Admission to the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple as a Specially Qualified Applicant

Read Schedule A (Admission Declaration) very carefully. Make sure that you complete the form and the declaration neatly and correctly, writing on one side of the paper only. Please do not print the forms back-to-back, as this documentation will be bound and kept in the Inn’s archives in perpetuity. Please ensure that you submit with your application all of the material referred to in the Application Checklist (also include the checklist itself – we will not be able to process your application without it). If the Inn requests any documentation after your initial application, please get this to us as soon as possible. If we do not hear from you within two months of such a request, we will assume that you are not pursuing your application and your submitted documentation may be destroyed. When supplying an email address please ensure that it is not a transient one (i.e. provide a permanent email address). When you submit your forms for admission, please include a copy of your Certificate of Reduction of/ Exemption from Pupillage if you were issued one. Please also include a copy of the letter from the Bar Standards Board approving your application for Call to the Bar. The fee for Admission to the Inn and Call to the Bar is as follows: The inclusive amount is £230. (This is £105 for Admission, and £125 for Call to the Bar). We ask transferring lawyers to pay these two fees together, as Admission and Call to the Bar usually follow each other fairly quickly. The preferred payment method is by debit card or credit card. DO NOT provide card details with your application if you are submitting it by post. Failure to disclose offences or other matters1 referred to in the Admission Declaration will be a disciplinary matter. If you delete any of the statements in Section 2 or disclose anything in Section 3 of Schedule A, the Inn may be required to refer your application to the Inns’ Conduct Committee (ICC) for consideration. Please contact me before submitting any documentation if any of the above applies to you as you may need to provide additional documentation for the ICC. Certificates of Good Standing An Original Certificate of Good Standing must also be provided with your application. This must have been issued within three months of submission to the Inn. The Bar Training Regulations’ definition of a Certificate of Good Standing is as follows:

(a) in relation to a member of an Authorised Body or Qualified Foreign Lawyer, a certificate issued by the professional body or other authority responsible for regulating the profession of which the person concerned is a member attesting that the person concerned:

(i) is of good character;

(ii) has not been the subject of a Bankruptcy Order or Directors Disqualification

Order nor entered into an individual voluntary arrangement with creditors; and

1 These include disciplinary cautions administered or pending, or actual disciplinary proceedings and decisions taken, by educational establishments or other misconduct which might reasonably be thought to call into question an applicant’s fitness to become a practising barrister.

(iii) has not been prohibited and is not currently suspended from practising on

account of serious professional misconduct or the commission of a criminal offence;

(b) in relation to a Qualified European Lawyer, evidence of the kind referred to in

Regulation 9(2) of the European Qualification Regulations, that the person concerned:

(i) is of good character;

(ii) has not been the subject of a Bankruptcy Order or Directors Disqualification Order nor entered into an individual voluntary arrangement with creditors; and

(iii) has not been prohibited and is not currently suspended from practising on

account of serious professional misconduct or the commission of a criminal offence.

Call to the Bar and Pupillage/ Practice If the Bar Standards Board required you to take any part of the Bar Transfer Test, you must have received your results before you can be Called to the Bar. Please note that you cannot commence any part of pupillage until you have passed all required sections of the test. You are able to commence the non-practising part of pupillage without being Called; however, you will be unable to start the practising part of pupillage until you have been. Therefore, please check with the Inn the dates on which you will be eligible for Call as this may affect the date on which you are able to start pupillage/ practice. If you are exempt from pupillage entirely, you must be Called before you are able to commence practice. The Bar Training Regulations set out the requirements which a person must satisfy in order to be Called to the Bar by an Inn and become qualified to practise as a barrister. They are available on the Inn’s website at www.middletemple.org.uk. Pupils’ Advocacy Courses You may also be required to attend the Pupils’ Advocacy Course. It should be clear from your correspondence with the BSB whether or not attendance is a requirement. If it is, you must complete the course before commencing the practising part of pupillage. Please contact the Training Officer, Indira Pillay at i.pillay@middletemple.org.uk for further details. The Pupils’ Course run by the Middle Temple also incorporates the Practice Management Course and so there is no need to do two separate courses. Please note that although our courses are run fairly regularly, we do have limited space on them and so it is recommended that you apply for the course you wish to attend as soon as possible. If you have any questions, having read through the application form, please do not hesitate to contact me. Kind regards,

Sally Yorke Education Services Manager

 

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Please return this checklist with your application 

  Please attach this sheet to the front of your application and ensure that you have completed the 

above checklist.  

PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PROCESS YOUR APPLICATION WITHOUT EVERY REQUIRED DOCUMENT. 

 Please send your completed forms to: Specially Qualified Applicant for Admission, Middle Temple 

Treasury, Ashley Building, London, EC4Y 9BT  

*A  certified  copy must  be  signed  and  stamped  to  certify  that  it  is  “a  true  copy  of  the  original”  by  an appropriate professional person, e.g. Doctor, Bank, Post Office, University office, High Street Solicitor. We strongly suggest you send a certified copy.  If you are unable to obtain a certified copy you can send your original certificates which we will copy and return to you.  For security and ease of return you may wish to enclose a special/ recorded delivery envelope. 

 YOUR APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (please tick):   

· Schedule MT 1. This must be signed and dated no more than six months before submission to the Inn. 

 

· Schedule A (Admission Declaration). This must be signed and dated no more than six months before submission  to  the  Inn. Please ensure  that you have read and understood the declaration. 

 

· The  Original  or  a  Certified  Copy  of  the  letter  from  the  Bar  Standards  Board approving  your  application  for  Call  and  outlining  detail  about  Exemption from/Reduction of Pupillage (if applicable). 

· The Original Certificate of Good Standing issued within the previous three months 

 

 · Certified copies* of any degree certificates that you hold. 

 

  

· Payment details covering the total cost of Admission and Call. This can be debit or credit card (do not provide your details now – we will contact you to process your card payment). 

 

· A certified copy of one of  the  following, namely your birth certificate, passport, identity card, or driving licence. 

· Data Protection and Communication Preferences Forms. 

· Equality and Diversity Monitoring Questionnaire. 

Office Use Only Admission Date: Membership No:

SCHEDULE AADMISSION DECLARATION

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To the Masters of the Bench of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple I, (full names1) ________________________________________________________________ of (home address) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

Email: ________________________________________________________________

Tel: __________________________________________________ Date of Birth: __________________________________________________ for the purpose of obtaining admission as a member of the Inn do hereby declare and undertake as follows:-

1. My present occupation is _____________________________________________________

2. (a) I have never been convicted of any criminal offence2 nor are there any proceedings pending3 against me anywhere in respect of any criminal offence.

(b) I have never been convicted of a disciplinary offence by a professional or regulatory

body nor are there any disciplinary proceedings pending against me anywhere in respect of any such offence.

(c) I have never been found guilty of an academic offence by a higher education

institution4 (d) I have never had any bankruptcy order5 debt relief order6, directors disqualification

order7 bankruptcy restrictions order8 or debt relief restrictions order made against me nor entered into an individual voluntary arrangement with creditors.

1 Give your name as shown on your passport. 2 For this purpose a “criminal offence" means any offence, wherever and whenever committed, under the criminal law of any jurisdiction except (i) an offence for which liability is capable of being discharged by payment of a fixed penalty; and (ii) an offence which has as its main ingredient the unlawful parking of a vehicle. Any conviction which is spent within the meaning of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 is nevertheless required to be disclosed unless it is “protected” under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service. 3 Proceedings are pending if (i) you are currently charged with, or (ii) you are on bail or in detention or custody (or have failed to surrender to custody) in connection with, any criminal offence. 4 If you were found guilty, but subsequently successfully appealed against that finding, there is no need to declare it. 5 For this purpose a “bankruptcy order” includes a bankruptcy order made pursuant to the Insolvency Act 1986 and any similar order made in any jurisdiction in the world. 6 For this purpose, “a debt relief order” includes a debt relief order made pursuant to the Insolvency Act 1986 and any similar order made in any jurisdiction in the world. 7 For this purpose “directors disqualification order” includes a disqualification order made by a court, or disqualification undertaking accepted by the Secretary of State, pursuant to the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and any similar order or undertaking made or given in any jurisdiction in the world. 8 For this purpose, a “bankruptcy restrictions order” includes a bankruptcy restrictions order made by a court or a bankruptcy restrictions undertaking accepted pursuant to the Insolvency Act 1986 and any similar order or undertaking made or given in any jurisdiction in the world. 

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(e) I have not previously been refused admission to or expelled from an Inn. (f) I do not suffer from serious incapacity due to mental disorder (within the meaning of

the Mental Health Act 1983) nor addiction to alcohol or drugs, nor from any other condition which might impair my fitness to become a practising barrister.9

If any of the statements in paragraph 2 above is incorrect in any respect, please delete the statement as appropriate. 3. Except as disclosed below, I am not aware of any matter which might reasonably be thought

to call into question my fitness to become a practising barrister.10 If you delete any of the statements in paragraph 2 above or there is any other matter which might reasonably be thought to call into question your fitness to become a practising barrister, please give details in the box below – use a continuation sheet if necessary and attach supporting documents. (If giving details of a criminal conviction, please ensure you specify the sentence).

4. I am a disabled person within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 and would like to discuss with the Inn what, if any, reasonable adjustments need to be made to enable me to participate in all aspects of the Inn’s activities.

5. If requested by the Inn, I undertake to apply or to assist the Inn in applying to the Criminal Records Bureau for disclosure about me.

6. I undertake that I will inform the Inn immediately if any statement made in this Declaration ceases to be true before I have been admitted to the Inn and while I am an applicant for admission to the Inn.

9 If you are a disabled person within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 and are unable to make this declaration, then on application to the Inn consideration will be given as to whether reasonable adjustments can be made. 10 This includes any incident or behaviour which if known to the Inn might cause your application to be considered more carefully. If in doubt, disclose the incident/behaviour. Two examples are given by way of illustration but not as limitations on disclosure:

a. Receipt of a police caution. b. A Court injunction or Anti-Social Behaviour Order restricting your conduct.  

YES NO

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7. I undertake that while I am a Student member of the Inn:-

(a) I will comply with such regulations as are made by the Inn concerning the conduct and discipline of its Students11;

(b) If and in so far as they apply to me, I will comply with Bar Training Regulations and

with the Code of Conduct of the Bar;

(c) I will promptly inform the Under Treasurer of the Inn in writing if:

(i) there are proceedings pending against me in respect of a criminal offence or I am convicted of a criminal offence; or

(ii) there are disciplinary proceedings pending against me or I am convicted of a disciplinary offence by a professional or regulatory body; or

(iii) I have a bankruptcy order or director’s disqualification order made against me or enter into an individual voluntary arrangement with creditors; or

(iv) I am found guilty by the course provider of cheating or other misconduct on a Bar Professional Training Course or am found guilty of an academic offence by a higher education institution.

8. I have read and understood the terms of the further Declaration which I will be required to

sign before I can be called to the Bar.

9. I will inform the Inn of any change to my name or address.

10. I will commence the Vocational Stage within five years of admission to the Inn and complete that Stage within ten years of admission on the understanding that if I fail to comply with either of those requirements my membership of the Inn will cease on the expiration of either period.

Dated _________________________ Signature ___________________________________

11 Copies of the Disciplinary Rules and other regulations of the Inn are available for inspection in the Treasury Office.

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The  information  provided  on  these forms  including  Schedule  A will  be  used  for  the  purpose  of  considering  your  application.  If successful,  after  the  process  is  complete,  the  result will  be  recorded  on  your membership  record.  If  unsuccessful, withdrawn  or otherwise not pursued, all submitted documentation will be destroyed after three years. Prior to and after Call some of the personal information will be published. Fuller details of the processing carried out by the Inn and your rights in respect of that processing can be found on the website at www.middletemple.org.uk. 

 

PLEASE PRINT IN BLOCK CAPITAL LETTERS  

SECTION 1  

Title:  

Surname: 

  _____________________________________________   _________________________________________________________________________  

Forenames:   

Date of Birth: 

_________________________________________________________________________  _____________________________________________   

 

 

SECTION 2  

Permanent Address: 

  _________________________________________________________________________  

  _________________________________________________________________________  

              

_________________________________________________________________________  

Post Code:    

Home Tel No:  

_____________________________________________   _____________________________________________   

 

 

 

Term‐time Address*:  

_________________________________________________________________________  

  _________________________________________________________________________  _________________________________________________________________________  

Post Code:  

Current Tel No: 

_____________________________________________   _____________________________________________   

  *If you live elsewhere at particular times of the year and would like any correspondence sent here, please fill out this section. 

 

 Mobile:   

 _____________________________________________   

Enduring Email Address:  _____________________________________________   

 

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Please complete the sections below and include certified copies of your degree certificates 

SECTION 3 

UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND QUALIFICATIONS 

 

Undergraduate Law Degree Qualification 

If you hold, or expect to hold, an undergraduate law degree conferred by a University in the UK or Republic of Ireland, complete this section: 

University  Degree  Class  Date Awarded (or Expected Date) 

   

   

 

 Other Undergraduate Degree(s) If you hold a non‐law undergraduate degree conferred by a University in the UK or Republic of Ireland, complete this section: 

University  Degree and Subject  Class  Date Awarded  

  

 

   

Common Professional Examination (CPE) / Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) If you hold, or expect to hold, a CPE or GDL, please complete this section: 

University  Degree  Class  Date Awarded (or Expected Date): 

   

   

 

  

Higher Qualifications If you hold, or are studying for a higher or non‐standard qualification (e.g. MA, LLM, etc.), please complete this section: 

University  Degree and Subject  Class  Date Awarded (or Expected Date):      

     

Certificate of Academic Standing  (if applicable) 

Number:  Date Issued: 

 

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SECTION 4  

NON UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND QUALIFICATIONS  

Institution  Country  Degree and Subject  Class  Date Awarded (or Expected Date):

         

  

SECTION 5  

MEMBERSHIPS OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND PASSES IN PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS  

Type of Qualification / Professional Body  Subject (if applicable)  Grade (if applicable)  Year 

  

  

  

  

  

SECTION 6  

SPECIALLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS Transferring Solicitors, Qualified Lawyers, Legal Academics, etc. (Please state below)  

Type of applicant:If applying as a foreign qualified lawyer, please provide details 

of the jurisdiction(s) in which you are entitled to practise

Decision Date of the Bar Standards Board: 

  I confirm that I have not applied for admission to any other Inn. 

   

Date  ____________________   Signature  _______________________________ 

Name: _________________________ Date: ________________ Signature: _____________________________________

Data Protection The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple (the Inn) processes and stores personal information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Inn’s Data Protection Policy. By submitting your application for membership of the Inn, you are agreeing to the Inn storing and using your data to administer your membership, for the processing of financial transactions and maintaining accounts, for the management of enquiries and complaints and to produce summary information for statistical, regulatory and audit purposes. We may, with your permission, use your data to inform you about developments within or pertaining to the profession, inform you about and manage your involvement with educational and membership services and events, and to manage your involvement with any committees you might join. The information that the Inn holds is mainly provided by yourself, but may also be collected from other sources such as references or information already in the public domain. The information will be held securely and will only be accessed by Inn staff with appropriate permissions. By submitting this application you are agreeing to this data being kept and used for the duration of your membership and that some of that information may be kept permanently by the Inn for historical purposes. You have a right to change or access your information at any time. It is your responsibility to notify the Inn of any changes to your personal details so that the information that we hold on you is accurate and kept up to date. Third Parties Your information will not be distributed to Third Parties unless it is anonymised, you give us explicit consent to do so, we are required to do so under a statutory or legal obligation, or are permitted to do so by the Data Protection Act. There are a small number of reasons where we may need to share some of your information with Third Parties for processes essential to managing your membership. In order to manage admission and scholarship applications, disciplinary proceedings, and Call to the Bar, we will need to share some of your basic information with the General Council of the Bar (also known as the Bar Council) and the other Inns of Court. For example, we will need to share your name and which Inn you have applied to/are a member of should your application for admission be unsuccessful or if you are found guilty of misconduct that results in your expulsion from the Middle Temple. This is to comply with Bar Standards Board regulation (Section B2, Rule rQ11). We will also provide the Bar Council with some equality information, if provided, for statutory purposes. Photographs at events Please also be aware that occasionally we may take photographs of members at our events. These may be used for promotional purposes by the Inn, including in printed publications, on our website, and on our social media accounts promoting the Inn. To comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, we need your permission before we can photograph you. If you would not like to be photographed at events please contact the Data Protection Officer, using the contact details on our website below, so that we can add this information to your member record. You will be given further opportunities to opt out of being photographed when you book an event and also during events. If you want to view the Inn’s Data Protection Policy, have any queries or want to see the personal data the Inn holds on you by making a Subject Access Request, please visit the Data Protection page on our website for information http://www.middletemple.org.uk/about-us/data-protection

□ Please tick to acknowledge that you have read the above information and understand how the Inn will process and store your personal information.

Name: _________________________ Date: __________________

Signature: _____________________________________

Member Communication Preferences  

The Inn would like to make sure that it holds up to date communication preferences for all of its members in order to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998. Please indicate below which types of information you would like to receive from the Inn. This may be by email, post or telephone.

You have the option to opt-out of any communication you sign up for at any time by contacting the Inn or by clicking opt-out links at the bottom of emails you receive. When our new online membership system is introduced later this year you will be able to manage your communication preferences through this. 

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Information about the Inn’s events held on your Circuit(s). □ □ □ □News and updates about the Inn and the profession; and occasional requests for member feedback about how the Inn serves its members. □ □ □ □Additional news and updates relevant to your Circuit(s). □ □ □ □Information on how to get involved with the Inn, e.g. helping with interviews, providing training, joining committees. □ □ □ □

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The Middle Temple Scholarship Fund helps to ensure that funds are available to support those who are talented enough to succeed at the Bar are not deterred by the financial cost. All funds raised will be used for scholarships as well as contributing to an Endowment Fund.

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All members who have been Called to the Bar automatically become members of MTYBA until 7 years post-pupillage. If you would like to receive emails about their events and available grants please opt-in here.

Please note, by ticking this box your contact details will be passed to MTYBA so that they can contact you directly. If you choose to opt out of MTYBA communications at any time please be aware that there may be a short delay in notifying MTYBA of this.

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EQUALITY AND DIVERSITYMONITORING QUESTIONNAIRE 

In  line  with  the  Inn’s  Equal  Opportunities  Policy  and  Code,  the  Inn  collects  the  information  below  so  that  the effectiveness of the Policy and Code can be assessed. The ethnic origin categories provided are those suggested by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. This  information  is used  for  the purpose of monitoring  the effectiveness of and  compliance with  the Policy and  the Code and  for  research.  It may be disclosed  to  the Bar Council and/ or Bar Standards Board for monitoring and research purposes. There is no obligation to provide this information and failure to provide it will not affect any application. However, information about disability may also be used, where appropriate, to assess the need for the provision of reasonable adjustments for the purposes of addressing such disability. 

  

1.   WHAT IS YOUR ETHNIC GROUP?  Choose one section from (a) to (e) then tick the appropriate box to indicate your cultural background 

 a) White: 

 (   )   British   (   )   Irish  

 (   )   Any other White background (write details below) 

 

 b) Mixed: 

(   ) White and Black Caribbean 

(   )   White and Black African 

 (   ) White and Asian 

     (   )    Any other mixed background (write details below) 

 

 c) Asian or Asian British: 

  (   )   Indian    (   )   Pakistani    (   )   Bangladeshi  

  (   )  Any other Asian background (write details below) 

 

 d) Black or Black British: 

  (   )   Caribbean     (   )   African      (   ) Any other black background (write details below) 

 

 e) Chinese or other ethnic group: 

   (   )   Chinese  

   (   )   Any other background (write details below)   

 

f) Unwilling to supply     (   ) 

 

2. Please indicate whether you are:  (   )   Male    (   )   Female  

3. If you consider yourself disabled, please tick this box     (   )  

4. What is your nationality?      

5. I consent to the supply of this information to the Bar Council/ Bar Standards Board for the purposes described above. 

(   )  YES  (    )  NO