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UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
MINUTES OF THE STUDENTS STAFF LIASION COMMITTEE OF THE LLM
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW PROGRAMME HELD IN THE FIRST FLOOR
COMMON ROOM, SOCIAL STUDIES BUILDING ON THURSDAY, 26TH OF OCTOBER
2006 AT 11 AM HOURS
Present Digish Rawal (Chair)
Kazmi.Syed Usman
Rolake Omolekulo (Secretary)
Pamela Ronai
Assi Bitik
Mr O’Brian
Kathryn McMahon
Apologies Helen Riley
Constitution and Welcome
1. Kathryn McMahon and Mr O’Brian Jnr welcomed all present as the Chair and the
Secretary had not yet been elected.
All introduced themselves in the following capacities: (During the elections for chair)
Digish Rawal - Student Representative
Rolake Omolekulo - Student Representative
Pamela Ronai - Student Representative
K.Syed Usman - Student Representative
A.Bitik - Student Representative
2. Apologies
Apologies were received for Helen Riley.
Matters Arising
3. Position of Chair and Secretary
3.1 Kathryn McMahon advised that the post of Chair and Secretary should be
elected at this meeting.
3.2 Rolake Omolekulo was elected as the secretary of the committee. Digish Rawal
was elected as the Chair of the Committee through a vote taken by the Student
Committee Members.
4. Discussion of Exams
4.1 It was reported that the IEL exam dates had not been set.
Student Representatives stressed that the consensus is that students
would prefer for the core module exam to be in January.
4.1.1 This was noted by Mr O’Brian and it was confirmed that IEL core
module exam would be in January. But the Date will be confirmed
in due course.
4.1.2 Mr O’Brian discussed dates of all exams. He stated that not all
exams can be in January. The exams would be set so as to avoid
consecutive exams. Therefore some exams would have to be in
January and some would also be in December.
5. Corporate Governance
5.1 It was reported that the type of exam in Corporate Governance had not as
yet been decided.
5.1.1 Mr O’Brian stated that he will confer with Dr. J Guira and the type and
date of the exam will be confirmed in due course.
6. Budget Allowance
6.1 Kathryn McMahon indicated that as the Postgraduate Law Student-Staff
Liaison Committee we are entitled to a budget of at least £150.00 per
event from the law school to use for any events that we wish to plan for
IEL students.
6.1.1 This was noted by the student representatives for reference and it was
stated that a pre-meeting among the student reps would be arranged to
discuss this.
7. Exam Results for 1st Semester
7.1 Rolake Omolekulo enquired about whether we will receive our first
semester exam results from any exams or assessments that we undertake in
December and/or January.
7.1.1 Mr O’Brian stated that exams and assessment will typically be marked
between 6-8 weeks. However the marks will be given as only provisional marks
and is subject to change.
8. Website
8.1 Pamela suggested that we have all information regarding the IEL course
(i.e. any new announcements) set up on the postgraduate notice board
on the faculty website.
8.1.1 Mr O’Brian agreed with this suggestion and stated that he will look into
this as it is definitely something that needs to be done.
9. Past Exam Papers
9.1 It was indicated that past exam papers should be posted up on the
faculty website.
9.1.1 Mr O’Brian stated that he will contact Jennifer Mabett and make sure the
past exam papers would become available on the faculty website in due
course.
10. Date of Next Meeting
10.1 Thursday 23rd November – Week 8.
10.1.1 It was agreed that if any Important matters arise before this date. This
meeting will be held at an earlier date.
There being no other business the meeting was called off at 14:00 Hours, by the chair
proposing a vote of thanks to all present.
