SUGGESTED BAR VOCATIONAL COURSE (BVC) CURRICULUM FOR
NEW ENTRANTS
• First BVC was
held at PBC from 16.09.2022 to 22.10.2022 in collaboration of the Legal
Education Committee and Seminar & Symposium Committees of the Punjab Bar
Council.
• BVC is now a
mandatory requirement for obtaining licence to practice.
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Week One |
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Day 1: Ethics, Licensing and Lawyers
Rights and Obligations |
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09:00 am |
Arrival and Registration Welcoming
Remarks, Introductions (30mins) |
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10:00 am Lecture 1 |
Professional Ethics the client-lawyer
relationship, duties of a lawyer as
advocate in adversary proceedings, dealings with persons other than clients, law
firms and associations, public
service, non-advertising, social media and maintaining
the integrity of the profession |
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12:00 pm Lecture 2 |
Rules of Professional Etiquette and Courts
(1 Hour) Introduction to rules and
traditions of etiquette
of the bar and
professional life. At the Bar; Turnout and Dress; Dealing with other counsels; Dealing with client; Dealing with Court
and staff; Fees, Taxation. Chambers: What is
expected of an associate; Seniors; Associates; Munshis
and office staff |
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01:00 pm |
Break (1 hour) |
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02:00 pm Lecture 3 |
Overview of Legal
System of Pakistan
(2 hours) Civil Courts,
Criminal Courts,
Tribunals and other Special Courts & Jurisdictions, Ombudsmen,
Superior Court, various
Appellate, Revisional,
Direct Jurisdictions. Relevant Laws and Locations. |
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04.00 pm |
End of Day 1 |
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Day 2: Civil Module |
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09:00 am |
Attendance |
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09:30 am Lecture 4 |
Introduction to Basic Principles of Civil Law (Supported by Case Law) (2 hours) Types of
Civil Courts, Jurisdiction, Types of Cases in Civil Litigation i.e. Tort claims, Breach
of Contract Claims,
Equitable Claims (description of maxim), Landlord – Tenant issues,
Disputes arising of family affairs. How a civil suit is filed, Parties to the
Suit, Necessary documents to file the civil
suit. Valuation of Suit, Sample
of a plaint. |
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11:30 am Lecture 5 |
How a Civil Case Moves through the Courts (1.5 hours) |
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Stages of Civil Suit,
Plaint, Written Statement, Framing of issues, Recording of evidence (Examination-in-Chief), Cross Examination,
Recording of evidence through commissions, Principles of appreciation of
evidence, Arguments, Judgment & Decree. |
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01:00 pm |
Lunch Break (1
hour) |
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02:00 pm Lecture 6 |
Appeal/Review/Revision/Writ
petition (2 hours) Matters
falling within the ambit of Appeal/Review/ Revision/writ petition, Appeal
in Detail, Procedure of Appeal, Kinds
of Appeal, Revision, Procedure of Revision, Review,
scope of writ petition &
its jurisdiction, Procedure to file Review, Draft petitions will
also be examined. |
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04:00 pm |
End of Day 2 |
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Week 2 |
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Day 3: Civil Module concludes/ Civil Advocacy |
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09:30 am Lecture 7 |
File preparation to file a civil suit (2 hours) Necessary documents to file
the civil suit |
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11.30 am Lecture 8 |
Advocacy Skill- Law Moots-Cases in Civil Litigation (1.5
hours) The
sessions will be in three small group sessions (for practical exercise) one case
will be provide:- 1. One group will
file plaint and accompanying documents 2. second group
will be defendant, 3. third
group will argue the case before a stand-in judge. |
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01:00 pm |
Lunch &
Jumma Break (1 hour) |
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2.00 pm Lecture 9 |
Advocacy Skill- Law Moots - Appeal/Review/ Revision /Writ
petition (2 hours) The
sessions will be in three small group sessions (for practical exercise) one case will be provided:- 1. One group
will file appeal
2. second group will
be respondent, 3. Members from
each group will
argue. Each participant will participate through chart work. |
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04:00 pm |
End of Day 3 |
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Week 2 Day 4: Criminal Law Module |
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09:30 am Lecture 10 |
An overview of Criminal Law (2
hours) |
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Classification
& Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts, Lodging of FIR, Cognizable & Non-Cognizable cases, FIR Form
in detail, Medico legal Report along with
form in detail, Postmortem report along with report in detail,
Inquest Report and form in detail, Investigation, Discharge, Report u/S.
173 Cr.P.C and its kinds. |
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11.30 am Lecture 11 |
How a criminal
case moves through the Court (2
hours) Submission
of report 173 Cr.P.C. in the Court, cognizance by Court, Summoning of Accused, supply
of documents to accused, Framing of charge, Examination–in–Chief,
Cross Examination, Closure of Prosecution Examination, Defense
Evidence, Statement U/S. 342 Cr.P.C,
Statement u/S. 340(2) Cr.P.C, Judgment |
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1:00 pm |
Lunch Break (1
hour) |
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02:00 pm Lecture 12 |
Bail, Appeal,
Revision/ writ petition (1.5 hours) Concept
of Bail, Kinds of Bail (Pre-Arrest, Post-Arrest & Protective Bail),
Prohibitory Clause, Cancellation of Bail, Suspension of sentence, How to
write a good Bail Petition, draft bail petition will be discussed. |
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04:00 pm |
End of the Day 4 |
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Week 3 Day
5: Criminal Law Module concludes/
Criminal Law
Advocacy |
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09:30 am Lecture 13 |
File preparation to file a Criminal Courts matter (2 hours) Necessary documents to file
the criminal processes |
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11.30 am Lecture 14 |
Advocacy Skill-
Arguing at Trial - Law Moots-Cases in Criminal Litigation (1.5
hours) The
sessions will be in three small group sessions (for practical exercise) one case will be provide:- 1. One group will prosecute 2. second group will be for defendant,
MPBC will act as judge
and give the decision. |
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01:00 pm |
Lunch &
Jumma Break (1 hour) |
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2.00 pm Lecture 15 |
Advocacy Skill- Law Moots Criminal litigation related to
Appeal/Review/Revision /Writ petition (2 hours) The
sessions will be in three small group sessions (for practical exercise) one case will be provide:- 1. One group will file the appeal 2. Second
group will be Respondent,
3. Trainer
will act as judge and give feedback. |
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04.00 pm |
End of the Day 5 |
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Week 3 Day 6: Basic Criminal
Law Pleadings and Advocacy |
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09:30 am Lecture 16 |
22-A/22-B Petition/ Bail |
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11.30 am Lecture 17 |
Advocacy Skill- Law Moots-Cases in Criminal Litigation: Bail
(1.5 hours) The
sessions will be in three small group sessions (for practical exercise) one case will be provide:- 1. One group
will file plaint, 2. second
group will be defendant, 3. third group
will presume as judge and give the decision. Each
participant will participate through chart work. |
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01:00 pm |
Lunch Break (1
hour) |
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2.00 pm Lecture 18 |
Legal research
in Pakistan, Computer and Manual. Basic Knowledge of Microsoft Office. (2 hours) PLJ Law
Site, PAKISTAN LAW SITE, all the
Journals of PLD
Publishers that are
PLD, SCMR, CLC,
PCrLJ, PTD, PLC, CLD, YLR & GBLR. ALDs manual. Use of Microsoft office and
its usage Maintaining Register (Online
& Manual) |
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PART-II Week Four Day 7: Licensing Process/Disciplinary
Process & How to argue & research |
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09:30 am Lecture 19 |
Legal Ethics
Part II (1.5 hours) Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 & its
amendments (2 hours) particularly Licensing Process and rights of lawyers. |
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Legal Practitioners and
Bar Councils Rules, 1974,
Legal Practitioners
and Bar Councils Rules, 1976
and its amendments. Its significance,
immediate effects on
legal profession. Legal ethics and
professional responsibility. Ethics
violations or professional misconduct,
including motions for sanctions
for lawyer misconduct, motions to disqualify
lawyers for conflicts
of interest, and proceedings involving
issues of attorney-client
privilege and confidentiality. |
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11:00 am Lecture 20 |
Case Preparation and How
to argue: Communication Skill (2 hours) Qualities every
good lawyer should have Good communication skills. Lawyers must
be orally articulate, have good written
communication skills and also be good listeners ....
Judgment .... Analytical skills .... Research skills. ... People
skills .... Perseverance .... Creativity. |
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01:00 pm |
Lunch &
Jumma Break (1 hour) |
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02:00 pm Lecture 21 |
Art of Cross
Examination (2 hours) Law
applicable and how to practically prepare for the day. Documents. Putting
case and confronting. Contradictions |
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04.00 pm |
End of Day |
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Week Four Day 8: Essential
laws for Civil Matters |
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09:30 am Lecture 22, 23 |
Introduction to The
Specific Relief Act 1877 (with Case Law) & Overview of CPC (1 hours each) Recovery of possession of property, Specific performance of
contracts, Rectification of instruments, Rescission of contracts,
Cancellation of Instruments, Declaratory decrees, Injunction |
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11:30 pm Lecture 24 |
Basic Principles
of Law of Evidence-I (1.5 hours) Meaning
& Definition of Evidence, Competency of witness, Number of witnesses
required to prove a case, Privileged communication, Kinds of evidence
(Direct/indirect/circumstantial/hearsay/primary/ secondary/real), Refreshing memory.
Admission, Confession, Burden
of Proof, Leading question, Expert evidence, Evidence by way of
modern devices. Judicial
Notice of certain
facts. |
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01:00 pm |
Lunch Break (1
hour) |
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02:00 pm Lecture 25 |
Practical Applications of Evidence Law. How documents are exhibited and evidence is recorded. |
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04:00 pm |
End of Day |
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Week 5 Day 9: Family Law and
Basic Documents Drafting |
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09:30 am Lecture 26 |
A Brief Overview of Family
Laws in Pakistan, award of maintenance (2 hours) (support with case law) Stages of Civil Suit, Plaint, Written
Statement, Framing of issues,
Recording of evidence, Cross Examination, Recording of evidence, Arguments,
Judgment & Decree. |
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11:30 am Lecture 27 |
Control Of
Narcotics Substances Act 1997 (2 hours) Punishment
for contravention of Section 6, 7 and 8: Whoever contravenes the provisions of
Sections 6, 7 or 8 shall be punishable, Section 9C or Section 9B |
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12:15 pm Lecture 28 |
Preparation of
Facts Sheet, Skeleton Arguments and Cases Note. |
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1:00 pm |
Lunch & Jumma Break (1 hour) |
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2.00 pm Lecture 29 |
A Brief Overview
of Tax Laws in Pakistan (2 hours) Meaning
of Tax, Kinds of Tax (Direct & Indirect), Tax structure in Pakistan,
Direct Tax - Income Tax, Taxable Income, Total Income, Tax Year, Categories
of taxpayer, Individual, AOP, Companies, How to file Income Tax Return, How
many times return in to be submitted in a year, Tax Rates. |
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04:00 pm |
End of Day 3 |
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Week 5 Day 10: CNSA/Inheritance |
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9:30 am Lecture 30 |
Drafting and dealing with Basic Agreements *Agreement to Sell *Sale Deed *Rent
Deed Stamp paper; Registration |
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11:30 am Lecture 31 |
Inheritance/ Succession Matters Relevant
processes: Declaration
Suit Succession
Certificate NADRA Administration
Suit Partition
of joint property |
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01:00 pm |
Lunch Break (1
hour) |
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02:00 pm Lecture 32 |
Introduction to Consumer Laws Notices and complaint |
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04:00 pm |
End of Day 4 |
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Week 6 Day 11 |
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09:30 am Lecture 32 |
Criminal Complaint Applicable
provisions. Practical steps. |
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11.30 pm Lecture 33 |
Introduction to Labour laws
(2 hours) Industrial
Relations Act (IRA) 2012, Labour law in Pakistan contains several Ordinances,
Acts, Rules and Regulations and all other statutes relating to industrial,
commercial and labour establishments. |
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01.30 pm |
Lunch &
Jumma Break (1 hour) |
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2:30 pm Lecture 34 |
Service Laws Civil
Servants Act, 1973, the Service Tribunals Act, 1973, Nature of disputes.
Master Servants. Contract Employees. Statutory/ Non-Statutory |
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Week 6 Day 12: |
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09:30 am Lecture 35 |
Introduction to
Revenue Laws Historical
background. Hierarchy and Applications. |
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11:30 pm Lecture 36 |
Revenue
Documents Fard.
Jamabandis. Practical reading experience. |
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01.30 pm |
Lunch Break (45
minutes) |
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02:15 pm Lecture 37 |
Overview of Rent
laws Rent
deed. Rent Controller. Leave mechanism. Various |
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04:00 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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