2025

The Singapore Institute of Legal Education has implemented an Enhanced Extension Waiver for CPD Year 2025. The extension period is from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. During the extension period, lawyers may attend CPD activities and obtain CPD points that can be applied towards fulfilling their CPD points requirements for either CPD Year 2025 or CPD Year 2026. Lawyers seeking to rely on the Enhanced Extension Waiver must lodge a formal Enhanced Extension Waiver Notice accessible through their ePortfolio accounts in SILE CPD Centre.

The Singapore Institute of Legal Education has implemented an Extension Waiver for CPD Year 2025. The extension period is from 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026. During the extension period, lawyers may attend CPD activities and obtain CPD points that can be applied towards fulfilling their CPD points requirements for either CPD Year 2025 or CPD Year 2026. Lawyers seeking to rely on the Extension Waiver must lodge a formal Extension Waiver Notice accessible through their ePortfolio accounts in SILE CPD Centre.

The Singapore Institute of Legal Education has implemented two new ‘deemed waiver’ categories. The new ‘deemed waiver’ categories are for statutorily-prescribed shared parental leave and statutorily-prescribed paternity leave.

SILE’s verification of compliance with CPD requirements for CPD Year 2024 will commence in May 2025.

Advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court of Singapore seeking to apply for a Singapore practising certificate (‘PC’) must make one of the three declarations set out under rule 8 of the CPD Rules in the online PC application form. Foreign lawyers seeking to apply for or renew their registration under section 36B of the Legal Profession Act 1966 must make one of the three declarations set out under rule 5(4)(e) of the Regulated Individuals Rules as part of their application. This advisory clarifies the appropriate declaration to be made by solicitors and s36B Foreign Lawyers seeking to apply for PCs or foreign practitioner certificates (‘FPCs’).

If you are unable to fulfil your CPD requirements for CPD Year 2024 even with the Extension Waiver and any applicable Deemed Waivers, or if they do not apply to your situation, then you may consider applying for a waiver using the Waiver Application for CPD Year 2024 Form ahead of the renewal of your practising certificate/foreign practitioner certificate in 2025.