The Bar Council of India (BCI) is displeased about plans to take away legal education from its ambit by the ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).

BarCouncil-Sinha_th It turns out not all lawyers are against being charged service tax… The Bar Council of India for one has come out in favour of the tax change that was introduced in Monday’s budget , which meant that for the first time ever, Indian lawyers will be deemed to provide a service - so...

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AZB’s best friend Clifford Chance officially ceased being the world’s largest law firm this week, falling several places behind Freshfields, Skaddens and Baker & McKenzie. And Linklaters is still to announce its results today.

For better or worse, law firm turnover competitions do not take place in public in India despite Clifford Chance blaming AZB a tiny bit for its turnover drop. Things could be changing though.