US India Business Council (USIBC)
Commerce ministry joint secretary Sudhanshu Pandey told a US-Indian delegation today that the government would seek to pass an amendment to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act this session that would allow foreign lawyers to come to India to act for their clients in arbitrations in order to boost domestic arbitrations.
Supreme Court advocate, Lok Sabha member and BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi, speaking at a legal conference yesterday, said that she would ‘extend protection’ for Indian lawyers against the entry of foreign law firms to India.
The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) is pleased to announce our 6th Annual Legal Services Conference: “Counseling Corporates & Legal Issues Impacting Growth” on October 17, 2014 at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai.