| A. |
Objectives |
| B. |
Constitution of Board |
| C. |
Requirements for Admission as an Advocate
& Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore |
| C1. |
Postgraduate Practical Law Course (PLC) and Dining
Terms (Edu-Dine) |
| C2. |
Pupillage |
| D |
Interpretation of "Qualified Persons" under Section 2 of the Act |
| E. |
Admission of Advocates & Solicitors under Section
7 of the Act |
| F. |
Admission of Advocates & Solicitors under
Section 15 of the Act (Malayan Practitioner) |
| G. |
Rule 2 - |
Definitions as mentioned in Rule 2 of the Rules (Accelerated Course, Dual Degrees, Combined
Degree, etc) |
| H. |
Rule 3 - |
Date of admission as candidate for degree of Bachelor of Laws |
| I. |
Rule 10 - |
Restrictions relating to non-full-time courses in law for
purposes of Rules 7, 8, 9 and 9A |
| J. |
Rule 11 - |
Restrictions relating to accelerated courses and dual
degree courses for purposes of Rules 8, 9 and 9A |
| K. |
Rule 12 - |
Persons obtaining Combined Degrees |
| L. |
Recognition of University Degrees from: |
| L1. |
Singapore (Section 2, Rules 4, 5 and 5A) |
| L2. |
United Kingdom (Rules 6, 7, 8(1), 8(2)(i), 8(2)(ii) and 10(2)) |
| L3. |
Australia and New Zealand (Rule 9) |
| L4. |
Commonwealth Countries
(Rule 14) |
| L5. |
United States of America (Rule 9A) |
| M. |
Candidates from the Common Professional
Examination (CPE) (Rule 13) |
| N. |
Overseas Degrees recognised under
First Schedule of the Rules |
| O. |
Overseas Degrees recognised under Second
Schedule of the Rules |
| P. |
Overseas Degrees recognised under Third
Schedule of the Rules |
| Q. |
Overseas Degrees recognised
under Fourth Schedule of the Rules |
| R. |
Overseas Degrees recognised under Fifth Schedule of the
Rules |
| S. |
Rule 16 - Exemption by Minister
For those with 2-2s (and who meet all the other requirements of being a
“qualified person”) will no longer require an exemption, and will be eligible to
take the Part A Exam (and optional preparation course if they wish). Details are
being worked out with NUS. Please refer to the link:
http://notesapp2.internet.gov.sg/__48256DF20015A167.nsf/LookupContentDocsByKey/GOVI-7GEC5U?OpenDocument&Preview
for the changes to the requirements for admission to the Singapore Bar. |
Please note the following:-
- That the Act and Rules mentioned in this webpage refers to the Legal Profession Act (Chapter 161) and the Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules, respectively. Please be guided by the following:
- Legal Profession Act (Chapter 161)
- Legal Profession Rules
- Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules
- That any reference to -
- “the Academy” means “Singapore Academy of Law”
- “the Society” means “The Law Society of Singapore”
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