Examination Format, Syllabuses and Reading Lists
The Foreign Practitioner Examinations are open-book examinations. Each paper is 2 ½ hours long.
- Corporate Practice
Covering company law, insolvency law, joint ventures and take-overs & mergers;
Format:
Paper 1: Multiple-choice questions.
Paper 2: A number of compulsory multiple-issue hypothetical questions. - Commercial Practice
Covering Singapore legal and financial system, contract, property, trusts & equity, intellectual property, tax, competition, arbitration and financial crimes;
Format:
Paper 1: Multiple-choice questions.
Paper 2: A number of compulsory multiple-issue hypothetical questions. - Corporate Finance
Covering capital markets, banking and alternative business structures;
Format:
Paper 1: Multiple-choice questions.
Paper 2: A number of compulsory multiple-issue hypothetical questions. - 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: A number of compulsory multiple-issue hypothetical questions.
Last Updated: 2 January 2025