Information for Students from BruneiBond Law Degrees recognised in BruneiAmendments to the Legal Profession Act of Brunei were passed in 2006 to recognise Australian practising certificates in Brunei. This means that citizens or permanent residents of Brunei who are qualified as a legal practitioner in any Australian State or Territory are now recognised to be qualified persons for the purpose of the Brunei Legal Profession Act. Such persons are eligible to seek admission as an advocate and solicitor in Brunei, subject to completing required pupillage requirements. Australian law degrees are also recognised for the purposes of professional admission in Sabah and Sarawak; and the Bond University LLB is one of a limited number of Australian law degrees recognised by the Malaysian Legal Profession Qualifying Board for the purpose of professional admission in West Malaysia. Malaysians form the second largest international group within the Faculty of Law. A large number of Bond LLB graduates are now practising law in Malaysia. Sabah and Sarawak high schools compete in Bond's High Schools Mooting Competition. Brunei students interested in studying at Bond are invited to contact Professor Jim Corkery. Which Law program should I take?Brunei citizens who undertake a Bond Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor (JD) and the Bond Professional Legal Training program will be eligible to seek admission in Brunei, subject to the additional requirements referred to above. Students who have not completed a first degree must enrol in the LLB program. Credit towards the elective component of the LLB degree will ordinarily be given for at least four subjects from any pre-law university studies. Students who have already completed a first degree may enrol in the Juris Doctor (JD) program. Brunei law graduates wishing to specialise in international, corporate and trade law or dispute resolution should consider our Master of Laws. Current students might consider a one semester exchange program where students can study abroad for a semester at one of our partner Universities in different parts of the world. Bond Law Faculty Links with Brunei and MalaysiaVisiting international staff at Bond have included Adjunct Professors Hjh Mehrun Siraj and Tuan Haji Sulaiman Abdullah from the International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur. Mei Pheng Lee, a leading Malaysian educator in Banking Law, regularly visits Bond to teach a seminar in the subject. International Commercial Arbitration is taught by Lawrence Boo, the Deputy Chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore. Professor Terry Gygar has been a visiting teacher at the International Islamic University. Professor Jim Corkery has been external examiner at Universiti Teknologi MARA. Brunei citizens can fund their Bond University degree in a variety of ways. Click here for more information.
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