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India's Competition Commission selects first-ever legal panel
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has selected its first panel of external legal advisors with six law firms making the cut.
Motoring along
Indians are keen to become motorists, but the road to business success for GM the country is far from smooth. Jonathan Ames speaks to the company's general counsel about departmental structure and corporate liability
India legal services tax sparks debate
Confusion continues to swirl around a recently-imposed tax on legal services in India that has already triggered strike action by local lawyers.
Indian outsourcers snap up US immigration lawyers
American visa experts and immigration lawyers are highly in-demand by an increasing number of Indian technology and business process outsourcing companies aiming to ensure every visa petition they file complies with regulations.
Competition regulator probes Google
India's Competition Commission (CCI) has launched an investigation into Californian search engine giant Google following allegations of anti-competitive practices in the country.
Indian state to consider lawyer 'protection act'
The government of India's second largest state has announced it will consider creating laws to protect lawyers, as well as introducing measures to assist entrants into the legal profession.
India survey: women battle bias in legal profession
Researchers find multiple hurdles still block the path of femal practitioners
Launch of first Indo-China law firm alliance
Guangzhou-based Guangda Law Firm has cut a non-exclusive alliance with New Delhi's Singh & Associates in the first Sino-Indian legal sector deal of its kind.
India's top court tackles 'lack of independence' in tribunals
India's highest court has advised the country's government to bring all tribunals under one administrative body in a bid to enhance their independence.
Indian lawyers strike over legal education reforms
Lawyers in India threw a two-day strike this week, disrupting judicial activities at the high court as well as several lower courts, as they protested against proposed reforms to legal education in the country.
India's Supreme Court slams door on foreign lawyers
India's highest court has directed the Reserve Bank of India not to permit law firms from abroad to open liaison offices in the country, in what is a major set-back for the Asian aspirations of global legal practices.
Indian MPs find regulator and drugs makers colluded over tests
A major investigation into the sale of medical drugs in India has unearthed collusion between the country's regulator and global pharmaceutical companies, according to a parliamentary committee.
Indian court rules backs 'fly-in, fly-out' foreign lawyers
Foreign lawyers will be able to advise on international law and take part in global arbitration while in India on a 'fly in, fly out' bases, the Madras High Court ruled yesterday.
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