For centuries , question like " Is Law Degree in MMU Malacca eligible?" " Is it recognized? " has been asked.

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I understand fully why are all the questions popping out , because i was once the one who asked this question , and searching endlessly on net for answer, but to no avail , i cant find any answer but now i'm an insider , preparing to give out all the info u guys need here. Therefore if the mod sees fit , please pin this.


Intro

To be a Lawyer in Malaysia , one needs to go through either one of the path

FIRST PATH : STPM & Equivalent --> Local University ---> 4 years Law Degree ---> Chambering 9 months ---> call to the roll of Advocate and Solicitor ( hereinafter refered to as A&S

SECOND PATH : : STPM and equivalent ---> Foreign University ---> 3 years degree ---> Certificate in Legal practise ( 1 year ) hereinafter CLP ---> Chambering 9 months ---> call to the roll of S&A

The main difference u can see in this two path is this , in local university the law degree is purely about Malaysian Law

in Foreign University , the law degree is purely about English Law .

As we all know , Malaysian Law is highly influenced by the English Law , HOWEVER, Malaysia Law is much different than English Law .

After graduating from a foreign uni , u know nuts about Malaysian law, Thats why CLP comes in , to make u a " qualified person " under S.3 of Legal Profession Act 1976 to be admitted into the Bar council

In MMU Malacca, the law degree is based on Malaysian Law

The issue is " Is MMU Law Degree recognized by Bar council or exempted of CLP? "

The answer to this is " No , it is not recognized by either the two , YET "

I will give u the reason :

1) The 1st batch law graduate from MMU Malacca will be next year , Jun 2008 . They'll be the 1st ever law graduate from MMU Malacca.
2) The exemption and recognition is not given yet, because the graduates are not yet graduated now! I'll give u an anology : If ur factory product is yet to be produced, how SIRIM is going to give u the label , even though u've met all the requirement needed?
3) MMU Malacca is doing Malaysian Law, so there is no reason why CLP will not be exempted , it is just a matter of time.
4) a distinction diffrence of foregn Uni degree which is 3 years and local uni degree which is 4 years. In MMU its a 4 years degree.
5) For those who are going to be in MMU for this course soon , dont be afraid, u have 5 years ahead of u, be very worried for ur studies, not whether CLP will be exmepted or not

Please feel free to ask me any question. Pay a visit to ur coming Law School to gain a new insight

I'd love to see more freshies next Jun 2008 for Law intake , this year there were only 200+ , which is 10 times more than the 1st batch which are only 20+ ppl.

Together lets make MMU Malacca one of the best Law School in Malaysia.



This post has been edited by david890701: Dec 29 2007, 06:37 PM

1 year Yeap i'm from MMU law

toby , u're from MMU also? Anything u wanna add into the 1st post ?

From next year onward, no more Feb intake for Law heard from my lecturer

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Added on December 29, 2007, 7:07 pmTHere is a Qualifying Board established under Section 4 of Legal Profession Act 1976 , they're to decide which qualification requirements to be set in order for one to be admitted into the Bar .

For now, MMU is not under the qualification yet, but after the 1st batch graduates graduated , most probably they'll recognise it based on the reason i've stated above.

Retrospectively , there's none graduates now so there's nothing to be applied retrospectively

This post has been edited by david890701: Dec 29 2007, 07:09 PM

next year june 2008 .

This post has been edited by david890701: Dec 29 2007, 07:47 PM

i was a science stream student also back then in SPM , so i think there shouldn't be any problem for u . for qualification of STPM i'm not sure , please refer to http://www.mmu.edu.my

Thanks

First lets see whats the objective i'm writing this article. I'm answering questions of those who are interested in MMU Law. I'm not trying to advertise MMU or watever u've construed , i'm just merely answering question and clarifying dilemma. I'm not asking everyone to join MMU , but for those who are interested only. I did not say dont go to foreign uni and come to mmu do i?

Please be more professional , this is only a thread in education essential , not business world. Thank you

Hi fruitie i was just trying to be low profile just in case anyone come and find trouble with me

Yeap, thats why i heard , and looks like its not as easy to enter MMU Law anymore from now on

@Darkmage : U're right , one of the reason why we opt for MMU is that its a private uni ( easier to enter , unlike UM ) , and we dont need to do CLP . Its cheaper than Tailors HELP or Brickfields . Some of my friends are from brickfields A level

Believe me or not barrister , i hope dont /i/ this thread. This is to answer questions of future-mmu-law students

This post has been edited by david890701: Dec 30 2007, 03:37 PM

As of what Barrister said , MMU has no black and white for the official exemption yet. However, the objective of making CLP compulsory is that for those foreign graduates , they have to know the Malaysian Law and the application.

In MMU, the programme is none other than Malaysian Law , therefore i see no reason why CLP must be taken for us. MMU is a prestigious uni , why does the future look so dim for u?

but again, they have no black and white.

This is out of my knowledge . I cant answer you with this one . Sorry .

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Added on January 2, 2008, 5:08 pmany other thing to update here guise?

This post has been edited by david890701: Jan 2 2008, 05:08 PM

oh okay, 20+ was what i heard , sorry for the wrong info .

ur advice is based on?

Foundation programmes are definitely not recognised by the Bar Council lol , if it is recognised , i can be a lawyer after 1 year of studies ? LAughter is the best medicine . Bar council only recognise Law degree , and this foundation most importantly is recognised by the college offered itself.

" Analyze what you say before you say it literally " - J.P. Davidson

BUMPZ , its good time to bump this thread