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Module Description

The module will focus on developing legal drafting skills of students to formulate cogent
arguments for their clients’ positions and to provide legal support for such positions. Legal
drafting is central to professional practice hence the knowledge will be imparted in two modules.
In the present module, students will learn about the drafting of plaints, written statements,
drafting contracts and agreements and other legal instruments.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module, students will able to:

 Understand the subtleties of different types of legal briefs and memos;

 Prepare pliants according to the professional conventions;
 Prepare contracts and understand the importance of the different boilerplate provisions in a
contract;
 Understand how to construct substantive provisions in a contract for clarity and consistent
interpretation;
 Develop the skills to examine legal drafts and advise improvements;
 Analyzing judgements and statues to prepare effective memos and briefs;
 Learn and practice the art of pleading;
 Learn the basic rules of legal writing.

Indicative Content :
 Contract drafting.
 Lease drafting.
 Memo and briefs drafting;
 Plaint drafting;
 Drafting legal notices and their replies;
 Letter drafting;
 Agreement drafting;
 Caselaw analysis;
 Constructing advice for clients.

Delivery :
A variety of teaching approaches are used, including lectures, seminars, case analysis, teamwork
and extensive use of the Internet for guided research.

Assessment : The formal assessment of this module will be conducted through the following
table:

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Activity Marks Duration Frequency Selection Weight age

Max. 10
Quiz 05 At least 5 Best 4 05%
minutes
Assignment 10 Two weeks At least 3 Best 2 10%
Mid-Term
25 Two hour One One 25%
Exam
Final 60 3 hours One One 60%

g) Indicative Reading List :

Core Text:
1. Gopal, S. (2007) Conveyancing, Precedents and Forms, (6th ed). Lucknow: Eastern.
2. Inayatullah, M. (2009), Law of Conveyancing: Law and Precedents, (4th ed). Lahore: PLD.
3. Inayatullah, M. (Latest ed.) Law of Pleadings: Law and Precedents. Lahore: PLD,
4. Kothari, G.M. (2003) Drafting, Conveyancing and Pleadings. Bombay: Tripathi.
5. Narayana, P.S. (2010) Pleadings and Practice, 6th edn. Hyderabad: Asia Law.

Recommended Additional Reading / Case Law :

· Bagettes Ltd. V/s. G.P. States Co. Ltd.
1956 (1) All E.R. - 729 (CA)
· Flight V/s. Booth
(1834) 1 Bing C 370
· Mayfair Property Co. V/s. Johnston
(1894) 1. Ch 508
· Bradford Old Bank V/s. Sutcliffe
(1918) 2KB 833 (CA)
· Davis V/s Foots
(1939) 4. All E.R 4 (CA)
· Abercrombie V/s. Abrecombie
(1943) 2 All E.R 465
· Gradd V/s. Tompson
(1911) 1KB 304
· Collins V/s. Hopkins
(1923) 2KB 617
· Whitehill V/s. Bredford
(1952) 1 All E.R. 115 (CA)
· A.G V/s. Boden
(1912) 1KB 539

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h) Lecture Sequence :

Course : B.A, L.L.B 5 years programme SZABUL University

Term :
Subject : Legal Drafting
Assessment : · Quiz 5%
· Assignments 10%
· Mid Term 25%
· Final Term 60%
Lecturer:
Core Text : Gopal, S. (2007) Conveyancing, Precedents and Forms, (6th
ed). Lucknow: Eastern.

Week Lecture Core text

Lecture Topics
No. Date Chapter reading
1. Introduction Class discussion

2. Basic concepts of legal drafting, pleading and Different reading

conveyancing texts
3. Preliminary considerations in drafting a plaintDifferent reading
texts
4. Advanced considerations in drafting a plaint Different reading
texts
5. Preliminary considerations in drafting a Different reading
contract texts
6. Different reading
Advanced considerations in drafting a contract
texts
7. Different reading
Exercise: Preparing a plaint and a contract
texts
8. Mid-term
9. Analyzing case law and statutes for preparing Different reading
legal briefs and memos texts
10. Preliminary considerations in drafting a legal Different reading
brief or memo texts
11. Advanced considerations in drafting a legal Different reading
brief or memo texts
12. Preparing legal notices and their replies Different reading

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Week Lecture Core text

Lecture Topics
No. Date Chapter reading
texts
13. Different reading
Preparing legal notices and their replies
texts
14. Different reading
Basics of pleading
texts
15. Guest Speaker session
16. Review session

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