Bhutan Bar Examination case studies
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The Bhutan Bar Examination is the written assessment through which candidates seek admission to practise as advocates in Bhutan. It is intended for law graduates and other qualified candidates who have completed the preparatory requirements set by the Bar Council of Bhutan and who wish to be enrolled as advocates. The examination is essay-based and problem-based: instead of testing isolated definitions, it asks you to apply Bhutanese law to realistic disputes, draft documents, and reason through procedural choices. Coverage spans civil and criminal law and procedure, contracts, property, land and family matters, constitutional law and the Bhutanese legal system, administrative law, evidence and advocacy, commercial and corporate law, legal ethics, and drafting and conveyancing. The Bhutan Bar Examination case studies are 5 cases and about 2,561 words.
1The Boundary Wall and the Unregistered Sale
Tashi owns 4 acres of dry land in Paro, registered in the thromde land records under his name since 1998. In 2015 he agreed to sell 1.5 acres at the southern edge to his neighbour Dorji for Nu.
520 words, about 3 min2The Confession Obtained at the Checkpost
Police at a highway checkpost in Chhukha stop a bolero at 11 p.m. and find 12 kg of suspected cannabis in a jute sack.
495 words, about 2 min3The Dzongkhag Tender and the Minister's Phone Call
The Dzongkhag Administration of Trashigang invites sealed bids for a Nu. 14 million road repair contract.
497 words, about 2 min4The Family Land and the Widow's Share
Tenzin dies intestate in Thimphu, survived by his widow Deki, two sons (Ugyen and Karma) and a daughter (Chimi). The family holds 6 acres of registered agricultural land in Punakha, a house in Thimphu registered in Tenzin's sole name, and a joint savings account of Nu.
506 words, about 3 min5The Director's Loan and the Missing Board Minute
Druk Trading Private Limited has two directors, Sonam (60%) and Namgay (40%), and a paid-up capital of Nu. In March 2023 Sonam, as sole signatory on the company bank account, transferred Nu.
543 words, about 3 min