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Course Title: (TRIAL ADVOCAY CIVIL)                                                       Course Code: LLB-686

Credit Hours: 02

Instructor Name: WAHEED UZ ZAMAN

Email: [email protected]

INTRODUCTION;

Trial advocacy is the branch of knowledge concerned with making attorneys and other advocates more effective in trial proceedings. Trial advocacy is an essential trade skill for litigators and I It may also be taught in primary, secondary, and undergraduate schools, usually as a mock trial elective.The skills of trial advocacy can be broken into two categories: skills that accomplish individual tasks (tactical skills) such as selecting jurors, delivering opening statements and closing arguments, and examining witnesses, and those skills that integrate the individual actions to achieve greater effects and to drive unfolding events toward the advocate's desired outcome (strategy)

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of the course, it is expected that the student will be able to know:

• Acquire a high level of advocacy skills.
• Analyze legal problems and research the legal issues in a collaborative group environment.
• Have the professional skills needed for competent participation as a member of the legal profession
• Demonstrate the professionalism and ethics
• Case Framing & Case planning
• Legal story telling
• Opening statements, direct and re-direct examination, cross examination, closing argument  

CONTENTS;

• Plaint
• Written Statement
• Amis and objects of trial
• Object of pleadings
• Suit for declaration
• Set off and counter claim
• Framing of issues
• Legal profession
• Seven lamps of advocacy
• Amendments in pleadings
• Essential of suits
• Rejection of plaints
• Credibility of witness
• Character and conduct of witness

COURSE SCHEDULE

 ASSESMENT CRITERIA

Write here the distribution of marks. You can choose any or all from below for the purpose.

Sessional: 20

Mid-Term: 30

Final Exam: 50

TIME TABEL;

1).16-21 A 9TH SEM.....................TUE(11.30-12.30

                                                     WED(8.00--9.00

16-21 B.9TH SEM.......................THU(2.00--4.000