Section 10
Pupillage
of Syarie Lawyer State Sabah Rules 2021
Subject to rules 8 and 9, prior to the admission as a Syar’ie Lawyer, a person shall complete the twelve months pupillage as a pupil in any syar’ie legal firm or with any advocate and solicitor who is practising as a Syar’ie Lawyer.
(2)
Notwithstanding subrule (1), the Committee may, in its discretion, exempt a person from the whole or part of any period of pupillage, upon application made to the Committee supported by satisfactory evidence that there are special circumstances justifying the exemption.
(3)
Training in chambers shall be supervised by a Syar’ie Lawyer who is and has been in active practice in the state of Sabah for a total period of not less than five years immediately preceding the date of commencement of his training.