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Lounge heroes | Mishika Singh: Fighting for justice, from CAA to Covid-19

This Delhi-based advocate started Lawyers for Detainees to address the need for organized legal support for anti-CAA activists, riot victims and students

4 min read26 Jun 2020
Politics

Beaten and bruised, Delhi police demand justice

The protest comes in the wake of a studied silence by the police top brass after Saturday’s clashesDelhi police commissioner Amulya Patnaik asked the protesting personnel to 'return to duty'

1 min read5 Nov 2019
News

Tis Hazari court scuffle: Delhi High Court orders judicial probe

A scuffle had broken out between lawyers and the Delhi Police outside the Tis Hazari district court in the national capital on SaturdayThe High court took suo moto cognizance of the violence that took place at the district court

1 min read3 Nov 2019
Opinion

Opinion | Adaptive legal advice for shape-shifting businesses

Legal education needs a shift so that lawyers can anticipate changes in law that imperil business models

4 min read24 Sep 2019
Opinion

Opinion | Disruption and innovation in the legal industry

Unless lawyers loosen their grip on the business of law, the profession will not see the disruption it needs

4 min read22 Aug 2018
Politics

SC reserves verdict on plea seeking ban on MPs/MLAs practising as advocates

The attorney general K.K. Venugopal, argued that such a prohibition did not exist in law and there was no full time employment between a government and MPs/MLAs

1 min read9 Jul 2018
Politics

Judge Loya’s death: Lawyers association seeks review of SC order on independent probe demand

The Bombay Lawyers Association says that the judgment in the judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya's death case be recalled as it suffers from serious infirmities

2 min read21 May 2018
Opinion

Will technology be able to disrupt the legal industry?

There is an urgent need to simplify the entire legal system, and this could be achieved through the judicious use of technology

4 min read21 Mar 2018
Politics

Foreign law firms can’t practise in India, rules Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, however, allowed 'casual visits' by foreign lawyers on a 'fly in and fly out' basis for rendering legal advice to clients in India

4 min read14 Mar 2018
Politics

Work hit at Calcutta high court as lawyers extend strike

The lawyers have ceased work to protest against delays in appointing new judges

2 min read7 Mar 2018
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