Admission application fee

The fee for the admission application goes towards the Inn’s administrative costs. These include the cost of checking that each application meets the relevant regulations and ‘fit and proper’ checks and of the cost of providing student services. 

The admission application fee to join the Middle Temple is reviewed annually and any change to the fee will apply from January each year. The current fee is published HERE.

Payment of the admission application fee is required as part of the application process, unless the applicant is in receipt of an Entrance Exhibition (awarded alongside some Middle Temple major scholarships). An application will not be checked until payment of the fee has been received.

Payment of the admission application fee does not guarantee admission to the Inn. The relevant regulations and ‘fit and proper’ checks apply – see Education and Qualification Rules.

Refund policy

• If an applicant requests to withdraw their application for admission no more than five working days after it was submitted, a full refund will be issued.
• If an applicant requests to withdraw their application for admission more than five working days after it was submitted, but prior to admission, 50% of the fee will be refunded.
• If an application is cancelled by the Inn because it is incomplete six months after it was submitted (e.g. amendments were requested by the Inn and not provided), 50% of the fee will be refunded.
• If an application is rejected by the Inn on the basis of a finding by the Inns’ Conduct Committee, 50% of the fee will be refunded.
• If, having been admitted as a member of the Inn, a request to withdraw memberships is made no more than one month after the admission date and is approved, 30% of the fee will be refunded.
• If, having been admitted as a member of the Inn, a request to withdraw memberships is made one month or longer after the admission date no refund will be made.

Call application fee

The fee for the Call application goes towards the Inn’s administrative costs of checking that each application meets the relevant regulations and ‘fit and proper’ checks. This fee in non-refundable.

The Call application fee to apply for Call to the Bar is reviewed annually and any change to the fee will apply from January each year. The current fee is published HERE.

Payment of the Call application fee is required at the start of the application process, unless the applicant is in receipt of an Entrance Exhibition (awarded alongside some Bar Course major scholarships). An application cannot be made until the fee has been paid.

Payment of the Call application fee does not guarantee Call to the Bar. The relevant regulations and ‘fit and proper’ checks apply – see Education and Qualification Rules.

An application for Trinity/Michaelmas Call can be postponed to a later Call date up to and including the Hilary Call of the next calendar year. The Call application fee will also be carried over in these circumstances, up to and including the Hilary Call of the next calendar year. Any applications for Call that are still pending after the Hilary Call each year will be cancelled, as they cannot be postponed further. In this case, no refund will be issued. Any new Call application will incur a further Call application fee.

Refund policy

• If an applicant requests to withdraw their application for Call no more than five working days after it was submitted, a full refund will be issued.
• No refund will be issued for an application that is withdrawn by the applicant more than five working days after it is submitted.
• No refund will be issued for an application that cannot progress to Call for any reason, including but not limited to a finding by the Inns’ Conduct Committee, one or more of the Call requirements not being met in time, or the applicant choosing to postpone their Call.