No Plans To Abolish Clp Exam Says Deputy Minister

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Deputy law and institutional reform minister M Kula Segaran denied rumours of a government policy to determine pass and fail quotas for Certificate in Legal Practice students. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no plans to abolish the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) examination, said deputy law and institutional reform minister M Kula Segaran.
Kula told the Dewan Negara efforts are being made to improve the CLP examination by considering the introduction of a Common Bar Course (CBC) or Common Bar Examination (CBE), which would be more comprehensive and aligned with international legal examinations, similar to the Bar training courses in the UK.
“The Legal Profession Qualifying Board has established a committee to study the implementation of the CBC and CBE.

Aspects under review include syllabus content, curriculum, assessment methods, teaching staff, administration and management, as well as the financial requirements, he said during the question-and-answer session.
Kula said consultation sessions with stakeholders are ongoing to resolve all arising issues.

The feedback from stakeholders will be reviewed by the committee before the results of the final study on the implementation of the CBC and CBE are submitted to the Legal Profession Qualifying Board, he said.
He was responding to a question from A Kesavadas on whether the government plans to abolish the CLP examination, which one needs to pass to practise law in Malaysia.
Kesavadas also wanted to know what measures were being taken by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board to ensure the examination is conducted transparently.
In response to a supplementary question from Salehuddin Saidin about rumours of a government policy to determine pass and fail quotas for CLP students, Kula said there are no such quotas, labelling such claims as baseless.
“We are currently improving the process to be more transparent through open consultations. This includes meetings with public and private universities and engaging with as many students taking the examination as possible.

There are no quotas, and all eligible candidates are entitled to register and sit for the examination, he said. - FMT

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