The question (12 marks)
An intern in an advocate's chamber writes up the whole of his four-week diary on the last two days from memory, copying two entries from a co-intern who attended the same hearings; he records a client's full name and the facts the client disclosed in conference; he answers a client's question about her chances in a pending matter while the advocate is in court; and he obtains a certificate that says only that he "interned satisfactorily". Identify the defaults and advise him what should have been done in each respect, with the rules that govern the point. (12 marks)
MU Module III, heads 3.1 and 3.2; pack ch. 03, sections 1.4, 1.5, 2 and 4.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · Internship at a Lawyer's Office of Practical Training – III: Moot Court Exercise and Internship.
Authorities you will need
- Bar Council of India, Rules of Legal Education
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