Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2024

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Part 1

Preliminary

Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged

reg 1Citation and commencement

These Rules are the Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2024 and come into operation on 17 July 2024.

reg 2Definitions

In these Rules —“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Institute;“Board of Examiners” means the Board of Examiners appointed under rule 6;“candidate” means a person whose application under rule 7(2) or 11(2) has been approved or is pending approval;“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Institute;“Code of Conduct” means the Code of Conduct issued, and amended, by the Part B Director under rule 12;“Dean” means the Dean of the Institute appointed under section 6(1) of the Act;“Disciplinary Committee” means a Disciplinary Committee appointed by the Chairperson under rule 20(1);“Institute’s website” means the Internet website of the Institute at https://www.sile.edu.sg;“misconduct” means any act, omission, conduct or neglect that is in contravention of the Code of Conduct and includes any act or conduct mentioned in rule 17(2);“Part B Course” means the preparatory course, leading to the Part B Examinations, which is conducted by —

(a)

the Institute; or

(b)

the Institute and any other person appointed by the Board of Directors;“Part B Director” means the Director of the Part B Course appointed by the Board of Directors, and includes any Deputy Director of the Part B Course appointed by the Board of Directors;“Part B Examinations” means Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations conducted by —

(a)

the Institute; or

(b)

the Institute and any other person appointed by the Board of Directors;“qualifying relevant legal officer” has the meaning given by rule 30(1)(b)(ii);“session”, in relation to the Part B Examinations, means a period, as determined by the Part B Director and published on the Institute’s website, when the Part B Examinations are conducted;“supervising solicitor” means a solicitor who is responsible for the supervision of a practice trainee while the latter is serving his or her practice training period under a practice training contract;“supervisor in a qualifying entity” means an employee of a qualifying entity who is responsible for the supervision of a practice trainee while the latter is serving his or her practice training period under a practice training contract with the qualifying entity.

“Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Institute;

“Board of Examiners” means the Board of Examiners appointed under rule 6;

“candidate” means a person whose application under rule 7(2) or 11(2) has been approved or is pending approval;

“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Institute;

“Code of Conduct” means the Code of Conduct issued, and amended, by the Part B Director under rule 12;

“Dean” means the Dean of the Institute appointed under section 6(1) of the Act;

“Disciplinary Committee” means a Disciplinary Committee appointed by the Chairperson under rule 20(1);

“Institute’s website” means the Internet website of the Institute at https://www.sile.edu.sg;

“misconduct” means any act, omission, conduct or neglect that is in contravention of the Code of Conduct and includes any act or conduct mentioned in rule 17(2);

“Part B Course” means the preparatory course, leading to the Part B Examinations, which is conducted by —

(a)

the Institute; or

(b)

the Institute and any other person appointed by the Board of Directors;

“Part B Director” means the Director of the Part B Course appointed by the Board of Directors, and includes any Deputy Director of the Part B Course appointed by the Board of Directors;

“Part B Examinations” means Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations conducted by —

(a)

the Institute; or

(b)

the Institute and any other person appointed by the Board of Directors;

“qualifying relevant legal officer” has the meaning given by rule 30(1)(b)(ii);

“session”, in relation to the Part B Examinations, means a period, as determined by the Part B Director and published on the Institute’s website, when the Part B Examinations are conducted;

“supervising solicitor” means a solicitor who is responsible for the supervision of a practice trainee while the latter is serving his or her practice training period under a practice training contract;

“supervisor in a qualifying entity” means an employee of a qualifying entity who is responsible for the supervision of a practice trainee while the latter is serving his or her practice training period under a practice training contract with the qualifying entity.