NSW Law Society's College Of Law Ltd continues to receive Commonwealth FEE HELP funding despite unresolved issues and ongoing investigation in Malaysia
by Ganesh Sahathevan
The NSW Law Society's College Of Law survives on its access to Commonwealth FEE HELP funding which it receives for Australian students it enrols in its PLT course. The annual income from this source is approximately $40-50 Million per year.
Access to FEE HELP has continued despite unresolved issues concerning the College's business in Malaysia, which have prompted investigation by Malaysian authorities. Meanwhile the College has embarked on an expansion into the UK, where College CEO Neville Carter has cited the College's experience in Asia as a selling point.
The vehicle for its UK expansion is named the College Of Legal Practise Ltd and that remains a going concern only by reliance on financial support from the College's Australian FEE HELP funded operations.
The College is run as a not for profit, and with an entrenched senior management team, many of whom have been with the College for the past thirty to forty years.
All of the above should have prompted an audit and review of the College's FEE HELP eligibility.Much can be saved, and redeployed to say TAFE funding, if the new Albanese government is diligent and thorough in it promised line by line examination of government expenditure.
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Friday, April 1, 2022
Will Australia's College Of Law UK venture suffer the same fate as its KL based "College Of Law Asia"
by Ganesh Sahathevan
Readers will recall that Australia's College Of Law Ltd entered the Malaysian market with much fanfare , and in collaboration with the Bar Council Malaysia. In less than a year after the College began enrolling students in Malaysia, all that remained was this: The website https://www.collaw.com/about/our-people now presents:
The College and its Australian management have refused to provide any explanation for the sudden departure of its Malaysian representative, and the closure of its business in Malaysia. Meanwhile, it has commenced business in the UK, on the strength of its Asian and Malaysian experience. The details of the Malaysian experience have not been disclosed.
The UK venture, known as the College Of Legal Practise ,commenced business last year, and remains in need of financial support from the College to remain a going concern.
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College Of Legal Practise UK still in need of parent company College Of Law Ltd financial support; College Of Law faces greater competition in home market, and ongoing questions about business in Malaysia,and rest of Asia
by Ganesh Sahathevan
The College Of Law Ltd's UK business, the College Of Legal Practise Ltd, has finally filed its annual report.
The College Of Law Ltd's Malaysian venture disappeared without explanation, and its Asian expansion remains a mystery.
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by Ganesh Sahathevan
College of Law CEO Neville Carter has refused
to answer any queries, including queries about
his work in Malaysia. The College has been losing
crucial PLT market share in Australia.
The NSW Law Society's College Of Law has committed some AUD 8 Million to its UK venture, College Of Legal Practise Ltd. Meanwhile its high profile UK CEO, Nigel Savage, has resigned as a director of the company. The shares are held via COL HOLD. CO PTY LTD.
The College Of Law's primary source of income is Australian Commonwealth Government FEE-HELP student loans borne by PLT students.
The College's corporate structure has become increasingly complex, with the incorporation of Singapore incorporated headquarters,with a paid uf capital of ONE SINGAPORE DOLLAR. Meanwhile the incorporation of its "College Of Law Asia" remains elusive:
Australia's College Of Law takes advantage of Singapore's regional HQ incentives: A first for an Australian not for profit ;meanwhile details about the incorporation of its College Of Law Asia remains elusive.
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to answer any queries, including queries about
his work in Malaysia. The College has been losing
crucial PLT market share in Australia.
The NSW Law Society's College Of Law has committed some AUD 8 Million to its UK venture, College Of Legal Practise Ltd. Meanwhile its high profile UK CEO, Nigel Savage, has resigned as a director of the company. The shares are held via COL HOLD. CO PTY LTD.
The College Of Law's primary source of income is Australian Commonwealth Government FEE-HELP student loans borne by PLT students.
The College's corporate structure has become increasingly complex, with the incorporation of Singapore incorporated headquarters,with a paid uf capital of ONE SINGAPORE DOLLAR. Meanwhile the incorporation of its "College Of Law Asia" remains elusive:
Australia's College Of Law takes advantage of Singapore's regional HQ incentives: A first for an Australian not for profit ;meanwhile details about the incorporation of its College Of Law Asia remains elusive.
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Failed in KL try London: The College Of Law's latest overseas venture raises further questions about the abuse of FEE HELP to fund vanity projects
by Ganesh Sahathevan
Very many questions remain unanswered with regards the College Of Law's joint venture with Malaysia's Bar Council.
UK's The Lawyer reported recently that the College Of Law Sydney has decided to break into the UK market, to"battle BPP and ULaw for super-exam supremacy".
Quoting College CEO Neville Carter The Lawyer reported:
“The hallmark of the Australian model is delivery of learning directly into the workplace within a very flexible framework of work placement. The model drives access to the legal services market and fuels the growth of employment opportunities. We believe that the reforms in England and Wales provide an opportunity for us to share what we have learnt in Australia and across Asia and assist in shaping new models and pathways in England and Wales.”
Carter has yet to explain his exaggerated claims of having reformed Malaysian legal practise in the mid 80s; in fact the College's latest venture into Malaysia seems to have ended in failure, again leaving many unanswered questions.
The College has refused to explain why its website dedicated to its "LLM" in Malaysia no loner works, nor has it been replaced with anything similar.
As previously reported, the College seems to have a tendency to invest its mainly government funded revenue in vanity projects in exotic locations at the expense of its core business of providing the Professional Legal Training course that must be completed by anyone seeking admission to practise in NSW.
Complaints against the College are ignored by its regulator, the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board, which is chaired by the Chief Justice of NSW,who considers it the height of bad behaviour to question the relevance and quality of the College's teaching standards, despite students here having to normally take on a debt of about AUD 10,000 to pay for about 3 months worth of on-line learning, most of which is self taught with minimal input from instructors.
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Very many questions remain unanswered with regards the College Of Law's joint venture with Malaysia's Bar Council.
UK's The Lawyer reported recently that the College Of Law Sydney has decided to break into the UK market, to"battle BPP and ULaw for super-exam supremacy".
Quoting College CEO Neville Carter The Lawyer reported:
“The hallmark of the Australian model is delivery of learning directly into the workplace within a very flexible framework of work placement. The model drives access to the legal services market and fuels the growth of employment opportunities. We believe that the reforms in England and Wales provide an opportunity for us to share what we have learnt in Australia and across Asia and assist in shaping new models and pathways in England and Wales.”
Carter has yet to explain his exaggerated claims of having reformed Malaysian legal practise in the mid 80s; in fact the College's latest venture into Malaysia seems to have ended in failure, again leaving many unanswered questions.
The College has refused to explain why its website dedicated to its "LLM" in Malaysia no loner works, nor has it been replaced with anything similar.
As previously reported, the College seems to have a tendency to invest its mainly government funded revenue in vanity projects in exotic locations at the expense of its core business of providing the Professional Legal Training course that must be completed by anyone seeking admission to practise in NSW.
Complaints against the College are ignored by its regulator, the NSW Legal Profession Admission Board, which is chaired by the Chief Justice of NSW,who considers it the height of bad behaviour to question the relevance and quality of the College's teaching standards, despite students here having to normally take on a debt of about AUD 10,000 to pay for about 3 months worth of on-line learning, most of which is self taught with minimal input from instructors.
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