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Lawyer accused of murdering three clients
E T Rajavel and his wife Mohana have been arrested by police in Kerala and accused of using contract killers to murder a female client who had consulted Mr Rajavel on property issues in 2011.
Bengal braced for falling tax revenue after big business challenge
The Indian state of West Bengal is braced to see a fall in tax revenue this year after Tata Steel, Cadbury and other multinationals challenged one of its tax laws.
Over 3,000 lawyers stage strike in Gujarat
The lawyers have kept away from the courts as part of a three-day protest over the physical allocation of criminal court cases in Surat.
Unified license set to impact managed services in India
The unified license has revamped the regulatory framework governing the provision of telecom services in India. But will it provide the clarity it so desperately requires, asks Rahul Matthan of Trilegal?
IBM goes to court over Indian tax demand
IBM has become the latest western multinational to become embroiled in a dispute with the Indian authorities over the amount it owes them.
India launches competition inquiry into Ericsson
An Indian version of the Apple-Samsung patent wars appears to be breaking out through the intense competition between Ericsson and Micromax, culminating for the moment in the competition inquiry.
India sets up sex harassment panel in Supreme Court
Lawyers found guilty of sexual discrimination will be barred from entering court premises for up to a year under a new committee.
Foreign investment limits enhanced for the Indian telecom sector
The Indian government has taken steps to beef up the telecom sector by increasing the limits for foreign investment, says Rahan Matthan of Trilegal.
India's legal block on drug-testing to be reviewed
The current block on the US$450m industry in India may be lifted in a few months as the government plans to make changes and clarifications to the existing tight rules.
Indian lawyer protests over calling judges 'Your Lordship'
Indian lawyers must stop using an address which has been described as a relic of the country's colonial past, says one practitioner.
Indian firms merge to create 100-lawyer practice
Delhi and Bangalore-based Singhania & Partners has merged with Mumbai-based Rajani Associates to create the 20-partner national firm of Rajani, Singhania & Partners.
Indians have right to 'legal literacy', says Chief Justice
Awareness of their rights by all Indian citizens is an implicit right of the Indian Constitution, according to P Sathasivam, the Chief Justice of India.
Indian firm plans Australian office openings
Insurance specialists Kaden Boriss - which has offices in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra - is actively looking to open in south and western Australia.
Indian firms go into foreign expansion mode
With recent openings in Germany, the US and Greece, Indian law firms are spreading their wings to follow their clients abroad.
World Bank helps create India first on trade laws
A World Trade Organisation and World Bank collaboration is behind a new project which will provide a Swiss-Indian link-up to train LLM students on trade and and investment.
Indian law firms in merger
Advani & Co, lawyers to BP and Colgate-Palmolive in India, is taking part in its second merger in two years - to take the size of the practice to 60 lawyers.
Delhi rape case lawyer could face disciplinary
A decision will be taken shortly on whether the lawyer who represented two of the four men found guilty of raping a woman on a Delhi bus is to face a disciplinary hearing.
First Urdu legal dictionary published in India
An Urdu law dictionary, the first of its kind in India, the 'Kanoon Lugat' with 52,000 terms, has just been published.
Indians fear dying before getting justice in court
Indians are so wary of slow legal proceedings that they fear dying before they get justice in court, according to the Supreme Court in New Delhi.
Spiralling litigation costs reduce access to justice in India
Women and the poor have been particularly disadvantaged by rising litigation costs in India, according to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu state.