Singapore legislation
Section 32
Section 32
Requirements for practice and unauthorised persons
(1)
Subject to this Part and Part 4A, a person must not practise as an advocate and solicitor or do any act as an advocate and solicitor unless —
his or her name is on the roll; and
he or she has in force a practising certificate.
(2)
For the purposes of this Act, a person is an unauthorised person if —
his or her name is not on the roll;
he or she does not have in force a practising certificate; or
being an advocate and solicitor who practises in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice, he or she practises Singapore law otherwise than in accordance with Part 4A and any rules made under section 36M.
(3)
A Judge may, if he or she thinks fit, on the application of any advocate and solicitor in active practice in a Singapore law practice, allow a qualified person who has served not less than 3 months of his or her practice training period, and who is serving his or her practice training period under a practice training contract with that Singapore law practice at the time the application is made, to appear, on behalf of that Singapore law practice, before —
a Judge or the Registrar; (b)a judge (however described) of a Family Court or Youth Court, or the registrar, the deputy registrar or an assistant registrar of the Family Justice Courts; or
a judge (however described) of a District Court or Magistrate’s Court, or the registrar or a deputy registrar of the State Courts.
(4)
A qualified person in respect of whom an application under subsection (3) has been granted is entitled to appear in accordance with that subsection at any time during the period —
beginning at the time that application is granted; and
ending on the earlier of —
the time that qualified person is admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court; or
the expiry of 3 months after the last day of that qualified person’s practice training period.