Legal Aid Drafting Workshop

The Legal Aid Society conducted a “Workshop on Drafting of Basic Legal Documents” on the 22nd August, 2009. This Workshop was meant for the 5th year students of the University as well as representatives of several eminent NGOs of Kolkata. The primary aim of the Workshop was to impart basic knowledge of legal drafting, both civil and criminal, to the audience. The civil law drafting session was conducted by Mr. Protik Prokash Banerji, a reputed civil lawyer of the Calcutta High Court and the criminal law drafting session was conducted by Mr. Joymalya Bagchi, one of the most eminent criminal lawyers from the Calcutta Bar. This was followed by a discussion of the representatives of the NGOs with Mr. Banerji and Mr. Bagchi and a sumptuous lunch for the participants in the programme from outside the college.