College of Law

Ateneo de Davao University

Semester 1, SY 2016-2017
100 points
Directions: Read and follow these directions to the letter. 1-E, 1-
M

1. All answers are written on short bond paper, 8.5 x 11. Substance 20. LM 1.5,
RM, TM, BM 1”. Times New Roman, Font 12, 1.5 line space.
2. Staple once on the upper left hand corner. Do NOT include this
questionnaire.
3. Work with a partner and turn in only ONE output. Follow the correct name
format, upper right hand corner.
4. Hand in your work to the class beadle/president who will then place all the
papers inside a hard short brown envelop.
5. Deadline: For 1-Manresa, July 11 [Monday] 5.00pm. For 1-Estrellado, July 7
[Thursday] 5.00pm. Place: Law School Office.

Elements of Legal Writing. Revise these statements. Observe simplicity and clarity
in the new sentences. [6pts/number. Bonus 10 points]

1. After descending to the edge of the edge of the lake, the lawyers and their
clients boarded a small raft, which was floating there on the surface of the
water.
2. The narrative report in this petition is a masterpiece in itself and quite a
story.
3. The game in this kangaroo court is played with tiny, little round balls, which
in my opinion, I think are made of steel.
4. “You don’t never need to worry about me,” the client told his lawyer.
5. There weren’t hardly any courts open in that street.
6. Your defense is more convincing but altogether different from his.
7. The paneled walls of his law office give an impression of luxury, the truth is
that he found wood to be less expensive than plaster.
8. The reception center of SouthNorth Telecommunication answered many
questions for me, some questions I liked and some I did not like.
9. We unpacked our files from the trunks and then returned them to the moving
van.
10. The weather was a greater handicap to the invading army than their enemy.
11. The police officer takes her in his arms, after having rescued her five times in
twenty minutes, takes her at the end of corridor in his arms and tells her to
take good care of herself.
12. To get a better view of the judge, our seats had to be changed.
13. Atty. Theca has refused to issue stock dividends even though BRT
Corporation has an accumulated cash surplus of P7.5M.
14. The law provides individuals protection against the use, at trial, of evidence
obtained by warrantless wiretaps.
15. The sole and exclusive remedy provided by the law is criminal prosecution.