LAW EXAMINATIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 103, 1 May 1926, Page 8

LAW EXAMINATIONS

NEW REGULATIONS

FOUR YEARS TO PASS

New regulations which have been gazetted dealing with law examinations provide that the minimum time for the complete passing of the examinations shall be four years. This can only be accomplished by the student not failing in a single subject of the four divisions he is required to take.

"A candidate," says the regulations, "shall pass in all subjects of a division before presenting himself for examination in the subjects" of any later division." No candidate is to be allowed to present himself for examination in more than four subjects at any one time, except in cases where he requires to pass in five subjects to complete his examinations. Where, in a division, there are fewer than four subjects, a candidate will not be allowed to tike a subject or subjects of a later division to make up the number of four subjects, but if he requires to pass ia one or more subjects to complete a division, he may take also sufficient subjects in the later division to make up his total of four subjects.

Excepting the regulation relating to conveyancing, the regulations shall not apply to any candidate (a) who has matriculated in the University of New Zealand not later than Ist July, 1926, (b) who prior to Ist March, 1926, has been credited with a pass in not fewer than two subjects of the examination in law; ox (c) who has obtained a provisional matriculation and has had his matriculation confirmed by- the university as from date prior to Ist January, 1926, provided that such candidates shall not, later than 31st December, 1930, complete all examinations necessary for admission as a barrister or solicitor as the case might be, under the regulations at present in existence. It is provided also that every candidate who is required to pass in the law of property (Part I.) shall pass in the law of property as in Division 11., and every candidate who is required to pass in the law of property (Part II.) shall pass in company law and the law of bankruptcy, and in the law of trusts, wills, intestate succession, and the administration of the estates of deceased persons. '. , ' . Candidates completing their course under the old regulations may elect at any time to come under the new ones, and in doing so they will be credited with the subjects in which they have already passed. Should they fail to complete by Ist January, 1931, they will be brought under the new regulation and credited with the subjects they have -passed in under the old. The following are the divisions referred to:— For Barristers:— Division I.—l. Latin. 2. English or philosophy. 3. Jurisprudence. 4. Constitutional history and law. Division ll.—l. Boman law. 2. The law of property. 3. The law of contract. Division lII.—I. The" law of torts. 2. Criminal law. 3. Company law and the law of bankruptcy. 4. The law of trusts, wills, intestate succession, and the administration of the estates of deceased persons. Division IV. —1. The law of evidence. 2. Practice and procedure. 3. International law. 4. Conflict of laws. For Solicitors: — Division I.—One of the following:, (i) Latin, (ii) English, or (iii) philosophy. 2. Jurisprudence. 3. Constitutional history and law. Division ll.—l. The law of property. 2. The law of contract. Division lII.—I. The law of tortg. 2. Criminal law. 3. Company law and the law of bankruptcy. 4. The law of trusts, wills, intestate succession, and the administration of the estates of. deceased persons. Division IV.—l. The law of evidence. 2. Practice and procedure. 3. Conflict of laws. Every candidate for admission as barrister or solicitor shall also pass in the following subjects: 1. Conveyancing (as provided in Regulation XII. of these regulations). 2. Bookkeeping (elementary questions on trust accounts and bookkeeping).