Australia-China Legal Profession Development Program 2008
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2008 Australia-China Legal Profession Development Program participants meet with the Attorney-General
Standing (left to right): Ma Rongkun, Ouyang Cheng, Margery Nicoll (Director International, Law Council of Australia), Huang Changjie, Li Shuping, John Wakefield (Host Partner Holman Webb), Liang Yi, Liu Kexin, Gao Juemin, Amber Beck (ACT Young Lawyers), Russell Miller (ILSAC Member, Partner, Minter Ellison).
Seated (left to right): Li Li, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, Attorney-General, John Corcoran (President Elect, Law Council of Australia, Host Partner Russell Kennedy), Allison Currie (Manager CLC Funding Program, WA Legal Aid Commission).
The second Australia-China Legal Profession Development program commenced in February 2008, with the arrival of eight Chinese lawyers and government officials in Australia. The program was again funded under AusAID, with all eight of the participants obtaining Australian Leadership Awards - Fellowships.
The first six weeks of the program involved study tours in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney, with visits to relevant legal institutions and government departments and agencies and intensive training courses, including attendance at the Australian Securities and Investment Commission Summer School. The participants then commenced tailored work placements.
Placements for 2008 included both private law firms: Minter Ellison, Adelaide, Finlaysons, Adelaide, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Sydney, Holman Webb, Sydney, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Melbourne, Russell Kennedy, Melbourne, MacDonnells Law, Brisbane, and government agencies, specifically the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Victoria, Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Western Australia and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australian Capital Territory. Following the work placements, participants attended a further three day program in Canberra, before returning to China.
As a component of the program, participants developed short presentations on topics relevant to their studies and experience in Australia (see below for copies of the presentations).
Participants
Further details on the 2008 participants, including expertise and areas of interest, are available for download.
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Presentations - 2008 Program
- China's FTA Progress - Ouyang Cheng [DOC 58KB]
- China's FTA Progress - Ouyang Cheng [PDF 251KB]
- Australian Law and Culture in My Eyes - Ma Rongkun [DOC 59.5KB]
- Australian Law and Culture in My Eyes - Ma Rongkun [PDF 92.6KB]
- Brief Comparison of Crown Lands of Victoria and State-owned Lands of China - Liu Kexin [DOC 54KB]
- Brief Comparison of Crown Lands of Victoria and State-owned Lands of China - Liu Kexin [PDF 73.6KB]
- Security in a Chinese Facility Agreement - Liang Yi [DOC 40KB]
- Security in a Chinese Facility Agreement - Liang Yi [PDF 55.2KB]
- Anti-Monopoly Law in China - Li Shuping [DOC 130KB]
- Anti-Monopoly Law in China - Li Shuping [PDF 110KB]
- Chinese Companies Listing in ASX - Corporate Governance - Li Li (Lily) [DOC 58KB]
- Chinese Companies Listing in ASX - Corporate Governance - Li Li (Lily) [PDF 50.1KB]
- A Simplified Contrast of Insolvency Systems - Gao Juemin (Ina) [DOC 252KB]
- A Simplified Contrast of Insolvency Systems - Gao Juemin (Ina) [PDF 326KB]
- The Victorian Legislative Process (text) - Dr Huang Changjie - [DOC 54KB]
- The Victorian Legislative Process (slides) - Dr Huang Changjie [PDF 119KB]
Reports - 2008 program
- Report on ACLPD Program 2008 - Liang Yi (Polly) [DOC 32.5KB]
- Report on ACLPD Program 2008 - Liang Yi (Polly) [PDF 13.5KB]
- Report on ACLPD Program 2008 - Dr Huang Changjie [DOC 40.5KB]
- Report on ACLPD Program 2008 - Dr Huang Changjie [PDF 18.4KB]