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Examinations are normally held around July each year. Every student is required to sit for five subject papers, namely, General Paper, Professional
Practice, Evidence, Criminal Procedure, and Civil Procedure. The student must pass all papers to obtain the certificate. If a student fails one paper he
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However, candidates are still denied access to many relevant
Statutes (Acts of Parliaments) during the exams, such as the Companies Act 2016, Winding Up Rules 1997, Probate and Administration Act 1959, Legal Profession (Practice & Etiquette) Rules 1978, Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules, and
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On 15 April 2019, the Legal
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Certificate in Legal Practice was originally designed in 1984 only as a temporary stop-gap measure to assist those Malaysians who were not able to sit for the English Bar Finals Examinations. It was then a solution to those who can't apply to be a Barrister but ended up as another recognised
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