PLEADINGS (Course Code: LLB 684)

PLEADINGS (Course Code: LLB 684):

COURSE 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.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • To learn basic Drafting skills
  • Fundamentals of drafting
  • Significance of Drafting in the legal profession
  • Case Presentation.

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • Law of Pleadings By Inayatullah
  • Pleadings and conveyancing by PLD Publishers

COURSE CONTENTS:

  • 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.

TIME-TABLE: 

              FRIDAY: 11:30 AM TO 01:30 PM

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

Mid-Term Examination.... 30 Marks

Sessional Marks.... 20 Marks (Research Project 10 marks, Research defense 05 Marks, Class participation 05 Marks)

Final-Term Examination...... 50 Marks

Course Material

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