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• Conversations with young lawyers on Jan Lokpal Bill

  Apr 12 2011 Bar & Bench spoke to young Indian lawyers Jayant Mehta practicing in the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court and Abhishek Sharma at Link Legal on the Lokpal Bill.... more

• Wragge & Co to pay former client £7.5 in damages for professional negligence

  Apr 12 2011 Wragge & Co has been found guilty of professional negligence and ordered to pay damages of over £7.5m to former client Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC). The High... more

• India: GNLU Law Review call for papers

  Jan 25 2011 The GNLU Law Review (TGLR) is the flagship of the Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, India. The Review is a general student edited law review published... more

• India: "Foreign law firms" case next on March 8

  Jan 25 2011 Chief Justice M. Yusuf Eqbal and Justice T.S. Sivagnanam heard the foreign law firms’ case today at the Madras High Court. The matter has now been listed for March 8,... more

• Delhi HC: If jailed politicians can race elections ordinary prisoner can pursue studies

  Dec 14 2010 The Delhi High Court decided to allow an accused doctor to pursue her studies as right to education is our fundamental right. When jailed politicians can contest... more

• Gujarat High Court upholds fine of Rs. 79,000 for felling trees

  Dec 10 2010 The Gujarat High Court has upheld a fine of Rs. 79,000 ($1,755) by the State Government on village-head Mohanbhai Vasava, head of Talodar village for cutting more than... more

• Appointment of Indian HC Judges

  Nov 29 2010 According to a PIB release, Justice Arun Kumar Mishra has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court. He previously was a judge at the Rajasthan... more

• Salve to take disqualified BJP MLAs fight to the SC

  Nov 09 2010 Not letting the Karnataka High Court’s verdict deter them, the 11 disqualified BJP MLAs have approached the Supreme Court against the High Court’s decision and have... more

• Law Ministry gives Show Cause Notice as ASG gives private appearance in court

  Nov 03 2010 The Additional Solicitor General (ASG) of India, A.S. Chandhiok (pictured) has sparked up controversy and has landed himself in a jam. The ASG gave an appearance in... more

• CM breathes a sigh of relief as Karnataka HC upholds the disqualification of rebel BJP MLAs

  Nov 02 2010 Sixteen rebel BJP MLAs have been disqualified MLAs from the Karnataka Assembly under the Anti-Defection Act after Justice V.G. Sabhahit of the High Court resolved a... more

• Irish firm wound up by High Court after serious fraud

  Oct 29 2010 Dublin-based law firm Sean O'Ceallaigh & Co has been wound up by the High Court, after a partner admitted gambling away €2.5million of his clients' money on stocks and... more

• The billable hour isn't going anywhere soon

  Aug 30 2010 The billable hour is seen as rewarding inefficiency, putting intense and unhealthy pressure on associates and undermining the culture of law firms and the profession.... more

• ‘Uncle Judges’ – relatives in court; P&H HC forwards names to Law Ministry

  May 26 2010 A Tribune report indicates that the Punjab & Haryana High Court has about 16 judges whose relatives practice in the same court, and at times, appear before the same... more

• 18 Judges of the Karnataka High Court Declare Assets

  May 14 2010 18 judges of the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday publicly declared their assets on the court’s official website. more

• Patna, Himachal High Courts to get Woman CJs

  May 07 2010 Justice Rekha Manharlal Doshit, the senior most judge of the Gujarat High Court has been recommended by the collegium to become the next Chief Justice of the Patna... more

• Calcutta High Court Justice Sen files reply to the Council of States

  May 07 2010 Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court yesterday filed his reply to the inquiry panel of the Council of States. 58 members had moved a motion to impeach the... more

• Clifford Chance heads for Indian High Court showdown

  Nov 12 2009 The Supreme Court of India has requested Clifford Chance to provide details of its India-billings of more than a decade ago in its long-running dispute against the... more

• Nimesh Kampani can finally return to India as AP High Court stays criminal proceedings

  Oct 18 2009 Nimesh Kampani, India's top dealmaker and the head of the country's top investment bank, JM Financial, on Wednesday received a reprieve from the Andhra Pradesh High... more

• UK law student marks upgraded after four years

  Aug 28 2009 Alice Clarke, a law student who refused to accept the results of her final examinations of her Bar Vocational Course, has won a four-year legal battle against Cardiff... more

• Does being a judge still appeal?

  Oct 10 2008 More women are taking top posts but are those roles as sought after as they once were? more