ART OF ADVOCACY: CHANGING DIMENSIONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY ERA” Sponsored by LAW DEPARTMENT, GOVT OF TAMIL NADU 3rd to 5th of October, 2025 Venue: IIT Madras Research Park Auditorium, Chennai

THE TAMIL NADU DR.AMBEDKAR LAW UNIVERSITY School of Excellence in Law
NAAC Accredited
In Association with
THE DIRECTORATE OF LEGAL STUDIES, GOVT OF TAMIL NADU
&
TAMIL NADU SENIOR ADVOCATES FORUM
Organises
“ART OF ADVOCACY: CHANGING DIMENSIONS IN THE CONTEMPORARY ERA” Sponsored by
LAW DEPARTMENT, GOVT OF TAMIL NADU

3rd to 5th of October, 2025 Venue: IIT Madras Research Park Auditorium, Chennai

S.
NO. TIMINGS TOPIC RESOURCE PERSON
09.30 am –
09.55 am Registration and Seating Arrangements
10.00 am –
11.00 am
INAUGURAL SESSION
Day 1 – 03.10.2025, FRIDAY
THE VERSATILE ADVOCATE – EXPLORING THE ROLES AND PRACTICES
1 11.00 am 12.00 pm “ADVOCACY AT CROSS
ROADS: SKILLS THAT
DEFINE TOMORROW’S
LAWYER” Hon’ble Mr. Justice ANAND VENKATESH Judge, High Court of Madras
12.00 pm –
12.15 pm Tea Break
2 12.15 pm –
01.15 pm “Ethical Practices, Personality Mr. ARVIND PANDIAN, Senior Advocate Development”
01.15 pm –
02.15 pm Lunch Break
3 02.15 pm –
03.15 pm “A Criminal Trial” Mr. D. LINGESWARAN, Presiding Officer, Principal Labour Court
4 03.15 pm –
04.15 pm “Tribunals” Mrs. DEEPTHI ARIVUNITHI, Principal Judge, Commercial Court, Chennai
04.15 pm –
04.30 pm Tea Break
5 04.30 pm –
05.15 pm “A Civil Trial” Mr. S.KARTHIKEYAN, Principal Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai
Day 2 – 04.10.2025, SATURDAY
Sessions Presided by : Mr. S. MUKUNDAN, Senior Advocate
6 10.00 am –
10.00 am “Art of Advocacy – First principles” Hon’ble Ms. Justice P.T. ASHA Judge, High Court of Madras
7 11.00 am –
12.00 noon “Advocate as Mediator /
Conciliator” Mr. M.K. KABIR, Senior Advocate
12.00 pm –
12.15 pm Tea Break
8 12.15 pm –
01.15 pm “Advocate & AI – Evolution” Mr. SRINATH SRIDEVAN, Senior Advocate
01.15 pm –
02.00 pm Lunch Break
9 02.15 pm –
03.15 pm “An Advocate’s Trinity- Client,
Brief and Court” Mr. S. GOWTHAMAN, Senior Advocate
10 03.15 pm –
04.15 pm “Basic of Lawyering –
Pleadings” Mr. P V S GIRIDHAR, Senior Advocate
04.15 pm –
04.30 pm Tea Break
11 04.30 pm –
05.30 pm “Advocate as Legal Strategist” Mr. A.RAMESH, Senior Advocate
Day 3 – 05.10.2025 – Sunday
Sessions Presided by : Mr. PRAMOD CHOPDA, Senior Advocate
12 10.00 am –
11.00 am “Advocate as Judge” Hon’ble Mr. Justice SUNDER MOHAN Judge, High Court of Madras
13 11.00 am –
12.00 am “Supreme Court AOR” Ms. MADHUSMITA BORA, Advocate
Advocate-on-Record (AOR), Supreme Court of India
12.00 pm –
12.15 pm Tea Break
14 12.15 pm –
01.15 pm “Advocate as Constitutional
Expert” Mr. AR. L. SUNDARESAN, Senior
Advocate, Addl. Solicitor General of India
01.15 pm –
02.00 pm Lunch
02.00 pm –
03.00 pm “Legal Trial – Examination of witnesses” Student participants
03.00 pm –
03.15 pm Tea Break
03.15 pm –
05.00 pm
VALEDICTORY SESSION AND CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION