This book seeks to illuminate the expansive nature of legal practice in society. It is also aimed at provoking Further debate, research, and publication. The author draws from her knowledge and experience as an Advocate, Accountant, Certified Secretary, and Governance expert.
Research Methodology is a critical area in academia, policy formulation, and implementation. However, many students and researchers find the discipline very complex and too technical. This inhibits their potential in many aspects. Interactions between the authors and University students (undergraduates and postgraduates), lecturers, policymakers, and implementers revealed the need for a simplified book in research methodology. This book, therefore, presents the different concepts and procedures in research in a simplified way that enables the readers to understand and apply the concepts to everyday life.
The Ideal Lawyer provides clear and stimulating coverage of practical aspects of professional life, legal practice, character traits, trial advocacy, challenges, capacity building, and life skills that are not taught at law school. The book is a constant reference material useful for the training of lawyers during and after law school. It is also a useful handbook for professional persons who strive to polish their levels of professionalism, image, knowledge, financial literacy, and popularity. It is a critical center of reference in tackling the practical challenges of life and practice of law or any other profession. It is full of life skills and anecdotes that would build one into an ideal lawyer or professional. It is a living book. It is a must-read for all in competitive professional fields.
In a concise form, this Manual expounds the practice and procedure of the Court of Appeal of Tanzania reflected in the Court of Appeal Rules, 2009 as amended and the decisions of the Court. Therefore, this Manual becomes a ‘quick reference book’ to whoever wishes to master easily the practice and the procedure of the Court, hence aiding the Court to administer justice smoothly, fairly, timely, and efficiently.
This book analyzes the liberalization of legal education and training in Uganda with a view to exploring avenues for the development of a legal education policy that addresses various problems with regard to the quality of law graduates and of legal services in the market place currently available given the large number of law graduates entering the professional field each year. It, therefore, provides comparative lessons for the systems of legal education in the other East African countries. This is especially important as the three countries (together with Burundi and Rwanda which share a civil law background) move closer together with the ultimate goal of political federation.
