Consolidated FDI Policy 2012 is effective from today. Fails to Include definition of ‘joint venture’ through specific shareholding. B2B is now allowed 100 per cent FDI [Circular] [Medianama]

Baker & McKenzie wins US law firm popularity contest, evidencing that money is not foremost on the minds of US lawyers [The Lawyer]

Free Software Team Bangalore joins the fight against Intermediary Rules 2011, plans to strike on 21 April 2012 – 3 days before parliamentary debate of 24 April [Friends of Internet]

Karnataka State Bar Council passes “no confidence” vote against present chairman for ‘poor command’ over English and lack of attention to City Civil Court incident [Deccan Herald]

Death Penalty debate: New York senators who once championed execution do a 180 degree flip [New York Times]

Doom and gloom demotivates 24.1 per cent from applying to US law schools [LSAT Blog]

Backlogs deter a litigious state, says India Real Time [Wall Street Journal]