancing Law and Practice" and "Cases and Materials" in 9 volumes together with the student version (now in its fifth edition), Professional Conduct of Lawyers in Hong Kong in three loose-leaf volumes, and "A Guide to Civil Procedure in Hong Kong", 3rd Edition. He is also the University's Public Orator. Michael has taught Conveyancing on the OLQE courses since their inception.
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
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.
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;
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
13 November 2013 (Wednesday)
Head II Class Schedule
Date Time Hrs Topic   Speaker Remarks
Mon 8 Jul 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L1# Alfred
Tue 9 Jul 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L2 Alfred
Wed 10 Jul 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L3 Alfred
Thu 11 Jul 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L4 Alfred
Fri 12 Jul 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure L5 Alfred
Sat 13 Jul 2:00pm - 5:15pm 3 Civil Procedure L6 Alfred
Tue 6 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Civil Procedure L7 Alfred
Fri 9 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Civil Procedure R1 Alfred
Mon 12 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure L8 Alfred
Tue 13 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure L9 Alfred
Fri 16 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure L10 Alfred
Mon 19 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Criminal Procedure L11 Alfred
Tue 20 Aug 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Criminal Procedure L12 Alfred
Fri 23 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure L13 Alfred
Mon 26 Aug 7:00pm - 9:15pm 2 Civil Procedure R2 Michael
Tue 27 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure L14 Alfred
Fri 30 Aug 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure L15 Alfred
Mon 2 Sep 7:00pm - 9:15pm 2 Civil Procedure R3 Michael
Fri 6 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure R4 Tony
Mon 9 Sep 7:00pm - 9:15pm 2 Civil Procedure R5 Michael
Mon 16 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure R6 Tony
Tue 17 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Criminal Procedure R7 Tony
Mon 23 Sep 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Civil Procedure R8 Alfred
Tue 24 Sep 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Civil Procedure R9 Alfred
Mon 7 Oct 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Criminal Procedure R10 Alfred
Tue 15 Oct 6:30pm - 9:15pm 2.5 Criminal Procedure R11 Alfred
Wed 16 Oct 6:30pm - 10:00pm 3.5 Mock Examination
Mon 21 Oct 6:30pm - 8:45pm 2 Mock Exam Feedback Alfred
Head II Class Venue
Euro Trade Centre Unit 903, 9/F, Euro Trade Centre, 21-23 Des Voeux Road, 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.
No CPD Course for OLQE 2013 at the moment.
Examination Dates
Important Dates
  • Closing date for lodging application to sit the 2013 OLQE Examinations28 Jun 2013 (Fri)
  • Closing date for registration to sit the 2013 OLQE Examinations16 Aug 2013 (Fri)
  • Issue of candidate slips16-19 Sep 2013
  • Last date to advise of disability7 Oct 2013 (Mon)
  • Last day to withdraw from Examiantion to be eligible for part refund of registration fee24 Oct 2013 (Thu)
  • Provisional date for release of the results28 Feb 2014 (Fri)