The bar students said they were told they could fail their two-hour and 45 minute paper if they left their seats or did not maintain eye contact with the laptop screen. As a result, some students - who had been keeping well hydrated during the heatwave on Tuesday - had to urinate into receptacles while being monitored by a remote invigilator through their webcams. The professional ethics exam, which was set by the Bar Standards Board (BSB), is one of three centralised tests they must sit as part of the Bar Professional Training Course. Aspiring barrister Sophie Lamb, 28, who studies at the BPP University Law School in Leeds, said she was forced to urinate in a bucket while sat in front of her laptop in her kitchen during the test. Miss Lamb, who lives near Hull, in East Yorkshire, told PA: "To be honest it was a bit ridiculous. The fact that this is an organisation that is meant to be promoting our ethical standards, but also our welfare." She said: "I had to put the bucket under the chair and I was wearing a long dress and had to squat down, but make sure my face was still on camera." Bar student Tian Juin See said he had to urinate into a bottle while maintaining eye contact with his laptop screen so he would not be accused of cheating. The 23-year-old, who was taking the online exam at his home near Farringdon, central London, claimed he "pleaded" with his invigilator to let him use the bathroom. He told the PA news agency: "I informed him I was going to use the bottle, he still said policy did not allow him to let me use the toilet. "So I was forced to empty the contents of my water bottle on my carpet to make space for the urine. "And he said I can't look away from the camera or turn away otherwise he would be forced to end the exam." The BSB said students who opted to take the exams at home were provided with "straightforward guidance" making it clear they would not be allowed to leave their rooms to protect the integrity of the test. Its guide instead urged students to "prepare yourself for not being able to leave the room for the duration of your exam, for example by going to the toilet as close to the start of the exam as possible", a BSB spokesman said. Students who opted to take the exam in a test centre had access to a toilet. The BSB said some 5,211 centralised examinations were due to take place this month. Bar student Pete Kennedy, 30, of Silvertown, in east London, told PA: "It's pretty outrageous to force students into this dilemma. "This is the culmination of years of study and we are forced to terminate our exams to use the bathroom or wee in a bucket. "All because we apparently cannot be trusted by our regulator, in an ethics exam of all things, not to cheat." He said students had raised the toilet break issue with the BSB, but had been told the only alternative was to attend an exam centre which he did not wish to do during the coronavirus pandemic. A message from the Editor: Leeds has a fantastic story to tell - and the Yorkshire Evening Post has been rooted firmly at the heart of telling the stories of our city since 1890. We believe in ourselves and hope you believe in us too. We need your support to help ensure we can continue to be at the heart of life in Leeds. Subscribe to our website and enjoy unlimited access to local news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Click here to subscribe. For more details on our newspaper subscription offers click here. Thank you Laura Collins