HKU PCLL Readings

I know they have some changes AGAIN this year and some professors left (i.e Nathanson for Pro-P, Christine Booth for L & T), so I cannot tell you for sure if everything will be the same but i think the materials will probably remain similar. Anyway, being two of the worst professors of PCLL, it's hard to find someone even worse.

It's lucky that you don't have Revenue this year... as for the other subjs, here's a list of my recommendations.

1. Conveyancing -
Mike Wilkinsin will tempt you guys into buying his incredibly expensive book 'The student guide to Conveyancing'. DON'T GET IT. You dont' need that book to pass. it's complicatedly written and too detailed. I think I only read a few pages of it. What you should do is to tape every lecture and type them out (share the workload with your friends and don't wait til the last minute). The two lectures on Title Requisitions must be typed out because they are very impt.
If you insist on getting the text, get a xeroxed copy. Conveyancing is closed book so you won't be allowed to bring in the text to the exam room anyway. (the point is that if it is opened book, only original copies are allowed).

2. Pro P - No book except the Solicitor's guide to Code and Conduct is necessary. I believe you got it already from the copy room, right? As for the Bar Code, it is not necessary to get because you can download it anyway.

3. Civil Procedure - Stupid Eric Cheung repeats the entire blue book in his overheads and lecture notes and his lecture notes are the same as the stuff he wrote in the book. Don't ever buy the book he wrote. Again, I wasted $400 and only read one page. For Civ Pro, you only need to familiarize yourself with the cases and rules. All you need is the Blue Book. The Blue Book is a must buy. You might also be able to find some summarized charts from old PCLL students or if you are lucky, the little photocopying store down HKU. Those charts work magic and they summarize every main point. You never have enough time to finish your exams, so focus on the summarized materials rather than flipping through a 600-paged book.

Criminal Procedure - NO BOOKS necessary but you should type out the lecture notes for this subj. You will get a high grade as long as you know the lecture notes inside out. That's all you need to know.

Probate- No books again. Just type out the lectures. You will have to for this subject because Sherrin's notes are very short and over simplified.

CL&P - Don't ever get Vanessa Stott's book, it sucks. I recommend 'The Company Secretary's Handbook' available at the Professional Bookshop. It costs less than $200. It is simple and straight forward, but a good book for passing the areas of a company's activation (in the knowledge exam). That's a good buy. With CL&P, it's mainly focused on drafting and letter writing; no books can teach you how to do that.

Accounts - don't bother.

Advocacy - don't bother.

That's about it, isn't it? I know it sounds strange that I am telling you guys not to buy almost any book at all, but please trust me, you won't have the time to read them anyway. Just type out the lectures and that will do. if you feel safer getting the text, get a photocopied version instead. The only books that you must get is the Blue Book, that's all. And the Company Secretary's Handbook... it's my personal recommendation.