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Invitation letter to Heads of Institutions

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Dear Sir/Madam Greetings from Project Complete Lawyer Project Complete lawyer is implemented jointly by Cochin Institute of International Arbitration (CIIA) and Law and Justice Research Foundation (LJRF) [1] as a tribute to Late (Prof) Dr N R Madhava Menon, the father of Modern Legal Education.   Prof Menon strived for the professional excellence of law students and improving the justice delivery system of the legal institutions in the Country. Project Complete Lawyer concept focuses on reducing the incubation period of a law students’ transformation into a professional.  It could be achieved only through intensive training and by providing opportunities to demonstrate the trained skills of the budding lawyers.   Hence two components are included in the program (1) clinical training on the various skills of legal practice and a study of the legal institutions; and (2) engaging the participants in ‘Community Lawyering’. The ‘Community Lawyering’ is a tool for social development
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“Project Complete Lawyer – Inviting Applications”

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The Academic Team  Project Complete Lawyer             Complete Lawyer is an auspicious program jointly organized by Cochin Institute of International Arbitration (CIIArb) and Law and Justice Research Foundation (LJRF) as a tribute to Late (Prof) Dr N R Madhava Menon. The country honored with a Padma Bhushan posthumously.           The concept underlying the project was developed from the vision of Prof Menon, discussed in a speech [1] rendered by him on 25 th June 2016 in the Kerala Bar Council Auditorium Ernakulam, organized by a start-up law firm.   In short, the concept focuses on reducing the incubation period of a law students’ transformation into a professional.   It could be achieved only through intensive training and by providing opportunities to demonstrate the trained skills of the budding lawyers.           Project Complete Lawyer, therefore has two components (1) clinical training on the various skills of legal practice and a study of the legal institutions; and
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Complete Lawyer - Meeting Minutes

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                                                                                                  PROJECT COMPLETE LAWYER   Meeting Minutes  Recorded by Anu Vishwanath Coordinator- Team Complete Lawyer Opening :  The meeting of Project Complete Lawyer was  called to order at 7:30pm on 10 th of June 2021 in the platform-  Google meet.  Aim :  Planning the structure and implementation of  Complete Lawyer Project.  The Project Complete Lawyer shall be undertaken  in 3 steps which are:  1.Training clinical skills of advocacy  2.Engage in community lawyering  3.Development of entrepreneurship qualities in  interns  Committees formed :  1.Advisory Committee – Supervising the  implementation of Project Complete Lawyer. Chairman: Dr. Saroja A S, former principal  Government Law college, Trivandrum  2.Implementation Committee – Executing the  Project  Key points raised :  The activities that are planned for the interns  • Interns shall be made to document all the  activities carried out in Advo
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The Tribunals Reforms - Ordinance Summary - study of institutions

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  Prepared by Academic Team of Complete Lawyer This is in continuation of the study of institutions, the  The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 brings about changes in the jurisdictions of some of the legal legal institutions and therefore the same are notified for reference  The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 was promulgated on April 4, 2021.  It dissolves certain existing appellate bodies and transfers their functions (such as adjudication of appeals) to other existing judicial bodies (see Table 1)  A Bill with similar provisions was introduced in Lok Sabha on February 13, 2021 and is currently pending. Table  1   : Transfer of functions of key appellate bodies as proposed under the Ordinance Acts Appellate body Proposed entity The Cinematograph Act, 1952 Appellate Tribunal High Court The Trade Marks Act, 1999 Appellate Board High Court The Copyright Act, 1957 Appellate Board Commercial Court o
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Institutional Arbitration - Singapore International Arbitration Centre SIAC - An overview

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   Prepared by the  Academic Team of 'Complete Lawyer' The term ‘Institutional Arbitration’ is not defined in the arbitration law [1] , however it is used at least in a few places.   The term ‘institution’ has fifteen, an ‘arbitral institution’ has two and ‘permanent arbitral institution has one reference [2] , these statistics have been true before 9th August 2019 [3] . The term Arbitration has an inclusive definition, which would take in an arbitration administered by a permanent arbitral institution [4] .   The role of an arbitral institution is to arrange administrative assistance for the conduct of arbitral proceedings [5] .   An arbitral institution designated by the High Court or the Supreme Court, alone is considered as an arbitral institution [6] The fees for administrative assistance paid to an arbitral institution, is recoverable as cost of arbitration [7] Ad Hoc arbitration Ad hoc arbitration refers to an arbitration conducted without the assistance of an
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