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Auckland Law School 1
Contents
03 Welcome from the Dean 20 Further Law Study
04 Auckland Law School Map 22 Postgraduate Law
05 2015 Law Diary 24 Academic Information for Students
06 Admission and Enrolment Procedures 29 Grading
07 Undergraduate Law 30 Mooting and Competitions
07 The LLB Degree 32 Student Clubs and Associations
Conjoint Degrees
09 34 Student Support and Facilities
Planning your Degree
10 37 Equity Support for Law School Students
13 Specialisations 38 Academic Staff Responsibilities
Timetable
14 39 Staff of the Faculty of Law
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Auckland Law School 3
Welcome from the Dean
Welcome to the Auckland Law School for 2015.
This is the largest law school in New Zealand and we are consistently ranked the best law
school in New Zealand and one of the best in the world in the prestigious QS World
University Rankings.
The strength of any law school lies in the calibre of its staff and students, the resources of
its library, and the support it gets from the profession and alumni. The Auckland Law School
is very fortunate on every score. Our academic staff produces world-class research, we are
supported by dedicated administrative staff, and the Davis Law Library has New Zealand’s
most extensive collection of legal research materials. It is very competitive to gain entry, so
we have an exceptionally well-qualified student body. And we are situated in the heart of
the legal precinct of New Zealand’s commercial capital, next to the High Court and the
nation’s leading law firms.
My academic colleagues have expertise that spans the range of legal subjects: from
business law, tax and family law through to public and private international law,
constitutional law, the Treaty of Waitangi and indigenous rights, environmental law and
human rights. Many have national and international reputations in their fields. The legal
Dean Andrew Stockley
education we seek to offer recognises that law is part of a wider social context: it is not
merely a set of rules and procedures created in isolation by legislators, administrators and
judges.
Our vision of legal education includes equipping students with the capacity to think
critically, and to ask questions about legal rules and institutions. Our academic staff
participate in advisory roles to government agencies, lawyers, community and business
organisations, and are active in the wider community.
Our students epitomize Auckland’s philosophy of academic rigour coupled with enthusiasm
for the law. In 2014 Auckland students won three of the five competitions at the New
Zealand Law Students’ Association annual championships and will represent New Zealand
at the prestigious Jessup Moot Competition for the seventh time in the last eight years.
I am confident that your time at the Auckland Law School will be an experience you will
value for a lifetime. Take full advantage of your opportunity to think, to learn, to explore new
ideas and to question orthodoxy. You will find that the staff here are happy to answer
questions and to provide academic and other support as needed. Make the most of the
chance to join one of the most active and successful law student societies in the country.
From the Law Revue to the student competitions, from the social and sports events to the
seminars and workshops, there are countless opportunities to participate, to meet other law
students, and to forge life-long friendships.
Some of you will elect to study law as part of a conjoint degree programme, in conjunction
with arts, commerce, science, property, engineering or health science degrees. In your final
two years of the law degree, all of you will have considerable freedom to choose from more
than 50 law elective courses in many areas of specialisation. After that, the Faculty’s
extensive postgraduate programme entices many of our students back to gain an LLM or
PhD.
I wish you well with your studies and trust that you will find the legal education that we offer
at the Auckland Law School to be personally, professionally and intellectually rewarding.
Andrew Stockley
Dean of Law
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217, 217A Auckland University Law Students Assn. 233 Student Academic & Support Adviser 240 Student Experience Adviser
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102,106 Auckland University Law Review 206 Mooting Society & Cafeteria 310 Faculty Support Services
Auckland Law School 5
2015 Law Diary
Semester One 2014 Thursday 6 August, 4pm LAW 211 essay due
Friday 27 February LLB Part II Orientation Friday 14 August Final day for registering a Research Paper in
Lieu of Exam in elective courses
Monday 2 March Semester One begins
Tuesday 18 August LAW 241 test
Friday 13 March Enrolment deadline for adding or deleting
courses for Semester One Tuesday 25 August LAW 121G test
Last day for selection of supervisor and Thursday 27 August, 4pm LAW 231 essay due
approval of topic for Honours Dissertations
Friday 28 August, 4pm Honours Seminar Paper due
Last day for enrolment and approval of topics
for Supervised Research Papers (LAW 456) Saturday 29 – Sunday 13 Mid-Semester Break
September
Monday 16 March Tutorials begin for LLB Parts I, II and III
Monday 14 September Semester Two resumes
Friday 27 March Enrolment deadline for adding or deleting
double-semester courses Thursday 17 September LAW 131 test
Final day for registering a Research Paper in Friday 18 September, 4pm Submission of completed draft for Honours
Lieu of Exam in elective courses Dissertations due
Tuesday 31 March LAW 121G test Monday 21 September, 4pm Opinions due in all law elective courses
Friday 3 – Sunday 19 April Mid-semester Break/Easter Friday 25 September Selection of supervisor and approval of topic
for Honours Dissertations (Summer School)
Monday 27 April ANZAC Day
Tuesday 29 September Spring Graduation
Tuesday 28 April LAW 211 test
Wednesday 30 September, LAW 131 essay due
Friday 1 May, 4pm Submission of completed draft for Honours 4pm
Dissertations due
Friday 23 October, 4pm Semester Two lectures end
Monday 4 May, 4pm Opinions due in all law elective courses
LAW 456 Supervised Research Papers due
Monday 4, Wednesday 6, Autumn Graduation
Research Paper in Lieu of Exam due
Friday 8 May
Monday 26 October Labour Day
Tuesday 12 May LAW 241 test
Tuesday 27 October, 4pm Final Submission for Honours Dissertations
Monday 18 May LAW 301 test
due
Tuesday 26 May LAW 231 test
Saturday 24 – Study Break
Thursday 28 May LAW 306 test Wednesday 28 October
Monday 1 June Queen’s Birthday Thursday 29 – Exams
Tuesday 2 June LAW 201 test Monday 16 November
Thursday 4 June LAWCOMM 445 test Monday 16 November Summer Break
Friday 5 June, 4pm Semester One lectures end
LAW 456 Supervised Research Papers due Summer School 2016
Research Paper in Lieu of Exam due Friday 27 November Submission of completed draft for Honours
LAWCOMM 442 test, 5.30pm Dissertations due (Summer School)
Monday 8 June LAW 316 Take-home exam: Exam available Tuesday 1 December Deadline for students wishing to submit their
for download via Cecil, 11am Application for Admission in LLB Part II 2016.
Deadline for enrolment into Summer School
Final Submission for Honours Dissertations courses.
due, 4pm
Tuesday 8 December Deadline for new students wishing to submit
Tuesday 9 June LAW 316 Take-home exam: Submit exam their Application for Admission for LLB Part I
script via Turnitin, 12noon 2016. Applications received after these dates
Monday 8 – Study Break may be accepted if there are places
Wednesday 10 June available.
Thursday 11 – Exams Wednesday 6 January Summer School lectures begin
Monday 29 June Monday 11 January Enrolment deadline for adding or deleting
Tuesday 30 June – Inter-Semester Break courses for Summer School
Sunday 19 July Friday 15 January Last day for enrolment and approval of topics
for LAW 456 Supervised Research Papers
(Summer School)
Semester Two 2015
Monday 1 February Auckland Anniversary
Monday 20 July Semester Two begins
Tuesday 2 February Honours Dissertations due 4pm (Summer
Thursday 23 July, 4pm LAW 241 essay due School)
Friday 31 July Enrolment deadline for adding or deleting Monday 8 February Waitangi Day
courses for Semester Two
Friday 12 February Summer School lectures end
Last day for selection of supervisor and
approval of topic for Honours Dissertations Saturday 13 February Study Break
Last day for enrolment and approval of topics Monday 15 – Exams
for Supervised Research Papers (LAW 456) Wednesday 17 February
Monday 3 August Tutorials resume for LLB Part I, II and III Monday 29 February Semester One begins
courses
6 Auckland Law School
Admissions and Enrolment Procedures
Are you a new student to the
University of Auckland?
First you need to apply online:
Yes No Are you applying for LLB Part I or LLB Part II?
visit www.auckland.ac.nz/applynow
Yes No
If you are new to the University of
Are you applying for Auckland and are applying for LLB Part
LLB Part I? No II, III or IV or Postgraduate studies you
If you have previously enrolled at The If you are currently
will first need to speak to a Law Student enrolled in the
Academic and Support Adviser – see University of Auckland and are
applying for a new programme (for University of Auckland
page 10 for contact details. in Law and will be
Yes example applying for LLB Part II after
a LLB Part I year, or applying for a continuing with your
BA/LLB conjoint after studies in BA), existing programmes,
you will need to make a new you can go straight to
application using Student Services the Enrolling in Classes
You will need to apply for Law and another bachelor’s degree (relevant to your section.
non-law courses). If you are applying for a conjoint programme you should Online and selecting Change my
make a conjoint application in addition to applying for the two individual Programme. Visit www.
degrees. studentservices.auckland.ac.nz
No
If you are applying for LLB Part I, you should submit your application for
admission by 8 December, and should select ‘LLB Part I’ for your specialisation. Yes Are you applying for No Are you applying for
LLB Part I? LLB Part II?
If you are applying for LLB Part II, you should submit your
application for admission by 1 December, and should select Yes
‘Law’ for your specialisation.
All applicants for LLB Part II who wish to be considered under the University Targeted Admission Schemes must apply in the first instance as above as well as
completing a questionnaire available online or from the Law School Student Centre Reception. This must be returned to reception no later than 8 December.
You may subsequently be required to attend an interview.
After submitting your application
Your application will be acknowledged by email. Your application will be assessed and, if
successful, you will receive an “Offer of a place in a programme”, normally from late
December for LLB Part II and the end of January for LLB Part I. You may receive a
conditional offer, but final approval will be dependent on fulfilment of the conditions of University Student Information Centre
admission to the University and the programme. Room 112
Level 1 (Ground Floor)
During the application process, you will be given a Student ID number which will allow you The ClockTower Building
to sign into your Application for Admission. Here you will be able to monitor the progress 22 Princes Street
of your application and check if further documentation is required. City Campus
If you have received an offer of place in a programme you should accept or decline the Phone: +64 9 923 1969 or 0800 61 62 63
offer as soon as possible. Once you have accepted an offer of place, you will gain access Email: studentinfo@auckland.ac.nz
to the Enrolling in Classes section on Student Services Online (SSO), www.studentservices.
auckland.ac.nz. You can then proceed to enrol in courses online. Although you have been Open: Monday to Friday from 8am–6pm,
admitted to Law, the Faculty does not guarantee you a place in the stream of your choice and Saturday 9am–12noon during peak
or the classes of your choice. Enrol as early as possible to avoid disappointment. times.
Auckland Law School 7
Undergraduate Law — The LLB Degree
Bachelor of Laws – Typical degree structure
Part I LAW 121G Non-law Non-law Non-law LAW 131 Non-law Non-law General
Law and Society (15 points) (15 points) (15 points) Legal Method (15 points) (15 points) Education
(15 points) (15 points) (15 points)
Part II LAW 299 LAW 201 LAW 211 LAW 211 LAW 211
Legal Criminal Law Public Law Law of Torts Law of Contract
Research 1 (30 points) (30 points) (30 points) (30 points)
(0 points)
Part III LAW 399 LAW 301 LAW 306 LAW 316 LAW 458 Law elective courses
Legal Land Law Equity Jurisprudence Legal Ethics (45 points)
Research 2 (20 points) (20 points) (15 points) (10 points)
(10 points)
Part IV LAW 400 Law elective courses
Legal (110 points)
Research 3
(10 points)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) LLB Part I
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree can be studied full-time or LAW 121G Law and Society and LAW 131 Legal Method
part-time and can be studied as part of a conjoint degree.
All undergraduate law students wishing to pursue an LLB degree
Unlike other degrees, the LLB degree does not have a major are required to take LAW 121G in the first semester as a
attached to it. Everyone who earns an LLB degree gains a broad prerequisite to LAW 131. LAW 121G is offered in both semester
background in the law. The degree is a combination of law one and semester two of each year. LAW 131 requires a
compulsory courses, law elective courses, non-law courses from prerequisite of a C+ or better pass in LAW 121G. LAW 131 is only
another degree programme, one General Education course and offered in semester two.
one Academic Integrity course. A wide range of law elective
courses are available, see page 13. LAW 121G is an introduction to theories of the nature, functions
and origins of law and legal systems, while LAW 131 is an
If you are a graduate, speak to one of our Student Advisers about introductory study of how law is made and applied in New
how you can best pursue an LLB degree. Zealand. Each course usually involves three one-hour lectures per
week and a compulsory one-hour tutorial every fortnight. These
courses cannot be studied extramurally.
Non-law courses
You will be required to choose 90 non-law points as a foundation
for your other bachelor’s degree. Before making your selection, you
are encouraged to seek guidance from the other faculty’s advice
centre.
General Education courses
Courses in General Education are a distinctive feature of The
University of Auckland bachelor’s degrees. LLB students enrol for
LAW 121G, Law and Society, in LLB Part I. Students accepted to
Quick Facts LLB Part II cannot count LAW 121G as a General Education course
and are required to complete 15 further points from the General
Full time: 4 years
Education schedules www.auckland.ac.nz/generaleducation.
Taught at: City Campus
Points per degree: 480
Students not accepted into LLB Part II and who continue with
Application closing dates: another degree will most likely be able to include LAW 121G as a
1 December 2015 for LLB Part II General Education course in their other degree. Please check your
8 December 2015 for LLB Part I specific degree programme regulations.
Classes start: 29 February 2016
Students (other than graduates) intending to complete LLB as a
8 Auckland Law School
single degree are encouraged to include their General Education
in the first year. Students intending to complete conjoint degrees
may defer their General Education course until after their first
year.
Academic Integrity Course
From 2014 all students starting a new programme at the
University of Auckland are required to complete the online
Academic Integrity Course by the end of a student’s first semester
of study in any programme. It is an online course designed to
increase student knowledge of academic integrity, university rules
relating to academic conduct, and the identification and
consequences of academic misconduct.
Students required to complete the course will be automatically
enrolled and will see ACADINT.A01 as one of their current courses
in CECIL.
LLB Part II
Entry into LLB Part II is limited and determined on a competitive
basis. In 2015, entry into LLB Part II required a GPA of 6.5 or above
on the basis of grades in LAW 121G, LAW 131, and the best 90
points from non-law courses. The minimum GPA can vary from
year to year. The LLB(Hons) involves students enrolling for an additional
20-point Honours seminar course as part of their Part III year and
LLB Part II consists of five compulsory courses, which can be for a 40-point dissertation in the semester immediately following
completed in the second year of study for those full-time students the completion of their Part IV year (this can be completed in the
completing an LLB as a single degree, or across the second and summer semester, or the following semester). It usually takes nine
third year of study for those completing conjoint degrees. semesters to complete all the requirements for the LLB(Hons)
degree, unless a student is completing a conjoint degree in which
LAW 201, 211, 231 and 241 are full-year courses. case it will usually take 11 semesters. Throughout the programme
students will need to maintain a B+ average.
LLB Part III and IV
If students do not get into Honours by invitation after the
In LLB Part III and IV, students are allowed to select elective completion of their Part II courses but their overall performance
courses towards their LLB degree. We offer the largest range of improves in later years, they are able to apply for Honours on the
elective courses in New Zealand. Planning ahead is important as form available from the Law Student Centre in early December.
not all elective courses are offered every year. The application will be approved if the student’s grade average
over all LLB courses is above the Honours’ entry standard and
Students intending on being admitted to the bar as a barrister or there are places available.
solicitor will be required to take LAW 458 Legal Ethics. This
satisfies the Council for Legal Education (CLE) requirement that Becoming a barrister or solicitor
law graduates must obtain a pass in a CLE approved Legal Ethics
course in order to be admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the After completing the LLB, students who wish to be admitted as a
High Court of New Zealand. barrister or solicitor must complete an approved professional legal
studies course. There are currently two providers of this course:
LAW 301 and 306 are full year courses.
The Institute of Professional Legal Studies
LLB(Hons) programme Website: www.ipls.org.nz
Auckland Branch: 09 358 1204
If you achieve a B+ average over all your law courses at the National Office: 0800 776 376
completion of Part II, you will be invited to transfer to the Bachelor Email: info@ipls.org.nz
of Laws Honours (LLB(Hons)) programme. For conjoint students this
is usually at the end of your third year. Students will be sent a letter The College of Law (New Zealand)
and an application form and it is the student’s responsibility to Website: www.collaw.ac.nz
complete the application form and return it within the stated Phone: 0800 894 172
timeframe. Auckland branch: +64 9 300 3151
Email: enquiries@collaw.ac.nzUndergraduate Law — Conjoint Degrees 9
Conjoint Degrees
Sample LLB conjoint degree structure (does not apply to the BE(Hons)/LLB)
LLB Other conjoint degree LLB Other conjoint degree
Year 1 LAW 121G (15 points) (15 points) (15 points) LAW 131 (15 points) (15 points) (15 points)
Law and Society Legal Method
(15 points) (15 points)
Year 2 LAW 299 LAW 201 LAW 211 Other degree General
Legal Criminal Law Public Law (60 points) Education
Research 1 (30 points) (30 points) (15 points)
(0 points)
Year 3 LAW 211 LAW 211 Other degree
Law of Torts Law of Contract (75 points)
(30 points) (30 points)
Year 4 LAW 399 LAW 301 LAW 306 LAW 316 LAW 458 Law elective courses Other
Legal Land Law Equity Jurisprudence Legal Ethics (45 points) degree
Research 2 (20 points) (20 points) (15 points) (10 points) (15 points)
(10 points)
Year 5 LAW 400 Law elective courses Other
Legal (110 points) degree
Research 3 (15 points)
(10 points)
i) This conjoint plan allows completion of the conjoint degree programme in ii) BE(Hons)/LLB conjoint degrees satisfy the requirements of two professional
five years, but it involves a heavier than normal load in four of the five bodies. Students should expect to take six years, and are advised to consult
years. There is no need to complete within the minimum timeframe, and with the Faculty of Engineering in the first instance.
students may wish to enrol for a more manageable load by extending the
overall timeframe to five years plus one semester (or longer).
Conjoint degrees enable you to complete the requirements of two The BE(Hons)/LLB is made up of 390 points of law courses and 405
degrees simultaneously, thereby reducing the total time required points of engineering courses. Students wishing to pursue
by one year of equivalent fulltime study. BE(Hons)/LLB degree are advised to consult with the Faculty of
Engineering in the first instance.
Admission can be in the first year, or at any point before you have
passed not more than 270 points for either component degree.
Continuation depends on maintaining a good academic record.
The Faculty of Law offers the following conjoint programmes:
—— Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (BA/LLB)
—— Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws (BCom/LLB)
—— Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Laws (BHSc/LLB)
—— Bachelor of Property/Bachelor of Laws (BProp/LLB)
—— Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws (BSc/LLB)
or
—— Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/Bachelor of Laws
(BE(Hons)/LLB) (see ii above)
LLB conjoint degrees (aside from BE(Hons/LLB)) are comprised of
390 points of law courses and 270 points of courses from the other
degree. If you are invited by the Faculty of Law into LLB(Hons) this
will increase to 450 points of law courses. The degree will take a
semester longer to complete.10 Auckland Law School
Planning your Degree
Student Academic 1 – 11 Short Street, Auckland Workload
and Support Advisers DDI: +64 (0)9 923 6436
email: s.penk@auckland.ac.nz LLB Part II
Student Academic and Support All students selected for LLB Part II must
Adviser (Undergraduate and Equity) Assistant Dean (Academic) Honours, enrol in LAW 299 before enrolling in any
Rob McStay (Acting) Scholarships and Prizes Coordinator other Part II course. LAW 299 is a
Emily McGowan (On Parental Leave Dec Associate Professor Jo Manning co-requisite to all Part II courses and
14 – Sept 15) Room 3.20, Building 803, Student Services Online will not allow
Room 2.33, Building 810, 1 – 11 Short 17 Eden Crescent, Auckland enrolment in the other Part II courses first.
Street, Auckland DDI: +64 (0)9 923 8804
DDI: +64 (0)9 923 7939 email: j.manning@auckland.ac.nz The four compulsory courses, Criminal,
email: r.mcstay@auckland.ac.nz; Public, Contract and Torts consist of 3
e.mcgowan@auckland.ac.nz Associate Dean (Postgraduate) hours of lecture time per week, plus a
Associate Professor Treasa Dunworth one-hour tutorial every second week. LAW
Student Academic and Support Room 3.14, Building 803, 299, Legal Research I consists of five
Adviser (Pouāwhina Māori) 17 Eden Crescent, Auckland one-hour classes, four worksheets, four
Ihaprea Benston DDI: +64 (0)9 923 8008 online modules and tests and a final test.
Room 2.34, Building 810, email: t.dunworth@auckland.ac.nz
1 – 11 Short Street, Auckland The recommended law workload for Part II
DDI: +64 (0)9 923 8801 Associate Dean (International) students is 120 points. Conjoint students
email: p.benston@auckland.ac.nz Associate Professor David Grinlinton and graduates may take 135-150 points.
Room 4.16, Building 801, While the University regulations allow
Student Academic and 9 Eden Crescent, Auckland students to enrol in a maximum of 80
Support Adviser (Pacific) DDI: +64 (0)9 923 7230 points per semester, students are strongly
Harry Toleafoa email: d.grinlinton@auckland.ac.nz recommended not to exceed 135 points for
Room 2.32, Building 810, 1 – 11 Short the two semesters. Students may also enrol
Street, Auckland Tumuaki, Associate Dean (Māori) in up to 30 points in a summer semester.
DDI: +64 (0)9 923 5019 Khylee Quince
email: h.toleafoa@auckland.ac.nz Room 7.17, Building 810, LLB Parts III and IV
1 – 11 Short Street, Auckland The recommended workload for Part III or
Student Academic and Support DDI: +64 (0)9 923 5635 IV is 120 points. Conjoint students may do
Adviser (Postgraduate and email: k.quince@auckland.ac.nz 135 points. While the University
International) regulations allow students to enrol in a
Angela Vaai Faculty Adviser for Pacific Students maximum of 80 points per semester,
Room 2.31, Building 810, 1 – 11 Short Associate Professor Treasa Dunworth students are strongly recommended not to
Street, Auckland Room 3.14, Building 803, exceed 135 points for the two semesters.
DDI: +64 (0)9 923 8180 17 Eden Crescent, Auckland Students may also enrol in up to 30 points
email: a.vaai@auckland.ac.nz DDI: +64 (0)9 923 8008 in a summer semester. 170 points is the
email: t.dunworth@auckland.ac.nz maximum allowable points for the year as
Student Centre and a whole (Jan-Dec), including Summer
Development Manager Faculty Adviser for Equity School.
Dr Suranjika Tittawella Dr Claire Charters
Room 2.30, Building 810, Room 3.18, Building 803, LLB(Hons)
1 – 11 Short Street, Auckland 17 Eden Crescent, Auckland
DDI: +64 (0)9 923 6396 DDI: +64 (0)9 923 9436 More information on Honours including
email: s.tittawella@auckland.ac.nz email: c.charters@auckland.ac.nz due dates, how to select a supervisor and
current courses offered can be found at
Student and Academic Faculty Adviser for Student with www.law.auckland.ac.nz/honours
Services Manager Disabilities
Bernadette Saysani Rohan Havelock The LLB(Hons) involves a student enrolling
Room 2.42, Building 810, Room 2.05, Building 803, for an additional 20-point Honours seminar
1 – 11 Short Street, Auckland 17 Eden Crescent, Auckland course as part of their Part III year and for
DDI: +64 (0)9 923 1395 DDI: +64 (0)9 923 8020 a 40-point dissertation in the semester
email: b.saysani@auckland.ac.nz email: r.havelock@auckland.ac.nz immediately following the completion of
their Part IV year. For many students this is
Other Assistance Students should include their name and ID completed in the summer semester. The
number in all communication with Advisers dissertation is 15,000 words in length and
Associate Dean (Academic) and staff. students should obtain the Honours
Associate Professor Stephen Penk Dissertation information sheet from the
Room 7.45, Building 810, Law Student Centre.Planning your degree 11
Important information: —— Choose courses linking courses you Points to Remember
have enjoyed in other degrees
1. Students are strongly advised to choose —— Choose courses in your particular 1. Students need to be enrolled for at least
a topic and find a supervisor early in fields of interest 100 points to be a full-time student.
their Part IV year with the aim of Most full-time students take between
completing their dissertation in summer What might be of most use to you? 120 and 135 points. It is not necessary
school. It is extremely difficult to to meet the 120 or 135 points total
complete your dissertation once you are —— Are you seeking to practise in a exactly.
in employment. specific area?
—— Do you want a generalist degree? 2. Part III students usually take the
2. Students should think of a topic and —— Do you want a balance of courses that compulsory law courses of Land, Equity,
then discuss it with a member of staff are internally assessed and those with Jurisprudence and LAW 399 in the Part
teaching or working in the field of their exams? Are there some courses best III year but can, if they wish, defer Legal
chosen topic. When there is no such left to your final year? Ethics until Part IV.
teacher, they should consult the
Assistant Dean (Academic). On the following pages you will find the 3. Part III/IV students undertake a
Faculty’s elective courses grouped under compulsory moot as part of the LAW
3. Once a topic is chosen and is approved the specialisations we offer. You should 400/499 requirement. Sign-up for the
by the staff member concerned, note, however, that these groupings are moot occurs in the first week of
application should be lodged with the somewhat arbitrary, and there is no semester one or two. Some students
Law Student Centre for formal approval requirement to include a major/ (especially Honours students) defer their
by the Assistant Dean (Academic). specialisation/focus within the LLB. moot until the Part IV year. There are
two compulsory moot lectures.
4. Following registration of the topic Availability/Clashes
students should report to their 4. Five written opinions are a requirement
supervisors regularly until the You need to check the course timetable of LAW 400/LAW 499 (see the
completed dissertation is submitted. available through SSO from 5 November. Research and Writing Section of this
Handbook). These opinions are written
5. Research projects which involve human Choosing courses in conjunction with 10-pt, 15-pt and
subjects (including those participating in from other faculties 20-pt law electives that have a final
surveys) may require the prior approval examination or take-home examination.
of the University’s Human Participants It is important to seek prior approval from Start writing your opinions in Part III. Do
Ethics Committee. Seek advice from the Associate Dean (Academic) if you wish not leave them all to Part IV. One (or
your supervisor in this matter. to take courses from other faculties for sometimes, two) opinions should be
credit to your law degree. Any courses written in each semester of Parts III and
6. Dissertations must be submitted to the approved should be at least Stage III or IV.
Law Student Centre by the due dates, above and must relate to your law studies.
which will be outlined on the Applications are made on a special form 5. Electives best left until the final year
information sheet. and a course outline for the course you include:
wish to take from the other faculty should
Part-time Students be attached. Forms are available from the —— Advocacy
Students may study law on a part-time Law Student Centre. —— Restitution
basis. Part–time study places heavy —— Conflict of Laws
demands on students to organise their Choosing law courses
time effectively. It is strongly recommended from other universities Study Groups
that part-time students consult a Law
Faculty Student Adviser or the Associate Students need to seek advice and prior Students are encouraged to form study
Dean (Academic) when planning their approval from the Associate Dean groups amongst their peers.
programme. (Academic) if they wish to take law courses For a study group to work effectively, it is
from other universities to credit to their important that the group comprises
Choosing Elective Courses Auckland LLB. Students will not normally like-minded students with a similar
be able to credit more than the equivalent work-ethic. All members should be
The following may be helpful when of one year’s full-time study from courses motivated to do well, be dependable and
selecting law elective courses: outside The University of Auckland. tolerant of the views of others. It is helpful
Applications are made on a special form to get to know fellow students by talking to
What areas of the law interest you? available from the Law Student Centre. them before and after lectures so that you
can form a study group comprising
—— Choose courses building on those you students who are compatible.
have enjoyedAuckland Law School 13
Specialisations
In the third and fourth year of the LLB
degree, Part III and IV students will have a
wide range of elective courses to choose
from. Although there isn’t any requirement
to major within the LLB degree, students
may choose to specialise in a particular
area of interest, or if they would prefer, to
choose from a wide range of different
areas to cover a range of topics. The
following listings are of elective courses
that are broadly related thematically.
Note not all courses are offered every year.
Corporate and Commercial Law
Advanced Employment Law
Advanced Contract
Advanced Tax Law Environmental law Litigation and
Advanced Tort Dispute Resolution
Agency and Partnership Energy and Natural Resources Law
Banking Law Global Environmental Law Advocacy
Commercial Arbitration Resource Management Law Civil Procedure
Commercial Law Commercial Arbitration
Commercial Transactions General Law courses Criminal Procedure
Company Finance Evidence
Company Law Animals and the Law Negotiation, Mediation & Dispute
Company Liquidations Aviation Law Resolution
Competition Law Introduction to Common Law
Conflict of Laws Law and Policy Maori and Indigenous Law
Consumer Law Legal History
Corporate Finance Law Media Law Comparative Indigenous Law Topics
Creditors’ Remedies Privacy Law Contemporary Treaty Issues
Employment Law Statute Law Iwi Corporate Governance
Equitable Remedies Roman Law Maori Land Law
European Commercial Litigation South Pacific Legal Studies
Guarantees and Indemnities International Commercial Law
Insurance Law Public Law
Intellectual Property Conflict of Laws
International Sales & Finance European Commercial Litigation Administrative Law/Judicial Review
International Trade International Sales and Finance Advanced Public Law
Iwi Corporate Governance International Trade Counterterrorism Law & Policy
Law and IT Maritime Law European Public Law
Law of Agency Health Care Law
Law of Capital Markets International and Immigration & Refugee Law
Law of Personal Property Comparative Law International Human Rights
Mergers and Acquisitions International Law
Remedies Advanced International Law Law and Policy
Restitution Comparative Law Local Government Law
Takeovers European Union Law Privacy Law
Tax Law Housing Law and Policy Public Authority Liability
Vendor and Purchaser Immigration and Refugee Law Rights and Freedoms
International Economic Regulation
Criminal Law and Justice International Environmental Law Relationships Law
International Criminal Law
Advanced Criminal Law International Human Rights Family Law
Criminal Law and Policy International Law Family Property
Criminal Procedure International Tax Law Law of Family Property
Criminology Law of Armed Conflict Youth Justice
International Criminal Law Law of the Sea and Antarctica
Youth Justice14 Auckland Law School
A printed copy of all course descriptions
is available from the Law Student Centre
or can be viewed at
2015 Timetable
www.law.auckland.ac.nz/course-descriptions
Subject Title Class Notes Pts Day Time Room
Compulsory Courses
LAW 121G Law and Society (i) First 15pts M, W, F 10-11 LibB15
LAW 121G Law and Society (ii) First 15pts M, W, F 1-2 LibB15
LAW 121G Law and Society (iii) First 15pts M, W, F 3-4 LibB28
LAW 121G Law and Society (iv) First 15pts M, W, F 5-6 LibB15
LAW 121G Law and Society (v) Second 15pts M, W, F 1-2 LibB15
LAW 131 Legal Method (i) Second 15pts M, W, F 11-12 LibB28
LAW 131 Legal Method (ii) Second 15pts M, W, F 5-6 LibB28
LAW 201 Criminal Law (i) Full year 30pts M, W, F 9-10 Stone
LAW 201 Criminal Law (ii) Full year 30pts M, W, F 12-1 Stone
LAW 201 Criminal Law (iii) Full year 30pts M, W, F 3-4 Stone
LAW 211 Public Law (i) Full year 30pts M, W, F 8-9 OGH/LibB10
LAW 211 Public Law (ii) Full year 30pts M, W, F 2-3 LibB15
LAW 231 Law of Torts (i) Full year 30pts M, W, F 10-11 Stone
LAW 231 Law of Torts (ii) Full year 30pts M, W, F 4-5 LibB15
LAW 241 Law of Contract (i) Full year 30pts M, W, F 11-12 Stone
LAW 241 Law of Contract (ii) Full year 30pts M, W, F 1-2 Stone
LAW 241 Law of Contract (iii) Full year 30pts M, W, F 5-6 Stone
LAW 301 Land (i) Full year 20pts W, F 10-11 OGH
LAW 301 Land (ii) Full year 20pts W, F 1-2 OGH
LAW 306 Equity (i) Full year 20pts W, F 11-12 OGH
LAW 306 Equity (ii) Full year 20pts W, F 2-3 OGH
LAW 316 Jurisprudence (i) First 15pts M, W, F 12-1 OGH
LAW 316 Jurisprudence (ii) Second 15pts M, W, F 12-1 OGH
LAW 399 Legal Research 2 First 10pts T, Th 9-10 OGH
LAW 399 Legal Research 2 (i) Second 10pts T, Th 9-10 Algie
LAW 399 Legal Research 2 (ii) Second 10pts T, Th 2-3 Stone
LAW 458 Legal Ethics First 10pts M 1-3 OGH
LAW 458 Legal Ethics Second 10pts Th 3-5 OGH
Elective Courses – First Semester
LAWPUBL 401 Administrative Law 20pts M, W 10-12 Northey
LAWGENRL 420 Advocacy 15pts M, W 5-8 LawSmall
LAWGENRL 436 Aviation Law 15pts W, F 8.30-10 Algie
LAWGENRL 421 Civil Procedure 15pts T, Th 5-7 Algie
LAWCOMM 421 Commercial Arbitration 15pts M, W M 1-3 & W 2-3 Northey
LAWCOMM 402 Company Law 20pts T, Th 4-6 OGH
LAWCOMM 407 Conflict of Laws 20pts T, Th 8-10 Northey
LAWCOMM 441 Creditors’ Remedies 10pts F 9-11 810-225
LAWGENRL 401 Evidence 20pts T, Th 12-2 OGH
LAWGENRL 433 Family Law 15pts T,Th T 2-4, Th 2-3 OGH
LAWGENRL 432 Healthcare Law 15pts M, W M 10-12 & W 10-11 Algie
LAWGENRL 438 Housing Law and Policy 10pts T,Th 5-7 (starts 28 April) Stone
LAWPUBL 436 International Human Rights 15pts M, W, F 4-5 Algie
LAWPUBL 402 International Law 20pts T, F 10-12 Algie
LAWCOMM 426 Law and IT 15pts M, W 5-7 Algie
LAWCOMM 442 Law of Personal Property 10pts T, Th 4-5 Stone
LAWCOMM 428 Maritime Law 15pts M, W, F 2-4 (ends 24 April) 810-225
LAWENVIR 401 Resource Management Law 20pts T, Th 12-2 StoneAuckland Law School 15
Subject Title Pts Day Time Room
LAWCOMM 445 Takeovers 10pts T, Th 8-9 810-225
LAWCOMM 403 Tax Law 20pts T, Th 2-4 Stone
LAWCOMM 427 Vendor and Purchaser 15pts M, W, F 8-9 LawSmall
LAWGENRL 443* Intro to Common Law 10pts 25,26,27 Feb 9-4.30 Stone
Elective Courses – Second Semester
LAWCOMM 420 Advanced Tax Law 15pts W, F W 2-3 & F 1-3 810-225
LAWGENRL 445 Aspects of Legal History 10pts T 3-5 LawSmall
LAWCOMM 401 Commercial Law 20pts T, Th 8-10 Stone
LAWCOMM 402 Company Law 20pts W, F 3-5 OGH
LAWCOMM 423 Company Liquidations 15pts T, Th T 12-2 & Th 12-1 LawSmall
LAWCOMM 422 Competition Law 15pts M, W 5-6.30 Algie
LAWPUBL 422 Contemporary Tiriti/Treaty Issues 15pts M,W,F 10-11 LawSmall
LAWPUBL 430 Criminal Procedure 15pts M, W M 12-1 & W 12-2 Algie
LAWPUBL 425 Employment Law 15pts W, F W 3-4 & F 3-5 Algie
LAWGENRL 427 Equitable Remedies 15pts M, W M 9-11 & W 9-10 Northey
LAWGENRL 401 Evidence 20pts T, Th 12-2 OGH
LAWGENRL 433 Family Law 15pts T,Th T 12-2, Th 12-1 Stone
LAWGENRL 429 Family Property 15pts W, F W 8-10 & F 8-9 OGH
LAWENVIR 420 Global Environmental Law 15pts T, Th 12-2 (ends 1 Oct) Northey
LAWPUBL 424 Immigration and Refugee Law 15pts W, F 8.30-10 Algie
LAWCOMM 404 Intellectual Property 20pts T, Th 5-7 OGH
LAWPUBL 434 International Criminal Law 15pts M, W, F 12-1 810-225
LAWPUBL 454 International Disputes Settlement 10pts M 1-3 LawSmall
LAWCOMM 450 International Tax Law 15pts M, W , F 9-10 Small
LAWPUBL 429 Law and Policy 15pts T, Th T 3-5 & Th 3-4 810-225
LAWPUBL 427 Maori Land Law 15pts M, W M 3-5 W 4-5 Northey
LAWPUBL 450 Public Authority Liability 10pts T, Th 5-7 (ends 27 Aug) 810-225
LAWCOMM 449 Selected Aspects of Intellectual Property Law 10pts M 3-5 810-225
LAWCOMM 403 Tax Law 20pts T, Th 8-10 OGH
LAWGENRL 440 Youth Justice 10pts W, F 3-4 Northey
LAWGENRL 443* Intro to Common Law 10pts 15,16,17 July 9-4.30 Stone
Honours Seminars – Double Semester
LAWHONS 746AB Concepts in Law and Security 20pts T 3-5 810-220
LAWHONS 706AB Criminal Law & Policy 20pts T 3-5 810-218
LAWHONS 716AB Legal History 20pts Th 10-12 810-220
LAWHONS 721AB Media Law 20pts T 10-12 810-201
LAWHONS 722AB Medico-Legal Problems 20pts T 10-12 810-218
LAWHONS 747AB Restitution 20pts Th 10-12 810-218
LAWHONS 733AB Studies in Contract Law 20pts T 10-12 810-220
Notes:
1. The Faculty reserves the right to withdraw or 2. You are not necessarily guaranteed a place 3. When enrolling in full-year compulsory
substitute courses, and alter the timetable. in the stream of your choice or the classes of courses, enrol for first and second semester
your choice. at the beginning of the year.16 Auckland Law School
2015 Course Supervisors
Compulsory courses LAWCOMM 407 – Conflict of Laws LAWGENRL 401 – Evidence
Associate Professor Elsabe Schoeman Nina Khouri and Associate Professor Scott
LAW 121G – Law and Society Optican
Professor David V Williams LAWCOMM 420 – Advanced Tax Law
Professor Michael Littlewood LAWGENRL 405 – Community Law
LAW 131 – Legal Method Internship
Associate Professor Stephen Penk LAWCOMM 421 – Commercial Dr Suranjika Tittawella
Arbitration
LAW 201 – Criminal Law Amokura Kawharu LAWGENRL 420 – Advocacy
Associate Professor Julia Tolmie and Simon Mount
Professor Warren Brookbanks LAWCOMM 422 – Competition Law
Associate Professor Chris Noonan LAWGENRL 421 – Civil Procedure
LAW 211 – Public Law Judge Roderick Joyce
Hanna Wilberg LAWCOMM 423 – Company
Liquidations LAWGENRL 427 – Equitable Remedies
LAW 231 – Law of Torts Gordon Williams Professor Peter Devonshire
Associate Professor Rosemary Tobin
LAWCOMM 426 – Law and LAWGENRL 429 – Law of Family and
LAW 241 – Law of Contract Information Technology Property
Professor Francis Dawson Judge David Harvey Associate Professor Pauline Tapp
LAW 299 – Legal Research 1 LAWCOMM 427 – Vendor and LAWGENRL 432 – Health Care Law
Stephanie Carr Purchaser Associate Professor Joanna Manning
Professor Francis Dawson
LAW 301 – Land Law LAWGENRL 433 – Family Law
Associate Professor David Grinlinton LAWCOMM 428 – Maritime Law Alison Cleland
Associate Professor Paul Myburgh
LAW 306 – Equity LAWGENRL 436 – Aviation Law
Professor Peter Devonshire LAWCOMM 437 – Iwi Corporate Marion Hiriart
Governance
LAW 316 – Jurisprudence Nick Wells LAWGENRL 438 – Housing Law and
Dr Arie Rosen Policy
LAWCOMM 441 – Creditor’s Remedies Associate Professor David Grinlinton
LAW 399 – Legal Research 2 Gordon Williams
Stephanie Carr LAWGENRL 440 – Youth Justice
LAWCOMM 442 – Law of Personal Alison Cleland and Khylee Quince
LAW 400 – Legal Research 3 or Law Property
499 – Legal Practice Professor Peter Devonshire LAWGENRL 443 – Introduction to
Associate Professor Stephen Penk Common Law
LAWCOMM 445 – Takeovers Maya Mandery
Law 458 – Legal Ethics Peter Hinton, Partner Simpson Grierson
Richard Scragg LAWGENRL 445 – Aspects of Legal
LAWECOMM 449 – Selected Aspects History
Elective courses of Intellectual Property Law Professor Warren Swain
Paul Sumpter
LAWCOMM 401 – Commercial Law LAWGENRL 447 – Community Law
Dr An Hertogen LAWVCOMM 450 International Tax Project
Law Dr Suranjika Tittawella
LAWCOMM 402 – Company Law Professor Craig Elliffe
Professor Peter Watts and LAWPUBL 401 – Administrative Law
Associate Professor Chris Noonan LAWENVIR 401 – Resource Hanna Wilberg
Management Law
LAWCOMM 403 – Tax Law Associate Professor Ken Palmer LAWPUBL 402 – Public International
Professor Michael Littlewood Law
LAWENVIR 420 – Global Associate Professor Caroline Foster
LAWCOMM 404 – Intellectual Environmental Law
Property Professor Klaus Bosselmann LAWPUBL 420 – Advanced Criminal
Paul Sumpter Law
Khylee QuinceAuckland Law School 17
LAWPUBL 422 – Contemporary Tiriti/ LAW PUBL 436 – International Human LAWHONS 722 – Medico-legal
Treaty Issues Rights Problems
Dr Claire Charters Kris Gledhill Associate Professor Jo Manning
LAWPUBL 424 – Immigration and LAWPUBL 446 – Indigenous Peoples in LAWHONS 733 – Studies in Contract
Refugee Law International Law Law
Dr Anna Hood Dr Claire Charters Professor Francis Dawson and Marcus
Roberts
LAWPUBL 425 – Employment Law LAWPUBL 450 – Public Authority
Associate Professor Bill Hodge Liability LAWHONS 746 – Concepts in Law and
Hanna Wilberg Security
LAWPUBL 427 – Maori Land Law John Ip
Andrew Erueti LAWPUBL 454 – International
Disputes Settlement LAWHONS 747 – Restitution
LAWPUBL 429 – Law and Policy Amokura Kawharu Professor Peter Watts
Professor Jane Kelsey
Honours Seminars
LAWPUBL 430 – Criminal Procedure
Associate Professor Scott Optican LAWHONS 706 – Criminal Law and
Policy
LAWPUBL 432 – International Associate Professor Julia Tolmie/Associate
Economic Regulation Professor Scott Optican
Jane Kelsey
LAWHONS 716 – Legal History
LAWPUBL 434 – International Criminal Professor David V Williams
Law
Associate Professor Treasa Dunworth LAWHONS 721 – Media Law
Associate Professor Rosemary Tobin18 Auckland Law School 2014 Law School Highlights For more information on these and other news stories visit www.law.auckland.ac.nz Student Success International Competitions Success Tongan law student Elynn Tupou Ta’anea ‘Atiola has been awarded Auckland Law School student Finn the University of Auckland Moana Lowery has been awarded a Schwalger Memorial Pasifika prestigious Rhodes scholarship to Scholarship. The $10,000 undertake postgraduate study at the scholarship was established by the University of Oxford. Auckland Law law firm Meredith Connell together School students have won Rhodes The University of Auckland Law School reached the quarterfinals in the Willem with the Pacific Lawyers’ Association Scholarships in three of the last four C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna in mid-April. to encourage postgraduate study by years. Finn will be joining Max Harris They were knocked out by Deakin University in a split-decision. The Willem C Pasifika students at the University’s and Alice Wang, who are already in Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot is one of the world’s largest Faculty of Law. Oxford. and most prestigious mooting competitions. Former Auckland Law School student Max Harris has been elected as an Examination Fellow (also known as a Prize Fellow) at All Souls College, Oxford. Described as ‘the hardest examination in the world’, selection is made after a competitive More than 100 awards were presented to the Law examination and interview process. Faculty’s top students at a ceremony in May. The Dean There are two subject-specific presented certificates to students who had won prizes Law School students Andrew McLeod and Luke Sizer examination papers and two general and scholarships, who had major leadership roles in the reached the semi-finals in the International Client examination papers. Four to six law student societies, and who had won law student Consultation Competition in San Juan, Puerto Rico. finalists are then invited to an oral competitions and represented the Law School Andrew and Luke were selected to represent New examination at which between 50 to internationally. Rhodes Scholar, 22 year-old Alice Wang, Zealand in the world competition when they won the 60 All Souls Fellows interview the received the Auckland District Law Society’s prize for the national Client Interviewing Competition sponsored by candidates. top law undergraduate. Russell McVeagh in 2013.
Auckland Law School 19
Auckland law students Nupur Upadhyay, Jeremy Wilson, Gretta Schumacher
and Tim Condor represented New Zealand at the prestigious Philip C. Jessup
International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington in April. The team The University of Auckland’s Faculty of Law team received the third highest
won all four of their moots in the preliminary rounds in Washington, but lost its score in the preliminary rounds of the International Chamber of Commerce
run-off moot with China’s University of Wuhan in the elimination round, (ICC) International Mediation Competition held in Paris in February. The team
knocking it out of the competition. The Auckland Law School has represented comprised Brierley Penn, Stephanie Panzic (both final year students), Jean Yang
New Zealand for six of the last seven years. and Katya Curran (both Part II students,).
Staff Success
Dr An Hertogen has been awarded The former Dean of the Auckland
a $300,000 Marsden Fund grant to Law School, Professor Paul
explore the potential of “good Senior Lecturer in Law Khylee Rishworth, has been appointed to
neighbourliness” as a foundation for Quince won a national tertiary the rank of Queen’s Counsel. The
legal restrictions on states’ teaching excellence award earlier Attorney-General, the Honourable
sovereign decisions. “My proposed Professor Peter Watts QC was this year. Khylee is a successful and Christopher Finlayson QC, noted,
research will draw on the history of elected a member of the Royal dedicated teacher who promotes Paul Rishworth “has been appointed
‘good neighbourliness’ in Roman Society of New Zealand earlier this accessibility of legal concepts, under the Royal prerogative in
law, municipal law, and international year. He is one of only a few lawyers language and processes. She is recognition of his extraordinary
environmental law, to explore the to hold this distinction. He has an passionate about her teaching and contribution to the law. This follows
concept’s potential as a foundation international reputation in the integrating kaupapa Maori last year’s appointment of his
for legal restrictions on states’ general area of commercial law, and methodology. colleague Peter Watts QC and
sovereign decisions that have a more especially in agency law, confirms the University of Auckland’s
non-physical impact on other states.” company law, and the law of reputation as a centre of excellence
restitution. for public law.”20 Auckland Law School
Further Law Study
The Auckland Law School offers two further qualifications for law Certificate of Proficiency (COP) Courses
graduates who hold an LLB degree (or equivalent) the Graduate
Certificate in Law and the Graduate Diploma in Law. These NZ law graduates may apply to take additional undergraduate law
courses are suited to students who wish to supplement their courses for a Certificate of Proficiency (COP). There is no limit to
degrees with further courses at the undergraduate level. Both the number of COP courses NZ law graduates can apply for, but
courses are ideally suited to lawyers who perhaps want to change students who wish to take more than one COP law elective course
their area of specialisation within the law or update their skills in to supplement their law degree or to update their legal knowledge
particular areas of the law. Both courses meet the requirements and skills, may wish to consider applying for the Graduate
for the New Zealand Law Society’s Continuing Professional Diploma in Law or the Graduate Certificate in Law (as above).
Development (CPD).
Non-law students and graduates from other faculties can apply to
Graduate Certificate in Law (GradCertLaw) take up to a maximum of two law courses for COP. See the website
for approved courses. Students wishing to enrol for law courses in
The Graduate Certificate in Law (GradCertLaw) is equivalent to summer school at Auckland should be aware that prerequisite
one semester full-time, but may be completed part-time. Students requirements will be strictly enforced.
must pass 60 points of law from a choice of elective courses from
LLB parts II, III and IV. COPs are also suitable for final-year law students from other NZ
universities who may wish to take law courses at The University of
Students may opt for this programme if they have a limited Auckland for credit back to their own university, however they will
amount of time or they wish to do only a small number of need written approval from their Dean.
particularly relevant courses for their employment. With the
approval of the Dean of The Faculty of Law, in lieu of courses from Overseas Students
LLB Parts II, II or IV, a student may substitute 30 points from
courses listed in the Master of Laws Programme. Overseas law graduates wishing to practise law in New Zealand
should apply in the first instance to the New Zealand Council of
Graduate Diploma in Law (GradDipLaw) Legal Education (NZCLE) for assessment of their qualifications and
experience. http://www.nzcle.org.nz/overseas_qualifications.html
The Graduate Diploma in Law (GradDipLaw) is equivalent to one
year (two semesters) full-time study but may be completed Overseas law graduates whose qualifications have been assessed
part-time. Students will be required to complete 120 points of by the NZCLE and who are required to pass university law courses
courses from the LLB Part II, III, and IV of which 75 points must be should apply to take these courses for COP. Those that are
from LLB Part III and IV. required by the NZCLE to take more than one COP law course are
also invited to consider applying for the Graduate Diploma in Law
With the approval of the Dean of The Faculty of Law, in lieu of or the Graduate Certificate in Law.
courses from LLB Parts II, III or IV, a student may substitute 30
points from courses listed in the Master of Laws Programme, or 30 Overseas law graduates should note that there are limits on
points of courses from stage II or higher in a relevant programme enrolments in the compulsory law courses at The University of
offered elsewhere in the University. Auckland. Should overseas graduates be required to take any of
the compulsory courses they will be subject to the same selection
criteria as LLB degree applicants. (See LLB Part II page 8).You can also read
