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Legal Writing and Drafting

SECTION A

1.

1. Discuss the origin and use of plain English as a technique in legal writing.

(6 marks)

1. Edit the following sentences to cure the separation of related words. Keep the subject, verb and object together at the beginning of the sentence.
2. i) Mrs. Kikulacho, in the course of her struggle to provide for her children as a widow, accrued huge debts to her family and friends.

(3 marks) The trustee, at any time, by an instruction in writing executed by the trustee, with the concurrence of the City Council evidenced by a resolution, may accept the resignation of, or remove any co-trustee under this section.

(3 marks) iii) The allegation in the original plaint that the first defendant was driving the vehicle as a servant of the motor vehicle owner was omitted.

(3 marks)