Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Legal Profession (Practising Certificate) Rules

Regulation 5

Training requirements for locum solicitors

Subregulation 1

The training required for the purposes of section 26(1A)(b) of the Act —

(a)

shall comprise 10 hours of training approved by the Council, of which 6 hours shall relate to areas of practice published on the website of the Law Society for the purposes of this rule; and

(b)

shall have been undertaken and completed by the solicitor during the period of 12 months immediately preceding his application for a practising certificate as a locum solicitor.

Subregulation 2

Training provided by any institution or body named in a list published on the website of the Law Society for the purposes of this rule, in the areas of practice referred to in paragraph (1)(a), shall be deemed to be approved by the Council for the purposes of this rule.