Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
of Legal Profession (Legal Practice Management Course) Rules 2015
Regulation 6
Time for completion of Course by solicitor
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 75C(1)(a) of the Act, the time within which a solicitor must successfully complete the Course is before the solicitor commences practising on the solicitor’s own account, in partnership (whether in a law firm or a limited liability law partnership) or as a director of a law corporation.
Subregulation 2
Despite paragraph (1), if the following requirements are satisfied, then for the purposes of section 75C(1)(a) of the Act, the time within which a solicitor must successfully complete the Course is one year after the solicitor commences practising on the solicitor’s own account, in partnership (whether in a law firm or a limited liability law partnership) or as a director of a law corporation:
the solicitor gives a written undertaking to the Council to attend and successfully complete the Course within one year after the date the solicitor commences such practice;
the Council has given the solicitor written consent to commence such practice before completing the Course.