E. LIMITED PRACTICE
Q.31
What is limited practice?
Upon admission, you
would be eligible to apply to practise
to a limited extent under the guidance
and supervision of your pupil master(s)
during the rest of your pupillage.
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Q.32
Do I have to carry on limited practice?
No.
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Q.33
How do I apply for limited practice?
You may download
from the Bar’s website a checklist
of the documents required to submit
for your application.
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Q.34
Is there any way I would be able to
commence limited practice as soon after
my admission as possible?
You should be able to
keep the time required for obtaining
the practising certificate after admission
to a minimum if you proceed in the following
manner:
- Arrange professional
indemnity insurance coverage under
the Bar’s
master policy near the end of your
first 6 months of pupillage. You would
be entitled to a refund of any overpaid
premium as a result of the early arrangement.
- Submit
your application to commence limited
practice (subject to admission) at
the same time as your application for
the certificate of qualification for
admission.
- Upon your admission,
proceed to the Bar Secretariat and
fill out a standard written declaration
of your admission and undertaking to
submit the Registrar’s
certificate of your admission as soon
as you receive it.
- Pay the Bar Association
membership subscription and the practising
certificate fee in advance.
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Q.35
What other steps should I take upon
commencement of limited practice?
Registrar’s certificate
of admission - You must file with the
Bar Secretariat the Registrar’s
certificate of your admission as soon
as you receive it. Failure or delay in
doing so may constitute a breach of your
undertaking to the Bar Council given
when you applied for the limited practising
certificate.
Bar Card - This is issued
to all members of the Bar Association.
Upon collection of the Bar Card, you
must surrender your Pupil Barrister Card.
Business Registration
- You are required
by the law to apply for business registration
with the Inland Revenue Department within
1 month of the commencement of your practice.
Mandatory Provident
Fund - As a self-employed person, you
are required by the law to arrange for
mandatory provident fund contribution.
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