The Indian state of West Bengal is braced to see a fall in tax revenue this year after Tata Steel, Cadbury and other multinationals challenged one of its tax laws.
Lawyers have staged a sit-in outside courts across Nepal after a raid was conducted on the law firm of the former president of the Nepal Bar Association (NBA).
Lawyers in Kathmandu have claimed that the lack of judges in Nepal's highest court is hurting the legal profession and the public, while law students are already beginning to fear for their futures.