Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2024
Table of Contents
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Citation and commencement
2 Definitions
Part 2 PRESCRIBED COURSES AND EXAMINATIONS
3 Course prescribed for purposes of section 11B(1)(c) of Act
4 Administration of Part B Course
5 Examinations prescribed for purposes of section 11B(1)(d) of Act
6 Board of Examiners
7 Application to sit for Part B Examinations
8 Application to review decision of Part B Director
9 Results of Part B Examinations
10 Period of validity of pass result of Part B Examinations
11 Retaking Part B Examinations
Part 3 CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
12 Code of Conduct
13 Continuing liability under this Part
14 Minor disciplinary measures
15 Major disciplinary measures
16 Letter of warning for misconduct
17 Report of misconduct to Dean
18 Inquiry by Dean
19 Disciplinary action by Dean following inquiry
20 Disciplinary Committee
21 Review of minor disciplinary measure by Disciplinary Committee
22 Disciplinary action by Disciplinary Committee
23 Review of major disciplinary measure by Board of Directors
Part 4 ADMISSION OF LAWYERS (NP)
24 Procedure before filing of application for admission as lawyer (NP)
25 Application for admission as lawyer (NP)
26 Objections to application for admission as lawyer (NP), in general
27 Objections to application for admission as lawyer (NP) by Attorney‑General, Society or Institute
28 Declaration of person admitted as lawyer (NP)
Part 5 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PRACTICE TRAINING PERIOD
29 Duration of practice training period
30 Service of practice training period
31 Eligibility to serve practice training period
32 Maximum duration of practice training period
Part 6 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PRACTICE TRAINING CONTRACTS
33 Supervising solicitor
34 Responsibilities of supervising solicitor
35 Responsibilities of Singapore law practice under practice training contract
36 Qualifying entity
37 Supervisor in qualifying entity
38 Responsibilities of supervisor in qualifying entity
39 Registration of practice training contracts
40 Disclosure of details of supervised training
Part 7 ADMISSION OF ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS
41 Procedure before filing of application for admission as advocate and solicitor
42 Application by eligible person for admission as advocate and solicitor
43 Issue of certificate by Dean
44 Objections to application for admission as advocate and solicitor, in general
45 Objections to application for admission as advocate and solicitor by Attorney‑General, Society or Institute
46 Declaration of person admitted as advocate and solicitor
47 Ad hoc admissions
Part 8 MISCELLANEOUS
48 Power of Institute to revoke certificates, awards and prizes
49 Guidelines
50 Forms
51 Revocation
52 Saving and transitional provisions