Panel to study proposal to replace CLP with common Bar course, says Liew

PETALING JAYA: De facto law minister Liew Vui Keong will be establishing a committee on the possibility of replacing the Certificate of Legal Practice examination with a Common Bar Course .This comes eight months after Liew said the government is considering the possibility of replacing the CLP due to concerns raised by both local and foreign law students.

Those who sit for the CLP take five papers — General Paper, Professional Practice, Evidence, Criminal Procedure and Civil Procedure.Over the years, lawyers have been pushing for the government to introduce a CBC for all local and foreign graduates who intend to practise law. Former Malaysian Bar president George Varughese previously said the CLP does not adequately provide the “necessary knowledge and practice skills” for law graduates seeking to practise here.

Instead, the CBC, if introduced, must be outcome-driven and focused on the development of critical skills.

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