Namibia Legal Practitioners' Qualifying Examination study plan

Map the full civil litigation timeline from letter of demand to execution, and write out the High Court and lower court rules governing each step from memory before checking them

Draft a particulars of claim for a simple contractual debt claim, a combined summons, and a notice of intention to defend, applying the correct rule and form for each

Explain the difference between an exception, a strike-out, and an application to amend, and identify which pleading defect triggers each

Work through five fact patterns and decide whether to proceed by action or by notice of motion, giving reasons for each choice

Draft a notice of motion and founding affidavit for an urgent application, and justify the urgency in a supporting paragraph

Set out the requirements for a valid arrest, a bail application, and a plea in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act, and apply them to three short scenarios

Distinguish real, documentary, and circumstantial evidence and state the admissibility rule and relevance test for each

Explain the cautionary rule, the onus in criminal matters, and the standard of proof, and apply them to a disputed identification scenario

Trace a criminal matter from charge to sentence, listing the procedural steps and the rights that attach at each stage

Analyse the elements of a valid contract (offer, acceptance, intention, capacity, legality, certainty, possibility) against four fact patterns and identify which element fails in each

Distinguish breach types (mora, repudiation, positive malperformance) and select the correct remedy for each

Apply the delictual elements (conduct, wrongfulness, fault, causation, damage) to a negligence scenario and draft a short liability opinion

Draft a deed of sale of immovable property that complies with the formalities required for validity, and flag every clause that must be in writing and signed by the parties

Explain the requirements for a valid will, including testamentary capacity, formalities, and the consequences of non-compliance

Describe the conveyancing process from agreement to registration in the deeds registry, naming the key documents and the role of the conveyancer

Identify when notarial execution or authentication is required and list the steps a notary must follow

Explain the difference between a notarial deed, a notarially certified document, and an ordinary affidavit, and give an example of when each is used

Outline the duties of company directors and the consequences of reckless trading or insolvent trading

Describe the winding-up and sequestration process, including the grounds, the application, and the effect of liquidation on creditors

List the key features of a close corporation and contrast them with a private company

Draft a simple shareholders' agreement clause dealing with deadlock and dispute resolution

Explain the grounds for divorce and the factors a court considers when making a maintenance and custody order

Describe the rules of intestate succession and draft a distribution schedule for a given family tree

Explain the requirements for a valid customary marriage and how it interacts with civil marriage and succession

Explain the grounds for judicial review of administrative action and identify the remedies available

Apply the principle of legality and the rules on legitimate expectations to a licensing decision scenario

State the core duties of a legal practitioner to the court, the client, and the profession, and give an example of a breach of each

Explain how a trust account must be operated and what constitutes misconduct in handling client money

Draft a legal opinion using a standard structure (facts, issue, law, application, conclusion) on a set of facts drawn from an earlier week

Draft a letter of demand and a notice of intention to defend that meet the formal requirements of the rules

Explain how customary law is applied by the courts and when it yields to statute or the Constitution

Complete a full timed mock examination under exam conditions and mark it against a self-prepared rubric