3rd National Trial Advocacy Competition (Virtual), 2022 by Kerala Law Academy [Oct 13-15]: Register by 20th Sept!

Kerala Law Academy is organizing its 3^rd National Trial Advocacy Competition (Virtual), 2022 scheduled to be held from October 13^th to 15^th, 2022.

About KLA (Kerala Law Academy)

The Kerala Law Academy (KLA), established in 1966 is a Centre of excellence for legal studies, research, and law reforms. KLA’s acclaimed peer-reviewed/refereed research journal“Academy Law Review” has been published continuously since 1977.

About the Trial Advocacy Competition

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the prestigious Trial Advocacy Forum, hosted by the Kerala Law Academy will be held via virtual mode from 13^th to 15^th of October 2022 at the Kerala Law Academy Law College Campus, Peroorkada, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The competition is conducted through the online platform ZOOM. All the participating teams should have good access to the internet and be able to access the above said online platform at the scheduled dates and times. This is a mandatory requirement for participation.

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General Information

Kerala Law Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram will be hosting the 3^rd National Trial Advocacy Competition (Virtual), 2022 on Criminal Law in accordance with the Criminal Trial Court proceedings. The Competition has been conceived with the aim of creating awareness for Criminal Law Jurisprudence and providing a platform for the development of advocacy and other allied skills. The 3^rd National Trial Advocacy Competition (Virtual), 2022 will be held at KLA, Thiruvananthapuram from October 13^th to 15^th 2022. The Rounds will be judged by a 3 Judge Panel. The judge’s panel includes Professors, Lawyers, Scholars and Judges of various Courts. The purpose of The Kerala Law Academy Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition, 2022 is to:

• Help and understand students the dimensions of the Criminal Justice System and encourage students to consider careers in the Criminal Justice System.
• To understand how a trial is to be conducted.
• To give an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the Criminal Law System.

Team Composition

• The Competition is open to all Law Colleges/Law Schools/Universities, Departments of Law in India recognized by the Bar Council of India.
• The participation is limited to LL. B students both in the Three- Year Scheme and Five-Year Scheme.
• Each team shall consist of a maximum of 3 members.
• The composition shall be of two speakers, one researcher.
• The team shall notify such an arrangement during the time of registration.
• Any changes shall be informed to the organizers, on or before 10th October 2022.
• Such a team shall not during any stage of the competition rearrange the position of its members to form any new combination.
• No coach/assistant/person shall be permitted in the room during the conduct of the trial other than the participants.

Language

All communication and procedure during and of the competition shall be in English. Any kind of communication in any other language will lead to immediate disqualification.

How to Register?

• Only one team per College/Institution shall be permitted to take part in the Competition.
• Provisional Registration – Institutions/Teams interested in participating in the Competition can provisionally register by sending an e-mail to klatrialadvocacy2022@gmail.com along with an authorization letter/ email from the corresponding college.
• Direct Registration – The – Institutions/Teams intending to participate in the Competition must register on or before 20th September 2022, Tuesday (20.09.2022) by submitting the duly filled Proforma provided in the Kerala Law Academy website; https://keralalawacademy.in/3rdnational-trial-advocacy-competition/

Registration Fee

• The participants shall pay a non-refundable initial registration fee of 800/- rupees through the college website to enter the competition.
• The teams which are selected after clearing the procedural test shall pay an additional amount of Rs 2,000/- on qualifying for the main competition through the link which will be sent to you after selection.
• After completing the payment, a copy of the transaction (either a screenshot or a photo) shall be sent to the email ID – klatrialadvocacy2022@gmail.com with your details.
• Only after acknowledgement from the organizers, the registration will be completed.
• The Organizers will not take any responsibility for any fault of payment arising from the bank or third-party applications.

Contact Information

For any queries, please write to klatrialadvocacy2022@gmail.comor contact any of the following:

Faculty Conveners

1.     Adv. Renjini Ponnan Sheela – 7994708480

2.     Adv. Sakthiprabha – 9495897855

3.     Adv. Reshma Soman N. – 9447250166

4.     Adv. Vidya V.V – 7907838598

Student Conveners

1. Lakshmi V. S. – 9605530081

2. Anjitha Unnithan -9188860384

3. Gowri A. H.- 9400574520

4. Gautham Viswam- 8891001101

Student Co-Conveners

1. Arya M. A.
2. Lekshmi Ramesh
3. Roshan M.
4. Gautham S. R.

5. Neeraj S.

6. Gouri Jyothish

7. Parvathy R. S.

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