An Indian law student has taken up the baton to defend Indian legal process outsourcing (LPO) against an onslaught of anti-Indian-lawyer comments on self-styled US legal tabloid AboveTheLaw. Although the majority of comments on ATL are intentionally offensive and ironic, it...

A group of ministers (GoM) on aviation security has recommended that hijackers should get the death penalty. "The clause on death penalty to the hijackers had been a debating point as some ministers had a view on the legal aspects of...

Calcutta University students are still waiting for their LLB exams as the University has not finalised its the new exams as required by the Bar Council of India (BCI). Local Kolkata paper the Telegraph wrote today that although exams were meant...

Panjab University law school students have called off a hunger strike after several hours as the University caved in to their demands. The Times of India (TOI) reported today that the Panjab University Student Union (PUSU) and the Hindustan Student Association...

Either the Times of India thinks that only advocates are lawyers or that law firm lawyers are just not so very top. While I certainly would not dare disagree with the calibre and legal genius of each of these individuals, could...

The Maharashtra and Goa Bar Council polls closed yesterday (7 January), amid allegations of candidates having used "money, gifts and illegal methods", according to a newspaper report.

Two thirds of lawyers think a lockstep partnership model is the correct long-term model for a law firm but only one third of equity partners share that view, according to the 2009 law firm survey by legal sector services provider Rainmaker.

Interesting opinion piece by a UK tax lawyer on the best ways of coming out in the workplace. Questions are, would this advice also work in India? Do you know of many openly gay people working in law firms? I, for...

Read about all the important changes in Indian corporate laws in the past year, in this comprehensive round-up of the latest laws and regulations by the as-ever excellent Indian Corporate Law Blog. Covering everything from LLPs, Satyam-fallout-related changes in corporate governance,...

Luthra & Luthra billings will have seen a dent on Wednesday as a legion of the firm's lawyers patrolled the Delhi High Court during the Delhi Bar Council elections garnering last-minute support for their candidate Vijay Sondhi (pictured). Contesting lawyers, commuters...

Are you still an Indian advocate if you are abroad? For the purposes of India's National Law Day Awards this year, yes: Singhania & Co London office managing partner Vijay Goel and FoxMandal London partner Ajit Mishra have won the prize, alongside Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi managing partner Shardul Shroff.

We need your help in creating one of India's first and most comprehensive associate satisfaction surveys. Encouraged by several requests from readers in the past weeks, we would like to hear from you about your firm, the things you like and...