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50 Hours Advocacy Boot Camp - A Concept Note.

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 50 Hours Advocacy Boot Camp A Concept Note The '50 Hours Advocacy Bootcamp' as the poster suggests is jointly organized by Samatha Law Society and Project Complete Lawyer.  This is a program intended to impart basic skills of advocacy and attempt to bridge the gap between the Law School and the Courtroom.    Hopefully, this 'Concept Note' may provide a better insight into the details of the Advocacy Boot Camp. Bridging the Gap. Is there a real gap between the Law School and the Courtroom?  The term Courtroom referred to here may take in non-litigation practice as well, for the limited purpose of this note.  The answer to the question would be an emphatic 'yes, there is a gap'.  Now, Let us first understand the extent of the gap.  The current syllabus in the law colleges is not designed for training litigation lawyers, alone.  The curriculum is generic and intended to prepare law teachers, regulators, and sometimes lawyers and judges.  After the introduction of
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  Discussions on repairing the Apartment Ownership Law in Kerala Part I – General Discussion [i] Index 1.    Introduction 2.    The inherent weakness of KAOA 3.    The Menace of Copying the Maharashtra  Law 4.    The Maharashtra  Experience with Apartment Ownership 5.     The Missing Elements in KAOA 6.     The Apartment Ownership is other States. 7.     The Law Behind Apartment  Ownership 8.      Apartment with common areas and facilities to be transferable immovable property 9.      The Scheme of KAOA and its intended application 10.     Conclusion  1.    Introduction Act 5 of 1984 is reigning the field of condominium management in the state, for the last 40 years.    The Act with its full title ‘The Kerala Apartment Ownership Act 1983 and with the abbreviation ‘KAOA’ for the present discussion here, is a living example of an ineffective law.   The articles are inspired by the baby steps taken by the government to review the KAOA, following the directions of the Kerala High Court
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  ‘Construction Law and Arbitration - Trends and Opportunities’ Introductory Note Introduction: The Society of Construction Law (Kerala) in association with the Kerala High Court Advocates Association and Manipal Law School proposes to conduct a 'Lecture Session' on the topic ‘Construction Law and Arbitration – Trends and Opportunities’ .    The session will be held on 20 th February 2024, at 4.40 PM in the KHCAA Association Hall.   Kerala High Court Advocates Association does not need any introduction, note therefore, this notes does not attempt, such an exercise.   https://www.khcaa.com/   However, the profiles of the other organizations are briefly described. About Society of Construction Law, its Affiliates and Chapters. The Society of Construction Law was founded in the year 1983 in,  the United Kingdom, with the object of promoting, for the public benefit, education study, and research (and publication of the useful results of such research in the field of construction l

‘Why did the twin tower fall’ – A review of the Condominium management laws in the Country

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  On 28 th August 2022, the Noida twin tower named Apex and Ceyna were reduced into absolute nothing except for about 55000 tons of debris, following its demolition.   Apex and Ceyna housed 900 apartment units, with a construction cost, estimated at 90 crores and market price of 700 crores, approximately.   The demolition followed a judgement of the Apex Court.   The Supreme Court [i] has cited three major reasons for arriving at its conclusions for demolition of the twin tower, namely (1) Violation of the distance requirements under the building regulations, (2) Consent of the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) not obtained before the construction, and (3) Collusion and illegal Construction.   This Article focuses only on the second reason, ‘Failure to obtain Consent of RWA’. The Apex Court found the consent of the individual flat owners of the original fifteen towers, individually or through the Resident Welfare Association (RWA), was a necessary requirement under the UP Apar