Caymanians - Professional Course

Once you have completed a law degree (LLB) or if you have completed a non-law degree in conjunction with the CPE/GDL, you must now undergo a period of vocational training by completing the Professional Practise Course (“PPC”) or its equivalent (the Legal Practise Course or the Bar Vocational Course in the United Kingdom).

Please Note: The Legal Practitioners (Students) Regulations (2005 Revision) limits access to the PPC (Reg. 30 relating to the Qualifying Examination taken by the PPC student) and Articles (Reg. 20(a)) to Caymanians or persons that hold Cayman Status or as otherwise approved by the Cayman Islands Cabinet (for example a person married to a Caymanian).

The PPC is one year in duration and comprised of an intensive full-time 9 month period of study in Cayman law and procedure. Courses studied include: Cayman Statute Law, Criminal Procedure and Evidence, Civil Procedure and Evidence, Conveyancing, Cayman Succession Law, Legal Accounts, Legal Ethics and Legal Skills. A dissertation must also be successfully completed which focuses on an area of local law or procedure.

Applications and information about the PPC are available from the Cayman Islands Law School (www.liv.ac.uk/law/cils/). Details about the Legal Practise Course can be found at www.lawsoc.org. Details about the Bar Vocational Course can be found at www.barcouncil.org.uk.