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CROSS EXAMINATION AND MOOTING ACTIVITY REPORT
Location CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus
Target Audience LAW Students
Department School of Law
Specialization School of Law
Name of the Activity WORKSHOP ON TRIAL ADVOCACCROSS-EXAMINATIONS EXAMINATION AND MOOTING BY ADV AMEYA KADKADE
Date 23rd July 2020
Organizers & Brief Details
Prof Dr Daisy Alexander delivered the welcome address
Fr Dr Jossy P George gave introductory remarks
Ms Teresa Joseph was the introduced the speakers
Dr Sunil John Associate Professor proposed the vote of thanks on behalf of the School of Law.
Faculty-in-charge Dr Daisy Alexander
2 | P a g e Description of the event
The School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Pune Lavasa Campus organised on July 23, 2020 a workshop on Trial Advocacy, the Art of Cross-Examination and Mooting by Adv Ameya Kadkade, a young lawyer from Mumbai specializing in criminal matters. The welcome address was delivered by Dr Daisy Alexander, Professor and Head of Department, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus. The vote of thanks was extended by Ms Merin, Student of First Semester BA LLB(H), School of Law, on behalf of the entire School of Law.
The interactive session was conducted on Criminal Procedures. Adv. Ameya introduced to the students the concept of criminal jurisprudence and the Criminal Procedure Code. With case studies and examples, Adv. Ameya made the introduction to criminal law very lucid and interesting.
The session was on Art of Cross Examination and the nuances involved in leading a cross examination procedure. The session was on the Role of Eye witness and Mooting skills. Adv.
Ameya who was an avid mooter during his college days and having won a number of Moot competitions, explained to the students the importance of Moot courts and introduced to them some of the techniques to create good arguments supported by law as well as reasoning.
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4 | P a g e Conclusion:
Adv Ameya’s talks were very lucid and full of interesting facts and examples. The students were very keen to hear him and also participated in the discussions with much enthusiasm.
