Unusually, this time the BCI did not select someone from amongst their elected midst but opted for ex-officio BCI member and solicitor general Gopal Subramaniam. The SG has ambitious plans such as the introduction of an Indian bar exam.
But for foreign firms hoping for a change in breeze with a new administration, the forecast remains uncomfortable. Much like Delhi and Mumbai's heat at the moment.
Read Legally India next week for the exclusive first interview with Subramaniam as BCI chairman.
In somewhat better news for foreign firms, the Chennai writ petition against 31 of them got off to a very slow start.
Many domestic firms will not be too distressed in any case.
AZB won back its top spot in mergermarket's 2010 Q1 M&A league table, followed by last year's topper Desai & Diwanji.
In Legally India's IPO league table Amarchand proved its dominance yet again in the final quarter of the 2009-10 financial year, by acting on a third of a record number of mandates over three months. Check back soon for a full analysis of the IPO space and its top players over the last financial year.
NUJS Kolkata students have been resourceful, cast their net wide and were rewarded with a swathe of job offers by law firms and unlikely companies.
NLS Bangalore meanwhile is doing its best to catch up with the leader of the Mooting Premier League sponsored by Clifford Chance. And according to latest reports, NLS has reached the final in the prestigious Manfred Lachs pre-selection rounds.
On the legal front, find out 10 things that could go wrong with the new goods and services (GST) tax and read how two recent changes in law could impact restructurings.
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Nandiireywal describes the Colby Hewitt Richard protagonists in the mythical "deal" creature.
LegalPoet manages to combine Shane Bond, Team India, Amarchand, JSA and NLU grads into a boundary.
Bihari Babuu continues to successfully marry the profound with the surreal, arguing for the constitutional right to white roads.
Anirban1 remembers the best banter by legends of the bar and bench and tells a story of court room drama within a classical Greek dramatic structure.
Sss argues for greater transparency and bilateral relations between recruiters and recruitees.
Danishsheikh wants to stamp out the evil of Nalsar's surprise exams before life ends.
Finally, amongst new bloggers, one examines the concept of compulsory voting while Chandrajit Mukherjee becomes jurisprudential and talks about food as a human right.
Comment of the week
Excerpt from the return from the "dark side" by P: "As I am back now, I have to face a 'reverse culture shock' about everything, right from the taste of the milk, to the accent and the work culture, to name few."
Forum discussion of the week
Help crazydiamond find out whether his qualification as a company secretary and love of law will make it easier to bag an associateship.
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