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NLSIU students set fire in acad block after homophobic vandalism against faculty last year

NLSIU Bangalore
NLSIU Bangalore

NLSIU Bangalore students allegedly vandalised notice boards on campus, within six months of another faculty member’s notice board having been defaced with homophobic writing

Jindal moots hard, wins Oxford Price for India hat-trick | Nalsar finally puts Asia in Vis East hall of fame

The home of Indian mooting
The home of Indian mooting
India set new world mooting records this weekend after the Price Media Law moot trophy came home third year in a row, this time through JGLS Sonipat.

Cops bust 47 Mumbai law students at 'obscene' Lonavla dance party with condoms, foreign liquor

Up to 47 students, reportedly from a law school in Mumbai, were arrested in a Lonavla house party for allegedly dancing obscenely and being drunk, with police ‘discovering’ booze and condoms at the costume party. They were charged under section 294 of the Indian Penal Code, section 110, 112 and 117 ...

GNLU wins 9th GH Raisoni moot vs MPL #3 NLIU Bhopal

The home of Indian mooting
The home of Indian mooting
GNLU Gandhinagar clinched the ninth GH Raisoni moot last weekend, after besting NLIU Bhopal.

These lawyers and 32 law schools think India needs a homegrown citation system: Find out why and how

12 national law universities and at least 20 other Indian law schools, some practicing lawyers, and some academics in law schools abroad have registered for the Standard Indian Legal Citation (SILC) - a new citation format for India, that has codes for citing unique Indian legal sources.

NLU provisional admissions fees double to Rs 1 lakh, form costs spike: CLAT aspirant writes to CJI & President

Money
Money
Common Law Admissions Test (CLAT) aspirant Nilav Bannerjee wrote to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and President of India seeking intervention in this year’s hike in CLAT and provisional admission fees.

NLS bests ILS to win NUJS-Herbert Smith moot, as Jodhpur overtakes Bhopal in MPL

The home of Indian mooting
The home of Indian mooting
NLSIU Bangalore bested ILS Pune at the 6th NUJS Herbert Smith Freehills National Corporate Law moot yesterday, while NLU Jodhpur replaced NLIU Bhopal in second place on the Herbert Smith Freehills sponsored Mooting Premier League (MPL) season 5 rankings.

How US law schools manipulate placement figures for higher rankings

The Economist reports how some US law schools, such as the University of Virginia (UVA) and George Washington University, have managed to boost their placement statistics to up to 97.5 per cent, despite a continuing terrible economy for US law graduates. The secret, apparently, is that the law schoo...

Update: ILS faces NLS in finals of NUJS Herbert Smith Corporate Moot

NLSIU Bangalore vs ILS Pune in the finals of the Herbert Smith Freehills Corp Law Moot after Nalsar & GNLU bested in semis. [MPL Facebook page for live updates]

Assaults, cops and sit-ups: How the Oxford India Moot went dramatically wrong

Oxford India Moot: Promising
Oxford India Moot: Promising

The first Oxford India Moot was expected to become a prestigious new event in India’s busy mooting calendar. Instead, it ended with participants relieved at the end of the “torture”, in the words of one.

Oxford University distances from Oxford India Moot and India alum society, ‘urgently investigating’ weekend’s debacle

Oxford: Not involved
Oxford: Not involved
A statement from Oxford University said that it was “urgently investigating” the participants’ allegations of disorganisation and an assault that allegedly took place over the weekend at the alumni-organised Oxford India Moot.

At least 700 candidates who sat for 2012 bar exam still await practice certificate

AIBE
AIBE
Certificates of practice (COP) for 784 candidates who sat the 4th AIBE in 2012, have been withheld because of “incomplete documentation”.

Next All India Bar Exam (AIBE): ‘Conducted tentatively’ on 29 June 2014

AIBE
AIBE
Less than two weeks after publishing the results of the sixth All India Bar Exam (AIBE), the Bar Council of India (BCI) has now announced a “tentative” date for the seventh AIBE on its website.

Symbi Pune wins v NLU Delhi at NLU-J’s 5th Antitrust moot, both rise in MPL

The home of Indian mooting
The home of Indian mooting
Symbiosis Pune bested NLU Delhi at the fifth NLU Jodhpur Antitrust Moot, though Delhi still managed to win the most points in the MPL this weekend.

Live blogging now: NLU-D vs Symbi at NLU-J Antitrust Moot; RGNUL vs SLS at BVDU Justice Bhagwati moot (with live video!)

MPL5-HSF-logo-200 Now liveblogging: 5th NLU Antitrust Moot Court Competition ! After some temporary technical delays, the NLU J liveblog is now fully going and ready for the finals of NLU Delhi vs Symbiosis Pune. Check it out! Meanwhile, also ongoing today are the finals rounds of BVDU Pune’s New La...

NUJS, RMLNLU win green light in Kuala Lumpur for ELSA WTO moot Geneva

The home of Indian mooting
The home of Indian mooting
NUJS Kolkata qualified for the ELSA WTO Geneva Moot 2014 after winning its Asia Pacific Rounds at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, against Hong Kong university, on 3 March.

Indians with foreign law degrees might have to pay US$2,000 to BCI to qualify here

BCI: Dollars
BCI: Dollars
The Bar Council of India (BCI) is considering a proposal to charge $2,000 each to Indian nationals with foreign law degrees who are looking to qualify in India.

Breaking: All India Bar Exam (AIBE) fails can re-check answer sheets by paying Rs 200

AIBE
AIBE
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced on the the official All India Bar Exam (AIBE) website that candidates can get their answer sheets rechecked for a Rs 200 fee until 26 March.

BCI to hold six-day exam for tiny handful of Indian nationals holding foreign law degrees on 24 March

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced the sixth Qualifying Examination for the Indian Nationals holding Foreign Law Degrees to take place between 24 and 29 March 2014 in Delhi over six exam papers [ BCI notice ] Only three candidates sat for the fourth edition of the exam in 2012, with only o...

NLSIU takes it away at ALSD moot as GLC Chennai fights back

The home of Indian mooting
The home of Indian mooting
NLSIU Bangalore conquered the 13th Amity Delhi moot besting GLC Chennai which made its debut on the Herbert Smith Freehills sponsored Mooting Premier League (MPL) season 5 table.