This workshop focuses on practical civil litigation drafting. Through live demonstrations and guided drafting exercises, participants will understand how pleadings are structured, tested, and interpreted by courts.

Participants will work through practical civil drafting exercises covering recovery suits, written statements, and testamentary petitions. The course also walks through the stages of a civil suit so participants understand how pleadings fit into the overall litigation process.

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to draft structured pleadings that meet professional courtroom standards.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Draft a Suit for Recovery from both plaintiff and defendant perspectives.
• Prepare Written Statements with clear defences, admissions, and denials.
• Structure preliminary objections, jurisdiction challenges, and maintainability arguments.
• Draft testamentary petitions relating to wills, probate, and succession matters.
• Draft a Testamentary Petition with proper form and substance.
• Understand the stages of a civil suit including pleadings, evidence, arguments, and execution proceedings.

Editable templates for plaints, written statements, and civil pleadings. Practical drafting techniques used by litigation practitioners.

Clear understanding of how courts examine pleadings in civil matters. Certificate of Completion from Manupatra Academy.