LAW7401 - Civil Litigation Practice

Activity 3.1.1

15%

(a) Your competence in

• identifying and articulating the relevant issues and facts from instructions given
• conveying the client's position in writing
• laying the groundwork for possible litigation

(b) Your understanding of and compliance with rules of practice or conduct in written communications.

28 July 2008

28 July 2008

Activity 3.4.1

25%

(a) Your competence in

• identifying and framing appropriate cause(s) of action or defence(s)
• setting out all necessary elements of the cause(s) of action or defence(s) relied on
• pleading fully and appropriately

(b) Your compliance with the rules, including ethical requirements, of pleading

(c) Your skill in drafting documents to be used in litigation

28 July 2008

28 July 2008

Activity 4.1.1

35%

(a) Your competence in

• identifying and using the appropriate forms for an interlocutory application
• identifying the appropriate reliefs and drafting the prayers accordingly
• identifying and setting out in an affidavit the relevant facts to support the application

(b) Compliance with the rules, including ethical requirements, of drafting an affidavit

(c) Compliance with any practice or procedural requirements relevant to such an application

(d) Skill in litigious drafting

(e) Skill in presentation of arguments.

Plaintiff to serve application papers on Defendant by 8 August 2008

Hearing of application on     20 August 2008

(Option to resubmit papers by 1 September 2008)

Defendant to serve papers in response to application on Plaintiff by 15 August 2008

Hearing of application on 20 August 2008

(Option to resubmit papers by 1 September 2008)

Your competence in:

• drafting the core terms of the settlement accurately
• drafting any other terms necessary to give effect to the settlement and to protect the client's interests
• identifying and advising the client of appropriate modes of enforcement in case of default
• addressing practical issues in enforcement