Litigation (Civil) – Udemy

Litigation (Civil) – Udemy Description

Litigation (Civil) – Udemy is designed to accelerate your understanding about Litigation (Civil) via experiential learning. With the training from experts from the Bench and the Bar, you will experience, learn and understand every stage and element of a typical civil suit proceeding, from filing of the pleadings to proceedings to the trial proceedings to the appeal stage.

Here’s what you will learn in this course:

• Course Overview & Instructions
  • Overview of the Course
  • Course Info
  • Course Instructions
  • Course Completion Guide
  • Glossary
• Module 1: Introduction to Civil Proceedings
  • Preliminary Approach & Considerations – before filing a Case
  • Recap: Preliminary Approach
  • Introduction to Reliefs; Ingredients of Interim Reliefs
  • Nature of Interim Reliefs
  • Interim reliefs
  • Final Reliefs
  • Final Reliefs
  • Damages for breach of contract (English Law)
  • Specific performance (English Law)
  • Judiciary System
  • Indian legal System- Hierarchy of Courts
  • Jurisdiction
  • Explained: Jurisdiction
  • Burden of Proof
• Module 2: Commercial Courts Act
  • Introduction to Commercial Courts Act; Concept of Commercial Disputes
  • Legislative History: Commercial Courts Act
  • Commercial Disputes of Specified Value
  • Hierarchy of Courts under Commercial Courts Act
  • Commercial Courts
  • Overview of lifecycle of Proceedings under Commecial Courts Act
  • Recap: Lifecycle of Proceedings under Commercial Courts Act
  • Drafting & Filing of Statement of Truth required under Commercial Courts Act
  • Statement of Truth
  • ‘Summary Judgment’ under Commercial Courts Act
  • Summary Judgment
• Module 3: Pre-requisites – Pre-Trial Proceedings (Part I)
  • Prior notice to government before filing Suit under Section 80 of CPC
  • Explained: Prior notice under Section 80 of CPC
  • Pre-institution mediation under Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act
  • Explained: Pre-institution Mediation
  • Civil Proceedings against Indian & Foreign State
  • Overview of lifecycle of Civil Litigation (Suit)
  • Recap: Overview of lifecycle of Civil Litigation
• Module 4: Pleadings – Pre-Trial Proceedings (Part II)
  • Essence of Pleadings
  • History: Pleadings in classical period of Roman Law vis-a-vis Pleadings today
  • History: Pleadings in early period of English Law vis-a-vis Pleadings in today’s
  • Pleadings in early period of Roman & English Law
  • Landmark Judgment of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog on Pleadings
  • Evolutions of Pleadings in India
  • Fundamentals of Pleadings
  • Rules under CPC: Pleadings & Plaint
  • Pleadings: Basics; & Rules under CPC
  • Landmark Judgment on Pleadings vis-a-vis CPC: Bharat Singh vs. State of Haryana
  • Particulars to be contained in Plaint provided under Order 7 Rule 1 of CPC
  • Illustration – Drafting of Pleading via-a-vis Cause of Action
  • Learning drafting of Plaint – discussing template of Plaint
  • Template & Drafting Notes: Plaint
  • Introduction to Written Statement; Explanation to Denials
  • Illustration: Understanding the four categories of pleas/denials
  • Learning drafting of Plaint – discussing template of Written Statement – I
  • Template & Drafting Notes: Written Statement – I
  • Learning drafting of Written Statement II
  • Template & Drafting Notes: Written Statement & Counterclaim – II
  • Replication / Rejoinder
  • Template: Affidavit in Rejoinder
  • Endnote: Pleadings
• Module 5: Exhibits & Filing Process – Pre-Trial Proceedings (Part III)
  • Supplemental Documents attached to Pleadings
  • Template: Supporting Documents to Plaint
  • Learning drafting of Vakalatnama – discussing template of Vakalatnama
  • Template: Vakalatnama
  • What documents to be attached as Exhibit?
  • Failure to disclose documents alongwith Pleadings
  • Disclosure of Documents
  • Certificate under Section 65-B of the Indian Evidence Act for electronic record
  • Proving Electronic Evidence: Certificate u/s 65B of Indian Evidence Act
  • Template: 65B Certificate
  • Essentials of Filing (as applicable in the DHC) – Drafting Requirement
  • Essentials of Filing (as applicable in the Delhi High Court) – Miscellaneous
  • Essentials of Filing (as applicable in the Delhi High Court)
  • List of Dates (LOD)
  • Template: List of Dates (LOD)
• Module 6: Framing of Issues & Evidence Stage – Trial Proceedings (Part I)
  • Introduction: Trial & Framing of Issues
  • Kinds of Issues
  • Process of framing Issues
  • Important rules pertaining to framing Issues
  • Explained- Framing of Issues
  • Framing of Issue vis-a-vis Framing of charge under CrPC (Criminal Proceedings)
  • Illustration: Skill of Framing of Issues
  • Recap: Illustration- Skill of Framing of Issues
  • Discovery, Inspection and Interrogatories
  • Non-compliance of Discovery processes
  • Summary: Discovery, Inspection and Interrogatories
  • Learning drafting of Affidavit of Admission & Denial
  • Template: Affidavit of Admission/ Denial
  • Basics of Cross-examination
  • Rules: Examination under Indian Evidence act 1872 (Evidence Act)
  • Art of Cross-examination
• Module 7: Final Argument and Judgement – Trial Proceedings (Part II)
  • Final Arguments
  • Basics- Final Arguments
  • Practical, skill-oriented pointers for making final arguments & oral arguments
  • Recap: Practical Tips- Final Arguments
  • Judgment
  • Procuring copy of the Judgment
  • Decree
  • Explained- Decree & Judgment
  • Caveat
  • Explained: Caveat
  • Template: Caveat
  • Execution Petition
  • Execution Petition- Rules & Drafting
• Module 8: Appeal & Revision
  • Introduction to Appeal; First & Second Appeal
  • Who can file an Appeal?
  • Appealable Orders and Judgments
  • Limitation Period vis-a-vis Appeals
  • Explained: Appeal
  • Remand of case by Appellate Court
  • Drafting: Memorandum of Appeal
  • Learning drafting of Memorandum of Appeal
  • Drafting Pointers: Memorandum of Appeal
  • Template: Memorandum of Appeal
  • Revision
  • Concept: Revision
  • Illustration: Revision vis-a-vis Appeal
  • Difference: Appeal & Revision
• Module 9: Writ Petition & SLP
  • Introduction to Writs; Writ vis-a-vis Suit
  • Introduction to Writ Jurisdiction; Against whom can Writ Petition be filed?
  • Types of Writs: Certiorari
  • Writ of Mandamus
  • Writ of Prohibition
  • Writ of Quo warranto
  • Writ of Habeas Corpus
  • Writ: Jurisdiction and Types
  • Where can the Writ Petition be filed? – Article 32 vis-a vis Art 226
  • Article 32 & 226
  • Drafting: Writ Petition
  • Learning drafting of Writ Petition – discussing template of Writ Petition
  • Template & Drafting Notes- Writ Petition
  • Drafting: Counter Affidavit
  • Special Leave Petition (SLP)
  • Explained: Special Leave Petition (SLP)
  • Drafting: Special Leave Petition (SLP)
  • Learning drafting of Special Leave Petition (SLP)
  • Template: SLP
  • Document management in Disputes practice