| Any person qualified
under section
4 of the B(QAP)R for admission
must have completed not less
than 6 months of the period
of approved pupillage, or any
such period of pupillage if
reduced to less than 6 months,
before he or she seeks admission
as a barrister |
| Period of approved pupillage |
sections
10(1)-(2) of the B(QAP)R |
| Reduction of period of approved
pupillage |
section
16 of the B(QAP)R |
| Seeking to commence pupillage |
|
| - Application
for a certificate of eligibility
for pupillage not less than
3 weeks before proposed commencement* |
| - Application
by proposed pupil master for
prior approval* |
| - Approval of
pupillage and issue of certificate
of eligibility for pupillage |
| * Both
the application for the certificate
for eligibility for pupillage
and the intended pupil master’s
application must be submitted
in a timely fashion to avoid
any unnecessary delay and waste
of time. The Bar Council has
no discretion to waive the 3-week
period or to recognise any period
of work in the nature of pupillage
undertaken prior to the issue
of the certificate of eligibility
for pupillage. |
| Transfer and continuation
of pupillage |
section
13(2) of the B(QAP)R |
| Ineligibility for pupillage |
section
14 of the B(QAP)R |
| Termination or suspension
of pupillage |
section
15 of the B(QAP)R |
With
effect from 28 March 2003,
admission and pupillage are governed
by the new provisions of the Legal
Practitioners Ordinance, Cap.159,
Laws of Hong Kong (“the Ordinance”)
and its subsidiary rules.