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2002 International Client Counseling Competition Environmental Law Problem 1 (Preliminary Round) CONSULTATION FOR LAWYERS MEMORANDUM TO FILE

To: Lawyers Date: April 5, 2002 Re: Vic (Victor or Victoria) Fisher

From: Secretary

You have an appointment with Vic Fisher, who works as an accountant at a local chemical plant owned by Global Chemical Co. [located in the home country of the lawyers conducting this interview]. I reassured the client that the interview was completely confidential. During the course of our conversation, I did learn that Fisher was transferred here about three months ago from the Philippines and that Fisher needed some advice about a serious problem at the plant.

2002 International Client Counseling Competition Environmental Law Problem 2 (Preliminary Round) CONSULTATION FOR LAWYERS MEMORANDUM TO FILE To: Lawyers Date: April 5, 2002 Re: Kelly Sampson

From: Secretary

You have an appointment with Kelly Sampson, an environmentalist who works for an international environmental group called Greensource. Kelly is visiting in this country [the home country of the lawyers conducting this interview]. Kelly indicated that Greensource wanted help establishing a presence in this country. Kelly mentioned something about genetically modified, engineered, or altered (?) foods, but I didnt quite understand what Kelly was talking about.

(Applicable Law: Each team of student lawyers is entitled to choose the jurisdiction in which this interview is taking place. The student lawyers will normally choose their home country. The client, lawyers, and judges are to assume that the client is a resident of whatever jurisdiction is chosen by the lawyers regardless of whether anything is said about the jurisdiction.)

2002 International Client Counseling Competition Environmental Law Problem 3 (Semi-Final Round) CONSULTATION FOR LAWYERS MEMORANDUM TO FILE To: Lawyers Date: April 6, 2002 Re: Robert (Roberta) Trextow

From: Secretary

You have an appointment with Robert (Roberta) Trextow, an international courier. Apparently, Trextow recently arrived in this country [the home country of the lawyers conducting this interview] and will be here only for a short time. Trextow needs some research on the legal protection of endangered species, but we didnt go into detail on the telephone.

(Applicable Law: Each team of student lawyers is entitled to choose the jurisdiction in which this interview is taking place. The student lawyers will normally choose their home country. The client, lawyers, and judges are to assume that the client is a resident of whatever jurisdiction is chosen by the lawyers regardless of whether anything is said about the jurisdiction.)

2002 International Client Counseling Competition Environmental Law Problem 4 (Final Round) CONSULTATION FOR LAWYERS MEMORANDUM TO FILE To: Lawyers Date: April 6, 2002 Re: Andrew and Andrea Anderson

From: Secretary

You have an appointment with Andrew and Andrea Anderson. Their son died two weeks ago from leukemia and they want to see what can be done about it. They will be coming in for this appointment from Saraville, a small town near here. They were transferred here [the home country of the lawyers conducting this interview] about four years ago, and they both work in Saraville as managers for the same computer company, Hard Drives International.

(Applicable Law: Each team of student lawyers is entitled to choose the jurisdiction in which this interview is taking place. The student lawyers will normally choose their home country. The client, lawyers, and judges are to assume that the client is a resident of whatever jurisdiction is chosen by the lawyers regardless of whether anything is said about the jurisdiction.)

(Applicable Law: Each team of student lawyers is entitled to choose the jurisdiction in which this interview is taking place. The student lawyers will normally choose their home country. The client, lawyers, and judges are to assume that the client is a resident of whatever jurisdiction is chosen by the lawyers regardless of whether anything is said about the jurisdiction.)

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