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1Under the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain (2002), how is the independence of the judiciary legally guaranteed?

A.Judges are subject to no authority in their administration of justice other than the law, and no authority may intervene in court proceedings.

B.Judges are subject to the direct administrative and operational supervision of the Minister of Interior.

C.Judges must obtain confirmation of their judicial rulings from the Council of Representatives prior to execution.

D.Judicial appointments and judgments are subject to annual re-examination and approval by the Shura Council.

Explanation: Article 104(a) of the Constitution of Bahrain establishes that the honour of the judiciary and the integrity and impartiality of judges are the basis of rule and the guarantee of rights and freedoms. Article 104(b) explicitly affirms that judges are independent and subject to no authority in their judgments other than the law, and no authority may intervene in the administration of justice.

2According to Legislative Decree No. 42 of 2002 (Judicial Authority Law), which apex body oversees the affairs of the judiciary and judicial appointments in Bahrain?

A.The Supreme Judicial Council

B.The Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission

C.The Ministry of Cabinet Affairs

D.The Bahrain Bar Society Executive Committee

Explanation: Under Legislative Decree No. 42 of 2002 (Judicial Authority Law), the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) is the constitutional body responsible for supervising the functioning of the courts, making recommendations on judicial appointments, promotions, transfers, and disciplining judges.

3Which court stands at the apex of the regular civil and criminal court hierarchy in the Kingdom of Bahrain?

A.The Court of Cassation

B.The High Court of Appeal

C.The Supreme Constitutional Court

D.The Judicial Arbitration Board

Explanation: The Court of Cassation (Mahkamat al-Tamyeez) is the highest appellate court in the ordinary court hierarchy of Bahrain, tasked with reviewing judgments on questions of law, jurisdictional excess, or procedural invalidity.

4Under the Legal Profession Law (Law No. 24 of 2026), what is the statutory duration of the mandatory apprenticeship training required for newly registered trainee lawyers?

A.Two years

B.Six months

C.Five years

D.One year

Explanation: Under Law No. 24 of 2026 regulating the legal profession in Bahrain, law graduates admitted to the Roll of Trainee Lawyers must complete a mandatory two-year training period in an approved law firm and pass qualifying requirements before being admitted to the Roll of Practicing Lawyers.

5Under Article 33 of Law No. 24 of 2026, what banking arrangement must a Bahraini law office maintain for money connected with the practice of the profession?

A.One dedicated bank account through which alone all financial transactions of the practice, including fees, are conducted

B.A separate escrow account for each individual client, opened at a different bank from the firm's own account

C.No particular account, provided the lawyer keeps written records of every sum received from clients

D.An account opened in the client's own name over which the lawyer holds a power of attorney

Explanation: Article 33 of Law No. 24 of 2026 requires a law office to have a dedicated bank account through which alone all financial transactions relating to practising the profession pass, including fees, and it does so expressly subject to Decree-Law No. 4 of 2001 on anti-money-laundering and terrorist financing. The Minister, in coordination with the Central Bank of Bahrain, may issue a decision regulating that account and the transactions made through it.

6In Bahrain, how does a trainee lawyer acquire the right of audience to plead before the High Civil Court and High Criminal Court?

A.By successfully completing the two-year traineeship, fulfilling JLSI training requirements, and transferring to the Roll of Practicing Lawyers

B.Immediately upon receiving an undergraduate Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree

C.By obtaining a written exemption from any commercial notary

D.By registering as a foreign legal consultant without local traineeship

Explanation: A trainee lawyer has limited rights of audience (primarily before the Lower Courts during training). To appear and plead before the High Civil and High Criminal Courts, the trainee must complete the full two-year training period, fulfill institute assessment requirements, and obtain registration on the Roll of Practicing Lawyers.

7Under Law No. 24 of 2026 (Legal Profession Law), what limit applies where a lawyer and client agree that the lawyer's fees will be a percentage of the value of the claim?

A.The percentage may not exceed 25% of the value of the right adjudged or agreed in settlement, and the lawyer may not buy the rights in dispute

B.The percentage may not exceed 50% of the value of the right adjudged or agreed in settlement

C.Percentage-based fee agreements are prohibited outright; fees must always be a fixed sum fixed in advance

D.There is no statutory ceiling, provided the fee agreement is in writing and filed with the Ministry

Explanation: Article 43 of Law No. 24 of 2026 provides that a lawyer may not buy all or part of the rights in dispute, and that the parties may agree fees as a percentage provided that percentage does not exceed 25% of the value of the right adjudged or agreed by way of settlement. Article 41 separately allows the lawyer to contract with the client over fees and to recover expenses laid out in conducting the case.

8Under the Legal Profession Law, what disciplinary sanction may be imposed on a lawyer who commits a grave breach of professional secrecy or fiduciary duty?

A.Striking the lawyer's name off the Roll of Lawyers (disbarment)

B.Imposing a mandatory 10-year term of hard labour without judicial trial

C.Revoking the lawyer's university degree retroactively

D.Compelling the lawyer to work as a public notary without compensation

Explanation: Article 50 of Law No. 24 of 2026 lists five disciplinary penalties, without prejudice to civil or criminal liability: a written warning; an obligation to undergo specialised programmes or training courses matched to the type of breach; an administrative fine not exceeding one thousand dinars; suspension from practising for a period not exceeding three years; and permanent erasure of the name from the Roll. Article 57 requires an erasure, or a suspension of more than a year, to have its operative part published in the Official Gazette without the reasons.

9Under Bahrain legal ethics rules, if a lawyer represents a company in negotiating a commercial contract, may that lawyer subsequently represent the counterparty in litigation arising from the breach of that exact contract?

A.No, because representing the opposing party in the same subject matter creates an irreconcilable conflict of interest and violates professional duty.

B.Yes, provided the lawyer charges a higher hourly fee to the second client.

C.Yes, provided the counterparty pays the retainer in foreign currency.

D.Yes, because lawyers are completely free to switch sides at any point during dispute resolution.

Explanation: Article 37 of Law No. 24 of 2026 forbids a lawyer to accept a retainer from the opponent of their client while the case in which they were retained is being heard, and to give legal advice to the client's opponent in the same case or a connected one even after the retainer has ended. Outside those cases the lawyer must disclose in writing, before accepting the retainer or during it, any situation in the preceding five years that may create an indirect conflict, and may only accept or continue with the client's written consent after full disclosure. The prohibition extends to everyone working in the lawyer's office in any administrative or legal capacity.

10What is the legal status of communications and documents exchanged between an advocate and their client regarding legal advice in Bahrain?

A.They are protected by professional legal secrecy (privilege) and the advocate cannot be compelled to disclose them without client authorization or statutory exception.

B.They are public records accessible to any third-party applicant at the Ministry of Justice.

C.They lose all confidentiality as soon as litigation is formally commenced.

D.They must be published quarterly in the Bahrain Official Gazette.

Explanation: Article 36 of Law No. 24 of 2026 forbids a lawyer to disclose information or details of a matter learned through the profession, or to speak about it in any medium including electronic media and social media, in a way that harms any person, even after the retainer has ended. The exceptions are narrow: preventing or reporting a felony or misdemeanour, or where a law in force obliges disclosure. The same article provides that a lawyer may not be required to give evidence in a dispute in which they were retained or consulted unless the client authorises it in writing.

About the Bahrain Lawyer Registration Exam Exam

Study preparation for entry to the Bahraini legal profession under Law No. 24 of 2026, the Legal Profession Law issued on 14 June 2026 that replaced Decree-Law No. 26 of 1980. The Law introduces an admission examination for the Roll of Trainee Lawyers and a registration examination for transfer to the Roll of Practising Lawyers, and leaves the rules for both to a ministerial decision that had not been issued when this page was last reviewed. These free practice questions cover the Constitution, the Judicial Authority Law, the Legal Profession Law itself, the Civil Code, the Commercial Code, the Commercial Companies Law, civil and commercial procedure, the Law of Evidence, the Penal Code, criminal procedure and the Family Provisions Law. They are an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of an Arabic-language official process, not an official translation, an exam simulation, or a substitute for the traineeship and training course the Law requires.

Assessment

Admission to the Bahraini legal profession under Law No. 24 of 2026 runs in stages. A law graduate must first pass the admission examination (imtihan al-qubool) to be entered on the Roll of Trainee Lawyers under Article 8(6). Article 18 then requires two years of traineeship in the office of a practising lawyer registered at least on the roll of lawyers licensed before the High Court of Appeal, followed by a training course and the registration examination (imtihan al-qayd) before transfer to the Roll of Practising Lawyers. Article 6 requires the oath before the High Civil Court of Appeal before practice begins. The official process is conducted in Arabic and is not a multiple-choice examination; the questions on this page are an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the Bahraini legal syllabus, not an official translation or a simulation of the exam format.

Time Limit

Not published; to be fixed by decision of the Minister of Justice

Passing Score

Not published; pass criteria to be fixed by decision of the Minister of Justice under Articles 8 and 18

Exam Fee

Not published; fees to be fixed by decision of the Minister of Justice (Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf (administering body for each examination to be named by ministerial decision))

Bahrain Lawyer Registration Exam Exam Content Outline

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Constitutional System & Legal Profession Law

Constitution of Bahrain 2002, Judicial Authority Law, Legal Profession Law (Law 24/2026), the rolls and seniority thresholds, incompatibilities, the dedicated law-office bank account under Article 33, the 25% percentage-fee ceiling under Article 43, and the five disciplinary penalties in Article 50.

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Bahrain Civil Code & Obligations

Contract formation, vices of consent, breach, damages, tort liability under Art. 158, decennial liability, real property rights, and prescription under Decree-Law 19/2001.

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Commercial Law & Companies

Commercial Code, Commercial Companies Law (Decree-Law 21/2001), corporate forms (W.L.L., B.S.C.), commercial paper, and Reorganization & Bankruptcy Law 22/2018.

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Civil Procedures & Law of Evidence

Civil & Commercial Procedures Act (Decree-Law 12/1971), Law of Evidence (Decree-Law 14/1996 as amended), payment orders, appeals, cassation, and Enforcement Law 22/2021.

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Penal Code & Criminal Procedure

Penal Code (Decree-Law 15/1976), Code of Criminal Procedure (Decree-Law 46/2002), Public Prosecution powers, investigation rights, trial proceedings, and AML Law 4/2001.

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Islamic Sharia & Family Provisions

Family Provisions Law (Law 19/2017), marriage contracts, divorce, custody, Quranic inheritance shares (Mawarith), testamentary bequests (Wasiyya), and Waqf endowments.

How to Pass the Bahrain Lawyer Registration Exam Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Not published; pass criteria to be fixed by decision of the Minister of Justice under Articles 8 and 18
Assessment: Admission to the Bahraini legal profession under Law No. 24 of 2026 runs in stages. A law graduate must first pass the admission examination (imtihan al-qubool) to be entered on the Roll of Trainee Lawyers under Article 8(6). Article 18 then requires two years of traineeship in the office of a practising lawyer registered at least on the roll of lawyers licensed before the High Court of Appeal, followed by a training course and the registration examination (imtihan al-qayd) before transfer to the Roll of Practising Lawyers. Article 6 requires the oath before the High Civil Court of Appeal before practice begins. The official process is conducted in Arabic and is not a multiple-choice examination; the questions on this page are an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the Bahraini legal syllabus, not an official translation or a simulation of the exam format.
Time limit: Not published; to be fixed by decision of the Minister of Justice
Exam fee: Not published; fees to be fixed by decision of the Minister of Justice

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Bahrain Lawyer Registration Exam Study Tips from Top Performers

1Focus heavily on the core statutory articles of the Bahrain Civil Code (Decree-Law 19/2001) and Civil and Commercial Procedures Act (Decree-Law 12/1971).

2Work through Law No. 24 of 2026 itself: the Article 4 incompatibilities, the Article 17 seniority thresholds of four and eight years for the appellate and Cassation rolls, the Article 33 dedicated law-office bank account, the Article 43 ceiling of 25% on percentage fees, and the five disciplinary penalties in Article 50. Note that the Law contains no professional indemnity insurance requirement, unlike the private notary regime.

3Understand the distinct Sunni and Ja'fari inheritance rules and Quranic fractional shares codified under the Family Provisions Law (Law 19/2017).

4Get the procedural deadlines right from the primary texts: thirty days from service of the judgment for a civil appeal under Article 216 of the Civil and Commercial Procedures Act, fifteen days from pronouncement for a criminal appeal under Article 294 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and six months before a struck-off case is deemed never filed under Article 46.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Bahrain Lawyer Registration Examination?

Law No. 24 of 2026 defines two examinations. The admission examination (imtihan al-qubool) must be passed by anyone applying to be entered on the Roll of Trainee Lawyers. The registration examination (imtihan al-qayd) must be passed by a trainee lawyer, after two years of traineeship and a training course, as a condition of being entered on the Roll of Practising Lawyers. For both, Articles 8 and 18 leave the rules, conditions, pass criteria and the body that sets and administers the examination to a decision of the Minister of Justice.

Are the rules for the new Bahraini lawyer examinations published yet?

Not as at the last review of this page. Law No. 24 of 2026 was issued on 14 June 2026 and came into force the day after publication in the Official Gazette. Article 4 of its issuance articles gives the Minister of Justice six months from that date to issue the implementing decisions, and provides that until they are issued the decisions in force at the time the Law was passed continue to apply so far as they do not conflict with it.

What laws are tested on the Bahrain Lawyer Exam?

The examination encompasses the primary Bahraini legal codes: the Constitution of Bahrain (2002), Judicial Authority Law (Decree-Law 42/2002), Legal Profession Law (Law 24/2026), Civil Code (Decree-Law 19/2001), Commercial Code (Decree-Law 7/1987), Commercial Companies Law (Decree-Law 21/2001), Civil and Commercial Procedures Act (Decree-Law 12/1971), Law of Evidence (Decree-Law 14/1996), Penal Code (Decree-Law 15/1976), Code of Criminal Procedure (Decree-Law 46/2002), and Family Provisions Law (Law 19/2017).

Is this practice question bank an official exam simulation?

No. Bahrain's official process is conducted in Arabic and its format has not been published. These questions are an independent English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the statutes the profession is built on, not an official translation, a simulation of the exam format, or a substitute for the two-year traineeship and training course that Article 18 requires.

Who regulates the legal profession in Bahrain?

The Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf, through its Lawyers Registration Committee and Disciplinary Council, regulates advocate licensing, traineeship supervision, and professional conduct in Bahrain.