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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

• 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

• Foreign LPOs await decision on whether they can remain in India

  Feb 03 2012 The Madras High Court is deliberating on the future of 31 international legal process outsourcing firms in India, after counsel concluded arguments about the legality... more

• 31% of judicial posts in India's high courts remain vacant

  Jan 23 2012 New reports show that 31 per cent of the sanctioned posts in India's high courts remain vacant - a whopping 285 vacant posts at the end of 2011. According to the... more

• Foreign law firm’s case postponed to August 2, BCI to come up with draft proposal

  Apr 19 2011 A Bench of Chief Justice M. Yusuf Eqbal and Justice T.S. Sivagnanam heard the foreign law firms’ case today at the Madras High Court and have adjourned the case to... more

• Writ Petition questions the legality of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board

  Jan 28 2011 A writ petition has been filed before the Madras High Court, challenging the legality of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), a specialized Intellectual... 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

• AZB & Clifford Chance no longer "best friends"

  Jan 25 2011 AZB & Partners and Clifford Chance have decided to end their two-year-old best-friend relationship. Sources at AZB confirmed this development and said “we didn’t... more

• Tamil Nadu Bar Council Elections – Council seats up for sale for Rs. 19 lakh

  Jan 25 2011 Will the Tamil Nadu Bar Council elections be a democratic exercise? The elections are scheduled to take place on March 4, 2011 and candidates are actively campaigning... more

• India: Justice Gokhale confirms Raja trying to influence Justice Regupathi

  Dec 27 2010 Supreme Court Justice Gokhale who was former Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, has contradicted the claim made by former CJI Balakrishnan. In his complaint... more

• Law Minister Moily backs former Chief of Justice Balakrishnan

  Dec 16 2010 According to NDTV former Chief Justice of India, K.G. Balakrishnan has reacted, a day after his statement about A. Raja was effectively challenged by a sitting... more

• Justice Gokhale confirms Raja trying to influence Justice Regupathi

  Dec 15 2010 Supreme Court Justice Gokhale who was former Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, has contradicted the claim made by former CJI Balakrishnan. In his complaint to... 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

• Madras High Court lawyers clash again in front of CJI and Law Minister

  Apr 26 2010 A year after the large scale lawyers protest at the Madras High Court, history has repeated itself. The Madras High Court today witnessed a fresh round of violence and... more

• PILs and litigations begin: Tweeting Tharoor, the taxman, CCI: Could the real owners step forward please?

  Apr 26 2010 These days every controversy calls for a public interest litigation (PIL), especially when there are prominent personalities involved. more