Drafting, Pleading & Conveyancing
Drafting, Pleading & Conveyancing
FACULTY OF LAW
Legal drafting skills are of utmost importance to all lawyers but are often difficult to master.
Despite the challenges of mastering the art, the most effective lawyers are those who actively
implement strategies to improve their drafting skills. Drafting requires a host of skills to be
effective. This course will help the students to enhance legal drafting skills. It not only focuses
on the theory of effective drafting guidelines but also provides relevant formats to assist in
understanding practical application of concepts and develop necessary skills for drafting legal
documents. The course is intended to improve the ability to draft quality legal documents.
Module – IV CONVEYANCE
Course Outcome: After completing this course, Students will be able to:
1. Analyze and apply general principles of drafting and conveyancing.
2. Use effective writing techniques to draft different types of legal documents.
3. Draft different types of Deeds including deed of sale of land, mortgage deeds, license
deeds, lease deeds, assignment deeds, trust deeds, partnership deeds and power of
attorney deeds.
4. Draft different types of contracts including commercial agreements, professional
services agreement, employment agreements franchise, agency, dealership and
distributorship agreements, intellectual property rights agreements, arbitration
agreements, foreign collaboration and joint ventures agreements and real estate and
tenancy agreements.
Suggested Readings:
1. N.S. Bindra, Conveyancing, Draftsman and Interpretation of Dates, Delhi Law House,
1985
2. G.C. Mogha & S. N. Dhingra, Mogha’s Law of Pleading in India with Precedents,
Eastern Law House, 18th Edn. 2013
3. R.N. Chaturvedi, Conveyancing, Eastern Book Company, 2011 (7th Edn)
4. G.C. Mogha, Indian Conveyancer, Dwivedi Law, 2009 (14th Edn)
5. C. R. Datta & M.N. Das, D’Souza’s Form and Precedents of Conveyancing, Eastern
Law House, 2008 (13th Edn)