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Key Facts: Seychelles Bar Exam Exam

8 papers

Mandatory subjects in the official 2026 timetable

Judiciary notice, 15 September 2026

SCR 5,000

Examination fee for the announced 2026 sitting

Judiciary notice, 15 September 2026

16–27 Nov 2026

Announced examination period at the Palais de Justice

Judiciary notice, 15 September 2026

3h + 10m

Writing plus reading time per paper in published 2023 rules

Board rules for 2023, Rule 2

50% per paper

Published pass requirement, with conditional oral/re-sit rules

Board rules for 2023, Rules 9–11

Independent English-language MCQ study for the eight-paper Seychelles Bar Examination. The official November 2026 notice confirms dates, qualifying-degree application and SCR 5,000 fee. Published Board rules describe closed-book written papers and conditional oral assessment. These 64 practice questions support legal concept and decision review; they do not simulate written or oral performance.

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1Which description of a droit de superficie follows Article 554 of the Civil Code of Seychelles Act, 2020?
A.A personal permission to occupy land that is necessarily extinguished by the holder's death
B.An alienable and inheritable real right to enjoy another's land surface, subject to any period specified in its written agreement
C.A transfer of the landowner's entire ownership whenever a building is erected on the land
D.A security interest giving a lender priority in the proceeds of a judicial sale
Explanation: Article 554 distinguishes the right to enjoy the surface from ownership of the land itself. It makes the right alienable and inheritable, subject to an agreed period, and treats it as an overriding interest for Land Registration Act purposes.
2A will leaves no adequate maintenance provision for a child who was financially dependent on the deceased at death. Which statement best explains the relationship between Articles 913 and 967 of the Civil Code of Seychelles Act, 2020?
A.Testamentary freedom prevents the child from seeking any provision from the estate.
B.The omission automatically invalidates the entire will and requires intestate distribution.
C.Testamentary freedom operates alongside a power to order maintenance for qualifying dependants on application.
D.Every child automatically receives the same fixed reserved share, regardless of dependency.
Explanation: Article 967 permits disposition of property by will. Article 913 allows an application for maintenance provision where the will inadequately provides for an eligible person, including a child who was wholly or partly dependent at death; this is distinct from an automatic reserved share.
3Which set contains the four requirements for a valid contract stated in Article 1108 of the Civil Code of Seychelles?
A.Consent, capacity, a definite object, and common-law consideration
B.Consent, a definite object, notarisation, and payment of stamp duty
C.Capacity, a definite object, delivery, and registration of the agreement
D.Consent, capacity, a definite object, and consistency with law and public policy
Explanation: Article 1108 requires consent, capacity, a definite object forming part of the contract, and that the contract not offend law or public policy. Common-law consideration is not one of those four requirements, although particular transactions may have additional formalities.
4Land has a proved value of SCR 4,800,000 when sold. Assuming the sale otherwise falls within the Civil Code rules on lesion, which is the highest listed price that satisfies Article 1674, and what prescription period does Article 1678 prescribe for rescission?
A.SCR 2,350,000; two years from the contract
B.SCR 2,400,000; two years from the contract
C.SCR 2,500,000; two years from the contract
D.SCR 2,350,000; five years from the contract
Explanation: Article 1674 requires a price strictly less than half the value: SCR 4,800,000 ÷ 2 = SCR 2,400,000. SCR 2,350,000 satisfies that test, and Article 1678 sets two years from the contract for rescission on the ground of lesion; Article 1676 instead concerns contingent contracts.
5Co-owners no longer agree to remain in indivision, and a fiduciary is appointed. Under Articles 821 and 825 of the Civil Code of Seychelles, which course should the fiduciary follow?
A.Offer the whole property to an outside buyer before considering physical division.
B.Apply for division in kind first; if that is not reasonably practicable, inquire whether a co-owner wishes to buy.
C.Choose whichever co-owner has occupied the property longest and transfer the whole title to that person.
D.Treat appointment as an immediate direction to sell by licitation without approaching the co-owners.
Explanation: Article 821 first requires an application for division in kind and then, where that cannot reasonably and practicably be done, an inquiry to co-owners about purchase. Article 825 makes the fiduciary an agent who must manage diligently, rather than a beneficial owner free to bypass the statutory sequence.
6Which statement correctly describes a defence to motor-vehicle liability under Article 1388 of the Civil Code of Seychelles Act, 2020?
A.The driver must prove that the claimant's fault was the sole cause; partial fault can never be relevant.
B.Any failure of a vehicle part is automatically a cas fortuit that defeats liability.
C.The driver may prove absence of fault or negligence; the article also recognises sole or partial fault of the injured party or a third party.
D.The driver has no defence once the operation of the vehicle has caused harm.
Explanation: Article 1388(2) expressly permits proof of absence of the defendant's fault or negligence, and recognises harm solely or partly due to the injured party or a third party. It separately recognises a cas fortuit external to the vehicle's operation or functioning, but excludes defects or failures of its parts from that category.
7A neighbouring activity causes harm exceeding ordinary neighbourhood obligations. The operator proves careful conduct but identifies no statutory defence. What follows under Article 1389 of the Civil Code of Seychelles?
A.The claim fails because reasonable precautions necessarily defeat neighbourhood liability.
B.The claimant must obtain a criminal nuisance conviction before seeking civil relief.
C.Any planning permission necessarily defeats the claim, regardless of its terms or purpose.
D.Liability can arise without proof of fault; careful conduct alone does not defeat the claim.
Explanation: Article 1389 permits neighbourhood liability without proof of fault, even where all precautions were taken. Its defences include harm solely due to a specified external cause and a carefully defined activity permitted by specific legislation for a specific purpose and limited time, with reasonable compliance; an ordinary permission is not automatically sufficient.
8An ordinary contractual payment claim became enforceable on 15 March 2022. A separate judgment debt arose on 10 May 2022. Assuming no interruption, suspension or special prescription rule, which claim is prescribed when proceedings to enforce both are brought on 20 April 2028 under Article 2271 of the Civil Code?
A.Both claims, because both have been outstanding for more than five years
B.Only the contractual claim, because the ordinary period is five years and the judgment-debt period is ten years
C.Neither claim, because all monetary claims have a ten-year period
D.Only the judgment debt, because judgment debts have a shorter enforcement period
Explanation: Article 2271 provides five years for ordinary rights of action, subject to the land-rights exception, and ten years for judgment debts. The contractual period expired in March 2027, while the judgment-debt period would expire in May 2032 on the stated assumptions.
9Which document commences an ordinary civil suit under the Seychelles Code of Civil Procedure, and what must its factual statement contain?
A.A notice of motion containing only the legal provisions relied on
B.A plaint stating the cause-of-action circumstances, where and when it arose, and the material facts sustaining it
C.A statement of defence listing the claimant's witnesses and their proposed evidence
D.A notice of appeal identifying the defendant and the amount sought
Explanation: Section 23 provides for commencement by plaint. Section 71(d) requires a plain, concise statement of the cause-of-action circumstances, where and when it arose, and the material facts necessary to sustain the action.
10A defendant says that, even on the claimant's pleaded case, the plaint discloses no reasonable cause of action. Which procedural power directly addresses that objection under section 92 of the Seychelles Code of Civil Procedure?
A.Dismiss the action automatically upon receipt of the defendant's denial.
B.Treat the claimant's failure to attach witness statements as a concession of the objection.
C.Consider striking out the pleading on the stated ground and make an appropriate consequential order.
D.Require the defendant to obtain a final appellate ruling before the objection can be considered.
Explanation: Section 92 empowers the court to strike out a pleading disclosing no reasonable cause of action or answer. It also permits appropriate orders such as a stay, dismissal or judgment on just terms; the defendant's mere assertion does not itself dispose of the suit.

About the Seychelles Bar Exam Exam

The Seychelles Bar Examination, formally the Examination for Admission of Attorneys-at-Law, is a current statutory examination administered by the Examination Board. The Judiciary's 2026 notice schedules eight papers for 16–27 November at the Palais de Justice, with a SCR 5,000 fee and application deadline of 21 October. Published 2023 Board rules specify closed-book papers, eight questions offered and five answered per paper, three writing hours plus ten reading minutes, and at least 50% in every paper, with conditional oral and re-sit procedures. Confirm sitting-specific changes and permitted assessment languages with the Registrar: the official sources consulted do not specify response-language options. OpenExamPrep provides 64 independent English-language MCQs as a selective study adaptation across the eight paper subjects. It is not an official translation, an official-format or language-environment simulation, or a substitute for written legal analysis, required oral assessment or supervised pupillage.

Exam sponsor: Examination Board, Judiciary of Seychelles / Supreme Court of Seychelles. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Eight closed-book written papers; the 2026 notice schedules 16–27 November at the Palais de Justice. Published Board rules provide three writing hours plus ten initial reading minutes per paper and conditional oral/re-sit procedures. No separate mandatory assignments, portfolio, practical station or case-study submission is specified in the examination sources consulted; ordinary two-year pupillage is a distinct admission requirement.

Time Limit

Published Board rules: three writing hours plus ten reading minutes per paper; eight papers across two weeks

Passing Score

Published Board rules: at least 50% in each paper, subject to oral/re-sit procedures; confirm sitting-specific changes

Exam / Certification Fees

SCR 5,000 for the November 2026 examination, paid with the application to the Registrar of the Supreme Court

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

8 of 64 practice questions

Paper 1: Civil Code Books II and III

Real rights, succession, contracts, lesion, civil liability and prescription.

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Paper 2: Seychelles Code of Civil Procedure

Plaints, objections, default judgments, counterclaims, personal answers, injunction procedure and execution.

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Paper 3: Property Law

Judicial sales, transfer restrictions, land registration, and mortgage and registration.

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Paper 4: Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code

Capacity, homicide defences, arrest, bail, discontinuance, no case to answer, joinder and silence.

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Paper 5: General Principles of Law of Evidence

Documentary proof, exceptions, burdens, computer records, admissions and convictions.

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Paper 6: Commercial Code / Company Law

Commercial pledges, corporate rules, shareholder remedies, director accountability and resolutions.

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Paper 7: Civil Code Book I and associated laws

Marriage, family jurisdiction, relationship property, children's status and Family Tribunal appeals.

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Paper 8: Constitutional and Administrative Law

Supremacy, redress, Charter interpretation, supervisory review, referrals and judicial tenure.

Preparing for the Seychelles Bar Exam Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Published Board rules: at least 50% in each paper, subject to oral/re-sit procedures; confirm sitting-specific changes
  • Assessment: Eight closed-book written papers; the 2026 notice schedules 16–27 November at the Palais de Justice. Published Board rules provide three writing hours plus ten initial reading minutes per paper and conditional oral/re-sit procedures. No separate mandatory assignments, portfolio, practical station or case-study submission is specified in the examination sources consulted; ordinary two-year pupillage is a distinct admission requirement.
  • Time limit: Published Board rules: three writing hours plus ten reading minutes per paper; eight papers across two weeks
  • Exam / certification fees: SCR 5,000 for the November 2026 examination, paid with the application to the Registrar of the Supreme Court Official sources

Using Our Practice Resources

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Seychelles Bar Exam: Suggested Study Strategy

1Use the current Civil Code and amendments: motor-vehicle liability is in Article 1388, neighbourhood liability includes the Article 1389 defences, and lesion prescription is in Article 1678.
2Read historical consolidations with enacted amendments. Act 42 of 2021 raised the absolute minimum criminal-responsibility age to ten; an older Penal Code PDF still showing seven is insufficient.
3Distinguish the Land Registration Act title system from the Mortgage and Registration Act deeds system before answering transfer or priority problems.
4Practise complete written answers alongside MCQs. Published Board rules require five answers per paper and prohibit bringing Acts or notes into the room.
5Check current Registrar instructions for languages, documents, oral assessment and re-sits. The linked Board procedures are dated 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is confirmed for the 2026 examination?

The Judiciary's 15 September 2026 notice schedules eight papers from 16 to 27 November, beginning at 9 AM at the Palais de Justice. It requires an application to the Registrar with a certified qualifying-degree certificate and SCR 5,000, and states that applications close on 21 October. The older overview's traditional August timing does not describe this announced sitting.

How many questions are there, and how are papers timed and passed?

Published Board rules dated 2023 specify eight questions per paper, with five answered, and three writing hours after ten reading minutes. Across eight papers that means 64 questions offered and 40 answers, not 64 MCQs. Each paper requires at least 50%; one 48% or 49% failed paper leads to conditional oral assessment. A single failure at 47% or below permits a single-paper re-sit; multiple failures require all papers again. Confirm sitting-specific changes with the Registrar.

Does passing complete admission to practice?

For the ordinary local route, the Judiciary describes passing the examination followed by two years of approved-chambers pupillage, an application to the Supreme Court for admission, and the legal practitioner's licence. Passing alone does not complete those separate steps. Other statutory admission routes exist.

Is this an official English translation or written-exam simulation?

No. OpenExamPrep supplies independent English-language MCQ study questions. The official sources consulted do not specify permitted assessment/response languages; confirm them with the Registrar. This resource is not an official translation or a simulation of the exam's format or language environment, and does not replace full written answers, required oral assessment or practical training.

Does equal practice allocation represent an official percentage blueprint?

No. The official notice identifies eight mandatory subject papers but does not publish an aggregate percentage weighting or detailed percentages within each paper. Eight questions per subject is a selective editorial study allocation, rather than a claim of official percentage equivalence.