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• Bar Council of India to appeal fly-in-fly-out ruling

  May 15 2012 International law firms have looked longingly at the booming legal services market in India for decades, but the country remains largely off limits for foreign... more

• Singapore set to license more foreign law firms

  Apr 26 2012 More foreign firms will be granted entry into the Singapore legal services market with a second round of licences to be granted in 2012. The first round of approvals... more

• Malaysian parliament to consider opening up to foreign lawyers

  Apr 23 2012 The Malaysian parliament is set to consider a Bill that would allow foreign law firms to practice law in Malaysia via an international partnership or qualified foreign... more

• US firms boost China presence

  Apr 12 2012 International law firms have significantly increased their presence in China over the past year, with the top 250 US firms bumping their headcount in China by 10 per... more

• Proposed reform would allow foreign firms more than one office in Japan

  Apr 09 2012 A reform bill drafted by the Justice Ministry of Japan would, if passed, allow foreign law firms to set up more than one office in the country. Some foreign law... more

• Korean legal market valued

  Mar 30 2012 As the Korean legal services market opens up to foreign law firms – a result of free trade agreements recently concluded with the US and the UK – attempts are being... more

• Ropes & Gray applies for entry into South Korea

  Mar 08 2012 US firm Ropes & Gray is the latest international firms to announce plans to open an office in Seoul, after a free trade deal between the US and South Korea opened the... more

• Court finds that foreign lawyers may fly-in and fly-out of India to give advice

  Feb 23 2012 The Madras high court has resolved the issue of whether foreign lawyers may fly into India temporarily to advise on international law. In a significant move, the Court... more

• Singapore allows foreign law firms to take a stake in local legal practices

  Feb 16 2012 Singapore has passed legislation to foreign law firms to own a stake in local legal practices or share in their profits, and has relaxed the rules for admission of... more

• US law firms line up to enter South Korean legal market

  Dec 29 2011 Law firms looking to expand into South Korea – after a trade deal with the US opened the country’s legal market to foreign firms – will be on the lookout for signs of... more

• Chinese and Australian firms will merge to become a force in Asia-Pacific

  Dec 18 2011 Leading Chinese law firm King & Wood is set to ally with major Australian firm Mallesons Stephen Jaques to form one of the biggest legal practices in Asia. The firms... more

• Clifford Chance explores alliance with fast moving Chinese firm

  Dec 08 2011 Clifford Chance is exploring an alliance with Chinese firm Broad & Bright. Broad & Bright has 20 partners, 40 associates, and is one of China’s fastest growing firms,... more

• South Korea opens doors to US law firms

  Dec 01 2011 South Korea has opened its doors to foreign law firms, with British firms permitted to open there since July, and a free trade agreement concluded last week that also... more

• Merger negotiations between Alllen & Gledhill and A&O pose questions for future of profession in Singapore

  Nov 30 2011 As Allen & Gledhill, Singapore's leading corporate law firm continues its courtship with British giant Allen & Overy, many in the industry are asking what a merger... more

• ‘Perjury is rampant’: Ram Jethmalani on Indian courts and the art of cross-examination

  Nov 18 2011 Legally India has posted an interview with senior counsel and BJP parliamentarian Ram Jethmalani, addressing the art of cross-examination, Adam & Eve and why political... more

• The legal services market in India - bird's eye view

  Nov 15 2011 Here is a very interesting article providing a kind of anatomy of the Indian legal services market, ad touching upon the major players, changes, and the nature of the... more

• Top Japanese firm set to launch in Singapore

  Nov 14 2011 Japanese firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is set to open a Singapore office in early 2012 pending regulatory approval. The firm - one of Japan's Big Four corporate law... more

• K&L Gates launches first South American office in São Paulo

  Nov 09 2011 K&L Gates has announced the launch its first office in South America in São Paulo, Brazil. The new office will operate under Brazilian Bar Association rules as a... more

• Cyprus law firm Michael Kyprianou & Co launches India desk

  Nov 07 2011 Cyprus law firm Michael Kyprianou & Co has launched an India desk to help Indian clients set up companies and do business in Cyprus and Greece, offering advice on... more

• UK and India to negotiate on access to Indian legal market

  Sep 28 2011 There appears to be some movement on the issue of access to the Indian legal market for foreign firms, with India’s Law Minister Salman Khurshid agreeing to work with... more

• British Justice Secretary vows to make the case against protectionist regulations on behalf of UK law firms

  Sep 27 2011 The British Justice secretary Kenneth Clarke expressed his enthusiam last week for the nation’s legal industry, pointing out that the legal sector is one of the most... more

• Ashurst forms 'best friends' relationship with Indian firm

  Jul 21 2011 International law firm firm Ashurst has entered into a “best friends” relationship with brand new firm India Law Partners (ILP), which was formed by a breakaway group... more

• Hillary Clinton presses India to open markets

  Jul 20 2011 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged India to work faster to open markets as part of the developing trade and political relationship between the US and... more

• Korean legal services market set to open to foreign lawyers

  Jun 30 2011 The Korean-EU Free Trade Agreement has opened the way for European law firms the enter the Korean market from July. The agreement will see the Korean legal market... more

• A chat with Ranji Dua, Managing Partner of Dua Associates

  Jun 06 2011 Bar & Bench conducts an interview with Ranji Dua, Managing Partner of Indian law firm Dua Associates, discussing (among other things) the early strategy for building... more

• Interview with lawyers at Indian firm Miller Canfield

  May 21 2011 Bar & Bench conducted an interview with Richard A. Walawender and Brad B. Arbuckle - partners at Miller Canfield - to talk about the firm’s India practice. The... more

• The Indian legal market - problems and prospects

  May 12 2011 The Lawyer has hosted a series of discussions on issues arising from the Indian legal market. The panel was chaired by Law Society chief executive Des Hudson, and... more

• Webb Henderson to Launch in London

  May 11 2011 International boutique law firm Webb Henderson is set to launch an office in London with the hire of Gordon Moir, the former general counsel of British Telecom (BT)... more

• US firms increase presence in China

  Apr 27 2011 US firms are increasing their presence in China, with the top 250 US firms running 70 offices in China at the end of 2010. According to the National Law Journal, these... more

• Singapore government considers easing restrictions on foreign lawyers

  Mar 11 2011 The Singapore government has announced that it is considering a move to further liberalise its rules on allowing foreign lawyers to practice in the country, and has... more

• Clifford Chance and AZB end alliance in India

  Jan 22 2011 The alliance between Clifford Chance and India's AZB & Partners has been brought to an end. The "best friends" referral agreement was commenced just two years ago,... more

• Qatar gives qualified access to foreign firms

  Jan 05 2011 Qatar has opened its legal services market to foreign law firms for the first time. International law firms with 15 years of continuous experience in their countries... more

• Large law firms in Australia feel the pinch

  Dec 09 2010 Large law firms in Australia have responded to increased foreign competition and deep cuts to profitability by cutting partner numbers and eliminating jobs, according... more

• Committee to consider operation of foreign law firms in India

  Nov 25 2010 The Bar Council of India has put together a committee to examine the issue of whether foreign law firm should be permitted to operate in India. The committee will... more

• Law Society of England & Wales urges India to allow operation of foreign law firms

  Nov 19 2010 Minister of Law and Justice, Veerappa Moily, has once again rejected appeals for a loosening of the ban on foreign law firms working within India. At the Global... more

• American Bar Association agitates for access to legal market in India

  Nov 12 2010 American Bar Association president Stephen N Zack is lobbying the US government to make access to India’s legal services market for US lawyers a priority on his visit... more

• DLA Piper says its focus is more on opportunities from Indian business and technology and is not looking for local Indian work

  Nov 09 2010 DLA Piper, is arguably one of the largest law firms in the world is not looking for local Indian work. Or so it would have us believe. In an interview with financial... more

• No foreign lawyers in India, says Indian Law Ministry

  Sep 29 2010 The Indian Law Ministry has reported the Bar Council of India’s decision to bar foreign lawyers from the Indian legal services market. The decision is not final, and... more

• Law Ministry says it again - No entry of Foreign Law Firms

  Sep 29 2010 The Law Ministry in its latest press release has reiterated the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) stand to not permit foreign firms into India. The press release states:... more

• Trouble ahead for international law firms in Brazil

  Sep 27 2010 The future of foreign law firms in Brazil’s growing market is under question after the Sao Paulo Bar Association published an advisory decision – finding that the... more

• Taiwanese law firms to be permitted on mainland China

  Sep 16 2010 Taiwanese law firms will soon be allowed to establish offices in mainland China, providing legal services to Taiwanese enterprises doing business across the Strait.... more

• Clifford Chance raids Singaporean ex-partner firm for its head of capital markets

  Sep 10 2010 Clifford Chance has hired the head of capital markets from its former joint-venture firm in Singapore - WongPartnership. Raymond Tong has worked closely with... more

• Inaugural Christ Law School moot kicks off : Governor and Advocate General of Karnataka speak in favour of entry of foreign law firms & Bar Exam

  Aug 23 2010 The inaugural edition of the School of Law, Christ University moot started on August 19, 2010 with the inaugural function. The Governor of Karnataka, H.R Bharadwaj and... more

• BCI meets to discuss foreign law firms and legal education

  Aug 23 2010 The Bar Council of India (BCI), conducted the “Robing Ceremony” and “Administrating Oath” ceremony on August 21. After this ceremony, the BCI started a two-day meeting... more

• Madras High Court set to hear case against foreign law firms in India

  Aug 20 2010 The case of A.K. Balaji against foreign law firms was listed before the Madras High Court today, ahead of meetings by the Bar Council over the weekend that will decide... more

• Madras High Court: Foreign Law Firms get time till August 19 to file objections

  Aug 05 2010 The Foreign Law Firms case was listed before the Madras High Court today and after being delayed for several weeks the matter was taken up in Court Hall 2 of the... more

• The globalised legal profession - what are the barriers?

  Jul 29 2010 Interesting article from The Economist about the globalized legal profession. The article looks at some of the remaining barriers to professional mobility inside... more

• British PM agitates for UK access to Indian legal market

  Jul 28 2010 British Prime Minister David Cameron visits India this week to explore a range of trade deals, including opening up the Indian legal sector. The proposal has met with... more

• July 20: The future of foreign law firms in India; Controversy over judicial appointment via exams; CJ Ahmadi resigns from hospital trust

  Jul 20 2010 The Deccan Herald has reported on the Government planning to file a petition seeking transfer of the case relating to entry of foreign law firms in the country,... more

• Japan eases restrictions for foreign law firms

  May 13 2010 Japan’s Ministry of Justice has announced plans to ease the restrictions upon foreign law firms operating within the country, allowing them to establish corporate... more

• Association of Indian Lawyers moves to oust foreign firms from Indian market

  Mar 26 2010 A group of Indian lawyers have made moves to oust foreign legal firms from the Indian legal services market. Foreign firms are prohibited form having offices in India... more

• Ashurst pulls out of India after court ruling against foreign firms

  Feb 20 2010 Ashurst has is closing its New Delhi liaison office, which was set up in 1994 to advise for clients on the ground. Ashurst's decision to pull out of India comes... more

• Malaysia Bar Council blocks foreign law firms

  Jan 19 2010 In 2009 the Malaysian Government announced that foreign law firms would be allowed to set up offices in the country, provided they only advise on Islamic finance... more

• UK asks Indian governement to intervene for foreign law firms

  Jan 02 2010 Just a few days after a Bombay High Court order declared any practice by foreign firms in India illegal, Britain's Justice Department has asked the Indian law ministry... more

• Looking past the hype: Lawyers Collective v. Chadbourne, Ashurst and White & Case

  Dec 18 2009 Contrary to the hype about closing the doors of India's legal market to foreign firms, and declaring the practice of all law by foreign firms in India "illegal", the... more

• 14-year epic battle draws to a close as Bombay High court rules against liaison offices for foreign firms

  Dec 18 2009 Fourteen years ago, Lawyers Collective filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against the opening of liaison offices by foreign law firms in India. Ashurst,... more

• Bombay High Court: Any practice of foreign law firms is illegal

  Dec 17 2009 International firms Ashurst, White & Case and Chadbourne & Parke have lost the long-running case against the Lawyers' Collective, with the Bombay High Court's decision... more

• Indian law firms join forces to take on global rivals

  Sep 14 2009 Indian law firms gear up for an entry of big foreign law firms. Mumbai-based law firm AZB & Partners acquired Bangalore’s real estate firm Anup S Shah. Later this... more

• Singapore to further liberalise practice for foreign law firms

  Aug 14 2009 After allowing six foreign law firms to practice local corporate law, Singapore will award more licences next year if local economic conditions permit it, says Law... more

• New group: Foreign law firms in India

  Jul 18 2009 After a Bombay High Court ruling in 1995, foreign law firms were barred from practicing in India. Under the newly enacted Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008,... more

• Indian Bar Council opposes plans to open market to foreign law firms

  Jun 11 2009 Indian lawyers oppose opening the country’s legal market to foreign law firms. This was made clear by Bar Council President Suraj Narain P. Sinha in a meeting with Law... more