What is the registration procedure for the Bar Practice Course?
Once the Bar exams are passed, the Bar Association forwards the registration forms for the Bar Practice Course to eligible candidates. If I fail any of the exams, can I still do the Bar Practice Course before I re-sit the exams? No. All exams must first be passed before you are offered a place in the course. Why does the Bar Association conduct its own examinations? Go to Rationale of the Bar exams. Can I obtain an exemption if I have already done any of those examinations at university? No. The examinations have a specific practical orientation towards advocacy and the Bar, which university examinations do not have. Tutors What is a tutor? A tutor must be a barrister of not less than seven years standing who is not a senior counsel. Barrister 5-7 years may apply to the Executive Director for inclusion on the list. A reader must have at least one tutor, but not more than two. Each tutor is required to be on the Statutory List. What is the role of a tutor? Tutors provide a supervisory a
