Legal Profession (Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2012

attending, or reviewing a recording of, any conference, lecture, seminar, workshop or discussion group that satisfies —

the requirements under paragraphs (2) and (3); or

the requirements under paragraphs (2A) and (3);

reviewing any multimedia, Internet-based, audio-visual, audio or video programme or material that satisfies —

the requirements under paragraph (2); or

the requirements under paragraph (2A);

writing an article that —

satisfies the requirements under paragraph (4); and

is published in any publication that the Institute may specify in any guidelines issued under rule 14, or that the Accreditation Committee may approve on a case by case basis;

teaching in, or acting as a subject-coordinator or an examiner for, any course or programme of the Institute that the Institute may specify in any guidelines issued under rule 14, or that the Accreditation Committee may approve on a case by case basis;

serving as a member of any committee, sub-committee, working party or advisory panel of the Academy, the Institute or the Society, in accordance with any guidelines issued under rule 14;

performing services for a pro bono programme for law students, in accordance with any guidelines issued under rule 14; (g) speaking, teaching or participating in a panel discussion in any conference, lecture, seminar or workshop that satisfies the requirements under paragraphs (3) and (4A); or

in the case of a foreign practitioner, speaking or teaching at or participating in a panel discussion in any conference, lecture, seminar or workshop that satisfies the requirements under paragraphs (3) and (4A).

deal primarily with matters relating to the practice of law;

comprise significant intellectual or practical content; and

seek to extend the knowledge or skill of a solicitor or foreign practitioner undertaking the CPD activity in one or more areas that are relevant to the solicitor’s or foreign practitioner’s practice needs.

comprise significant intellectual or practical content; and

deal primarily with, and seek to extend the knowledge or skill of a solicitor or foreign practitioner undertaking the CPD activity in, at least one of the following areas:

financial literacy;

information technology and computer literacy;

office productivity and management skills;

presentation and communication skills;

personal management and development skills;

any non-legal specialist knowledge relevant to the solicitor’s or foreign practitioner’s practice needs.

deal primarily with matters relating to the practice of law; and

be of significant intellectual or practical content.

deal primarily with matters relating to the practice of law;

comprise significant intellectual or practical content; and

seek to extend the knowledge or skill of a solicitor or foreign practitioner attending the conference, lecture, seminar or workshop in one or more areas that are relevant to the solicitor’s or foreign practitioner’s practice needs.

to accredit any CPD activity, and to authorise any person to organise or administer an accredited CPD activity;

to determine the terms and conditions for the accreditation of a CPD activity, and the terms and conditions under which a person may organise or administer an accredited CPD activity;

to determine whether any activity or class of activities is a CPD activity or class of CPD activities, and to propose guidelines specifying the types of accredited CPD activities and other CPD activities, and the types of activities which do not qualify as CPD activities;

to propose guidelines specifying, and to approve on a case by case basis, any publication referred to in rule 3(1)(c)(ii);

to determine or approve the number of CPD points which may be obtained by undertaking any CPD activity or class of CPD activities, and to propose guidelines specifying, for each type of CPD activity, the manner in which the number of CPD points which may be obtained by undertaking that type of CPD activity is to be calculated;

to perform such other functions related to the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) as the Board may determine from time to time.

to propose guidelines, and to consider applications, for the full or partial waiver of any CPD requirement;

to establish a system for verifying whether a solicitor or foreign practitioner has complied with any CPD requirement;

to propose guidelines on the types of evidence that a solicitor or foreign practitioner shall maintain, and to determine whether any evidence provided by a solicitor or foreign practitioner is sufficient, to show that the solicitor or foreign practitioner has undertaken a CPD activity;

to determine and implement the measures to be taken against a solicitor or foreign practitioner who has failed to comply with any CPD requirement;

to perform such other functions related to the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) as the Board may determine from time to time.

to recommend the types of CPD activities which should be undertaken by solicitors or foreign practitioners in general or by any class of solicitors or foreign practitioners;

to determine the types of CPD activities to be provided by the Institute or by any other person;

to determine whether any CPD activity should be designated as a mandatory CPD activity, or any category of CPD activities should be designated as a mandatory category of CPD activities, for the purposes of rule 9(1)(a) or (2)(a), either for solicitors or foreign practitioners in general or for any class of solicitors or foreign practitioners, and to propose guidelines designating those mandatory CPD activities or mandatory categories of CPD activities (if any);

to perform such other functions related to the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) as the Board may determine from time to time.

undertake in that calendar year, in accordance with any guidelines issued under rule 14, such CPD activities as are designated by the Institute as mandatory CPD activities, or that fall under categories of activities as are designated by the Institute as mandatory categories of CPD activities, in those guidelines; and

obtain —

from all CPD activities undertaken by him in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the third column of the applicable Part of the First Schedule;

from all accredited CPD activities undertaken by him in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the fourth column of the applicable Part of the First Schedule;

where the calendar year is 2025 or a subsequent calendar year, from CPD activities that fall under mandatory categories of CPD activities undertaken by him in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the fifth column of the applicable Part of the First Schedule; and

where the calendar year is 2025 or a subsequent calendar year, from accredited CPD activities that fall under mandatory categories of CPD activities undertaken by him in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the sixth column of the applicable Part of the First Schedule.

undertake in that calendar year, in accordance with any guidelines issued under rule 14, such CPD activities as are designated by the Institute as mandatory CPD activities, or that fall under categories of activities as are designated by the Institute as mandatory categories of CPD activities, in those guidelines; and

obtain —

from all CPD activities undertaken by the foreign practitioner in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the second column of the applicable Part of the Second Schedule;

from all accredited CPD activities undertaken by the foreign practitioner in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the third column of the applicable Part of the Second Schedule;

where the calendar year is 2025 or a subsequent calendar year, from CPD activities that fall under mandatory categories of CPD activities undertaken by the foreign practitioner in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the fourth column of the applicable Part of the Second Schedule; and

where the calendar year is 2025 or a subsequent calendar year, from accredited CPD activities that fall under mandatory categories of CPD activities undertaken by the foreign practitioner in that calendar year, at least the number of CPD points specified in the fifth column of the applicable Part of the Second Schedule.

a record of the CPD activities that he has undertaken in each calendar year; and

for each such CPD activity, such evidence to show that he has undertaken that CPD activity as the Institute may specify in any guidelines issued under rule 14.

he does not rely on that CPD activity for the purposes of satisfying the requirement under rule 9(1)(a) or (2)(a), as the case may be; and

he does not rely on any CPD points obtained by undertaking that CPD activity for the purposes of satisfying the requirement under rule 9(1)(b)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) or (2)(b)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), as the case may be.

to produce to the Institute —

any record or evidence that he is required to maintain under rule 10; and

any other record in his possession or control that is relevant to that purpose; and

to provide the Institute with —

if he has made a declaration under section 25(1)(ca) of the Act stating that he has complied with that CPD requirement, a statement of his reasons for making that declaration; (ii)if he has made a declaration under section 25(1)(ca) of the Act stating that the Compliance Committee has granted him a waiver of that CPD requirement, the particulars of the waiver granted by the Compliance Committee;

if he has made a declaration under rule 5(4)(e)(i) of the Legal Profession (Regulated Individuals) Rules 2015 (G.N. No. S 701/2015) stating that he has complied with that CPD requirement, a statement of his reasons for making that declaration; and

if he has made a declaration under rule 5(4)(e)(ii) of the Legal Profession (Regulated Individuals) Rules 2015 stating that the Compliance Committee has granted him a waiver of that CPD requirement, the particulars of the waiver granted by the Compliance Committee.

in such form and manner as the Director may require;

within such period as the Director may specify; and

be accompanied by such documents as the Director may require.

to provide, in addition to any documents referred to in paragraph (1)(c), such other evidence as the Director considers necessary;

to depose to any facts relevant to the application by a statutory declaration; and

to attend an interview.

grant the applicant a full or partial waiver of the CPD requirement, subject to such conditions as the Compliance Committee may think fit to impose;

extend the time for complying with the CPD requirement, subject to such conditions as the Compliance Committee may think fit to impose; or

refuse the application.

issue a written notice to him directing him to comply with such requirements as may be specified in the notice;

recommend that the Institute issue a private reprimand to him;

recommend that the Institute —

make a complaint of his conduct under section 85(1) of the Act; or

refer information touching upon his conduct under section 85(3) of the Act; or

determine that no action be taken against him.

affirm, vary or substitute the decision of the Director, the Accreditation Committee, the Compliance Committee or the Programmes Committee (as the case may be); or

remit the matter, with such directions as the CPD Review Board may think fit, to the Director, the Accreditation Committee, the Compliance Committee or the Programmes Committee (as the case may be) for reconsideration.

specify the types of accredited CPD activities and other CPD activities, and the types of activities which do not qualify as CPD activities;

specify any publication referred to in rule 3(1)(c)(ii);

specify, for each type of CPD activity, the manner in which the number of CPD points which may be obtained by undertaking that type of CPD activity is to be calculated;

designate any CPD activity as a mandatory CPD activity, or any category of CPD activities as a mandatory category of CPD activities, for the purposes of rule 9(1)(a) or (2)(a), for solicitors or foreign practitioners in general or for any class of solicitors or foreign practitioners;

specify how each type of CPD activity is to be undertaken;

specify any matter relating to an application for the full or partial waiver of any CPD requirement; and

specify the types of evidence that a solicitor or foreign practitioner shall maintain to show that he has undertaken a CPD activity.