Singapore legislation
Regulation 35
Regulation 35
Responsibilities of Singapore law practice under practice training contract
Subregulation 1
A Singapore law practice which provides a practice trainee with supervised training in relation to the practice of Singapore law under a practice training contract must ensure that —
the practice trainee is based in Singapore and is supervised by a supervising solicitor in active practice in the Singapore law practice;
the supervising solicitor performs his or her responsibilities under rule 34 and in accordance with any guidelines issued under rule 49; and
the Singapore law practice performs any other responsibilities specified by the Institute in any guidelines issued under rule 49.
Subregulation 2
Where the Singapore law practice does not have the expertise or resources to provide the practice trainee with any part of the practice training required, the Singapore law practice may arrange, with the prior written permission of the Institute, for the practice trainee to receive that part of the training in another Singapore law practice in accordance with any guidelines issued under rule 49.
Subregulation 3
A practice trainee is deemed to be supervised by his or her supervising solicitor during the period that the practice trainee receives training in another Singapore law practice under paragraph (2).