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India poised to enable foreign lawyers to act in arbitrations
The Indian government is hoping to pass an amendment this session which would allow foreign lawyers to come to India and represent their clients in arbitrations.
Local Indian firms gear up for liberalisation
Indian law firms are looking out for new opportunities to expand, with some attracted to the prospect of linking up with a global law firm.
Indian regulator demands answers from the Big Four
The Big Four audit firms have three weeks to respond to a complaint from local lawyers accusing them of practising law in India.
Delhi High Court revokes Uber ban in India's capital
The Delhi High Court has set aside the state government's order rejecting an application by online taxi firm Uber Technologies for a licence to operate in the capital, allowing the US-based company to ply its trade in Delhi and reapply for a licence.
Disputes team in tug-of-war battle as Indian recruitment war intensifies
Leading firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas has lost out to rival Dua Associates in a fight over the team of senior disputes partner Shiraz Patodia.
Indian Government discussing opening legal sector to foreign firms
The Government has begun discussions with the Bar Council of India and other stake holders to open the legal services sector to foreign firms in a calibrated manner, according to Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher.
Law firm's work pushes Indian government to improve patent system
The Indian government is said to be investing US$50m in speeding up the patent application process - partly as a result of the work of Anand and Anand, one of India's leading patent law firms.
Shardul Amarchand starts 50-lawyer hiring spree with 70pc pay hikes
Shardul Shroff - the older of the two brothers who have now split India's leading firm, Amarchand & Mangaldas, between them - has begun recruiting in Mumbai in order to build up an office that will compete with that of his brother in the city.
Law firm spilt fuels race to recruit staff in India
The split in Amarchand & Mangaldas - to create two separate firms run by each of the two Shroff brothers - has provoked a race to build up new teams on both sides, making the recruitment market the busiest it has been in five years.
Indian lawyers turn to discounts, bargains and estimates on fees
With a debate taking place on alternative billing procedures, Indian law firm partners are tending to charge themselves out at between US$48 and $1,500 an hour but are using a range of other measures to keep fees competitive.
Indian Prime Minister says do not fear foreign rivals
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told the Indian legal profession not to be worried about the arrival of foreign lawyers.
EY hires 150 lawyers in India
The Big Four firm is adding to its forensics team with the new recruits joining an e-discovery vertical.
Top Indian firm shakes up market by setting $24k base salary
Delhi-based Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas is to pay an annual salary of 15 lakh to new recruits, setting new rates for the Indian profession.
ABA international head criticises Indian bar restrictions
US corporates are unable to appoint the lawyer of their choice when they go to India, Marcelo Bombau says.
Indian rape defendant lawyers summoned over comments
A lawyer who is defending the gang accused of raping a student on a bus who later died, has been called to the Supreme Court after saying 'there is no place for women in Indian culture' - and a colleague has also been summoned for similar statement.
Indian lawyers should not fear foreign competition
Removing restrictions for foreign lawyers would give Indian lawyers reciprocal opportunities elsewhere, a judge has said.
Tax affairs of Indian lawyers expected to come under spotlight
Lawyers are likely to be paying more attention to tax issues this year - either in advising an estimated 1,200 wealthy Indians with secret HSBC bank accounts in Switzerland or in answering suspicions that they themselves are under-declaring.
Indian IP law firms plan April merger
The boutique intellectual property practice Lall & Sethi is to merge with Singh & Singh, a husband-and-wife law firm, on 1 April.
Indian lawyers prepare for phasing in entry of foreign law firms
After 20 years of opposing the opening up of India to foreign practitioners, the Society of Indian Law Firms is saying - through its president - that their permission should be given 'in a phased, sequential manner, starting 2015'.
Linklaters appoints new India head on wave of business optimism
A quadrilingual, London-based finance partner has been appointed head of the India practice after the founder of the practice, the current incumbent Sandep Katwala, stands down after a decade in post.