Legally India access restored to Cyril Amarchand lawyers: As expected, conspiracy theories of censorship ‘ridiculous’

Wednesday, 20 April 2016 By Legally India Law firms

LI is delighted to welcome back all CAM lawyers browsing from work computers

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas lawyers again have access to Legally India from their work computers, after Legally India and Bar & Bench were inaccessible yesterday displaying the message “blocked by admin”.

According to several sources, normal access has now been restored.

According to two authoritative sources with knowledge of the issue, managing partner Cyril Shroff, who is currently in London and was not available for comment, was unaware of the block.

It is understood that as soon as he became aware of the block, it was promptly disabled.

A senior Cyril Amarchand source, who declined to be named, said that the idea of the firm indulging in censorship was “ridiculous”.

The block happened inadvertently because new “security processes” were being introduced in the firm’s IT network.

Bar & Bench had first reported the news of the block yesterday, with the headline: “Officially censored? CAM lawyers unable to access Bar & Bench”.

Access at Cyril Amarchand might be restored, but did you know that we have an Android app? Get it here free, it’s quite fast and friendly and you’ll get new updates pushed to your phone directly for super-fast reading.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Comments

John Doe 20 Apr 2016, 08:14

+1 -1

Kian, when are you coming up with the iOS app?

kianganz 20 Apr 2016, 08:24

+15 -7

First of all, Apple sucks.

Now that my unreasonable prejudice is out of the way (though I'm right, for the record), it's a matter of resources.

Since I've been doing most of the web / app development myself, Apple wouuld be a lot more expensive to develop for in this case since I don't have any Apple devices to test it on. Plus Android ownership dwarfs Apple, even amongst rich law firm lawyers, I think.

However, can I suggest the following alternatives:

1. Try our website on mobile phones, which should be responsive and easily usable (and please please let us know if something doesn't work so well with our mobile site, and we can fix it).

2. You can install Telegram on your iPhone and follow us at https://telegram.me/LegallyIndia . It's still a bit buggy but you'll get breaking news notifications super fast, which is essentially what our Android app also does.

Would love to hear your thoughts on any of the above.

Query 20 Apr 2016, 15:45

+1 -0

I'm sorry to post this query here, it is because I don't know where else to post it! Generally this is the season firms announce salary hikes. There have been some rumours regarding the same in different offices but not confirmations. Any updates about this? Also, luthra sent a revised contract to the 2016 joinees, hiking salaries to 15 lakh.

Yayaya 21 Apr 2016, 11:41

+0 -0

Have been using LI from my Android phone daily (browser website). No complaints.

Also Kian how are you so hot

kianganz 21 Apr 2016, 12:27

Thanks, I'm like that only, weird foreign agent genes and all! :p

Glad to hear mobile site is working well for you - please do feel free to let us know suggestions improvement any time.

Guest 20 Apr 2016, 15:30

+0 -1

"Since I've been doing most of the web / app development myself, Apple wouuld be a lot more expensive to develop for in this case since I don't have any Apple devices to test it on. Plus Android ownership dwarfs Apple, even amongst rich law firm lawyers, I think."

Wrong, wrong, wrong!

Eww 20 Apr 2016, 10:12

+7 -2

Agree.. Apple sucks.

kianganz 20 Apr 2016, 10:18

+5 -4

Yay, have an upvote! :)

Seriously though, there are far worse products than Apple. Like Blackberry. (now that's bound to start a holy war!) :-)

- 25 Apr 2016, 03:31

+3 -1

An up-vote where the total number of votes is 18, may not reflect popular opinion, unless thats the total readership of LI. Which you, being web administrator would know better! :)

Most of us (people I know and they number at least a hundred) use iPhones and iPads. While office computers use Windows, one doesn't wasn't office IT to notice the amount of time spent on LI, so personal iPhone and iPads are used to visit LI.

Would it hurt to make LI iPhone friendly? For starter, the entire width of article is not visible and one has to scroll horizontally, like its 2008!!!

The seeker 20 Apr 2016, 13:59

+4 -1

kian, you should do a story on the phones rich law firm lawyers/senior counsels use.

Apple will beat the mediocre android anyday.

Vertu 20 Apr 2016, 14:24

+4 -0

My poison of choice;) also since you acknowledged Bar&B (honestly, very secure and magnanimous of you as they don't with Legally India) why no reporting of the GE-Alstom mess created by AZB and SAM who did not know when to file and got fined 5 crores for this! Bar and B's first headline - Did a law firm's inaction lead to the biggest merger control penalty was quickly changed to the current highest merger control penalty. The nation demands to know why.

Hahahahah 20 Apr 2016, 15:10

the link on Bar & Bench still shows "Law firm inaction ..."

being curios 21 Apr 2016, 13:00

+3 -0

Hey Kian. Would you have any idea on how the Delhi office of CAM is doing? The news is that they are not getting their bonus this year and a bunch of people have been fired recently. Could you please confirm.

Harvey Spectre 21 Apr 2016, 16:09

Ya.. heard the same. conform pls.

kitchen worker 21 Apr 2016, 20:50

I have gotten and blown up the bonus.

No 'bunch' has been fired.

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