Vadodara: Bamba Ceesay, a third-year law student from the Gambia – a tiny country on the north-west coast of Africa – wishes to settle down in Gujarat and practice law or get into legal research here, as he believes that the legal system in India is far more flexible than his country.It is not just Ceesay, but around 20 law students from African countries like Mozambiq-ue, Ghana and Zimbabwe amo-ng others find practising law here would be easier and more conducive. This group of law students from Waghodiya-based Parul University drew attention of the advocates when they would pack courtrooms in the district court campus.As a part of their five year LLB course in the university, the students interned under lawyers in Vadodara city.The students said that initially it was difficult for them to understand the entire procedure from filing a case or application to making arguments in the court. However, over a period of one month they have got used to the procedures and running from one court to another along with the senior advocate.“Language is a barrier, but we notice how lawyers argue when a matter is taken up by court. We note down whatever we can understand and then discuss with the senior advocates at their office,” said Jason Josiah from Ghana. Josiah added that it is difficult to practice in the lower courts because of the language, but he does not mind practising in the commercial court in future. “The arguments in commercial courts take place in English just like how it is done in the high court. So there are good chances of practising here,” he said.Josiah added Ghana judicial officers do not take up the cases as it is done in India. “Even on the day of hearing the court staff will tell us that the judge is not around or he has proceeded on leave due to which the case does not move ahead,” Josiah told TOI.Blessing Simba from Zimbabwe said that practising law is very flexible here and the cases move ahead quickly. “Back in my country, the legal system is very complicated,” he said.

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