LEGAL DRAFTING-LGD(476)

COURSE OUTLINE                                                                                                 FALL 2020

 

 

Course Title;LEGAL DRAFTING

Course Code:

Credit Hours: 03

Instructor Name: MR.WAHEED UZ ZAMAN

Email: [email protected]

INTRODUCTION;

Legal drafting is an important skill for lawyers - it involves learning how to draft various kinds of petitions to be filed in court, drafting contracts for clients, preparation of legal opinions or ‘legal memos’ (not moot court memos). These skills enable a lawyer to perform different kinds of billable work for clients and provide them value.

 

DESCRIPTION& OBJECTIVES

The skill to draft a plaint or memorandum of appeal is of great significance.  The art of drafting is mandatory to make the students successful lawyers. The subject of pleadings has been introduced to meet this end. It enables the students to how to draft a plaint and a statement both in civil and criminal cases.

There is no Specific Code or law regarding rules of Conveyancing. It enables the students to learn how to draft a conveyance showing clearly the intention of parties to the deed and there by contributing to avoid multiplicity of judicial process. Students will learn art of drafting documents whereby property is transferred, that forms an integral part of lawyers legal training.

                                              INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

  1. Know fundamental principles of conveyancing.
  2. Know basic drafting skills that form an integral part of legal training as an advocate.
  3. Understand and implement the key ingredients of Law of Conveyancing in Civil matters
  4. Significance of Conveyancing.
  5. To learn basic Drafting skills
  6. Fundamentals of drafting
  7. Significance of Drafting in legal profession
  8. Case Presentation.

 

READINGS

 

  1. Conveyancing by Inayatullah.M.
  2. Darfting by I.C. Desouza
  3. Law of Pleadings By Inayatullah
  4. Pleadings and conveyancig by PLD Publishers

 

CONTENTS

  • Introduction to Conveyancing
  • Agreements
  • Partnership
  • Sale
  • Affidavits
  • Gifts
  • Guarantee
  • Notices
  • Mortgages
  • Leases
  • Ratification and Modification
  • Pleadings in general
  • Plaints
  • Basic principles
  • Civil cases
  • Criminal cases
  • Basic principles of written statements
  • Written statements
  • Pleadings involving negotiable instruments
  • Appeals , Review, Revision
  • Grounds of Appeal
  • Civil cases
  • Criminal cases
  • Applications
  •  

 

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

 

Week

Topics and Readings

BOOKS WITH PAGE NUMBER

1.

Introduction

Basic Principles

Law of Conveyancing by Innayat Ullah page no:1-10

2.

Essential elements

Modes of drafting

Pleading and Conveyancing I.C. Desouza Page no: 3-5

 

3.

pleading

Order 6

 

4.

plaint

Order 7

 

5.

  Written statement

 

ORDER 7

6.

BAIL APPLICATION

Pleading and Conveyancing I.C. Desouza Page no: 153-160

 

7.

Rights and liabilities

Sale by Minor and lunatic

 

Pleading and Conveyancing I.C. Desouza Page no:

160-163

8.

Mid-Term

 

9.

Gift

Parties

Terms

Pleading and Conveyancing I.C. Desouza Page no: 164-165

10.

Mortgage

Parties and terms

Pleading and Conveyancing I.C. Desouza Page no: 166-171

 

11.

Lease

Parties and conditions

 

Pleading and Conveyancing I.C. Desouza Page no: 181-186

 

12.

Will

Forms

Codicil

Assignment

Pleading and Conveyancing I.C. Desouza Page no: 177-180

 

13.

Guarantee

Indemnity

Supply of goods

Band guarantees

Pleading and Conveyancing I.C. Desouza Page no:

206-209

14.

Exchange

Forms

Parties

Exchange of property

Pleading and Conveyancing I.C. Desouza Page no: 204-205

 

15.

Ratifications and modifications

Presenataion

 

16.

Final Term Exam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSESSMENT 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).17-22 A 7TH SEM.........................MON(8-9.30)

                                                      WED(9.30--1130

2).17-22 B 7TH SEM.......................MON(12.30-2.00)

                                                        FRI (11.30--1.00)

 3).17-22 SS 7TH SEM                   TUE(2.00--3.30

                                                         THU(12.30--2.00)

Course Material

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