10Completion of pupillage

10 Completion of pupillage

(1)  A pupil must, when the nominal period of pupillage expires –

(a) notify the Bar Council whether he or she has, to the best of the pupil's belief, undertaken the pupillage required by these rules; and

(b) give a copy of the notification to each of his or her masters and the Law Society.

(2)  On receipt of a copied notification under subrule (1) , each master must –

(a) certify in writing to the Bar Council whether the pupil has, to the master's satisfaction, undertaken the pupillage required by these rules; and

(b) give a copy of the certification to the pupil.

(3)  If the Bar Council is not satisfied that the pupil has completed the pupillage required by these rules, the Bar Council is to –

(a) notify the pupil in writing of this decision; and

(b) give a copy of the notification to each master of the pupil and the Law Society.