Examination Format, Syllabuses and Reading Lists

 
  1. Corporate Practice
    Covering company law, insolvency law, alternative business structures, joint ventures and take-overs & mergers;

    Format:
    Paper 1: Combination of multiple-choice questions and short questions; 3-hour closed-book examination.
    Paper 2: A number of compulsory multiple-issue hypothetical questions; 3-hour open book examination.

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  2. Commercial Practice
    Covering Singapore legal and financial system, contract, property, trusts & equity, intellectual property, tax, competition, arbitration and financial crimes;

    Format:
    Paper 1: Short questions; 3-hour closed-book examination.
    Paper 2: A number of compulsory multiple-issue hypothetical questions; 3-hour open book examination.

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  3. Corporate Finance
    Covering capital markets and banking;

    Format:
    Paper 1: Combination of multiple-choice questions and short questions; 3-hour closed-book examination.
    Paper 2: A number of compulsory multiple-issue hypothetical questions; 3-hour open book examination.

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  4. Ethics & Professional Responsibility
    Covering legal infrastructure, responsibilities to the client, relationship between lawyers, the lawyer and the law practice, maintenance of ethical standards and disciplinary issues, responsibilities to the public and the "spirit" of ethics;

    Format:
    Paper 1 only: Comprising some or all of the following: short questions, hypothetical and essay questions, all of which will be compulsory; 3-hour open book examination.

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