Functions of Bar Council of India; Enrolment as an advocate under Advocates Act
The Bar Council of India was established by Parliament under the Advocates Act, 1961 to regulate and represent the Indian bar. BCI performs the regulatory function by prescribing standards of...
View ArticleRole of lawyers in the legal system
The statement, “A lawyer is and must ever be the high priest at the shrine of justice”, a religious metaphor, reflects the view of the lawyer’s special role on the administration of justice as...
View ArticleMisconduct of an advocate and Indian law in light of Supreme Court judgements
Advocates in India constitute a privileged class that enjoys the exclusive right to practice law. As officers of the Court as well as agents of the client, the advocate has to adhere to a standard of...
View ArticleA Businessman’s Guide to Labour Laws in India
Labour laws as a branch of law is very obscure area of law for most people. India is a country with a long history of labour struggle. The first set of labour laws were legislated by the British...
View ArticleTelemarketing laws for entrepreneurs
For entrepreneurs learning the art of telemarketing can be a crucial factor in the success of their business. If there is an update which is needed to be sent to the company’s client, telemarketing can...
View ArticleUS Crowd Funding Law and development in India
The US House of Representatives has recently passed the ‘Entrepreneurs Access to Capital Act’. The passing of the Act has led to demand for similar legislation in India too. It is expected that the Act...
View ArticleTypes of Derivatives and Derivative Market
One of the key features of financial markets are extreme volatility. Prices of foreign currencies, petroleum and other commodities, equity shares and instruments fluctuate all the time, and poses a...
View ArticleNew ‘license raj’ regime proposed for VCs & impact on startup funding
On August 1,2011, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) has released draft guidelines to regulate alternative investment funds. The guidelines are currently available for public comment....
View ArticleRemedy for Immigrants who are subjected to Violence In United Kingdom
If you are a victim of crime, what can you expect from the UK authorities? The same rights as a British citizen! In UK, there is no differentiation between legal immigrants and illegal aliens. Everyone...
View ArticleFacebook and Free Speech: the Long Arm and Short Sight of Law
The news of two girls from Mumbai being nabbed by cops for making a post on Facebook derisive of Bal Thackeray and dismissive of the bandh that brought the city to a standstill after his death is...
View ArticleWhat are lease, tenancy and house rent agreements and how to negotiate them
The agreement for renting a property is one legal document that almost no-one can avoid. You may have to negotiate (if at all you know how to) or at least sign one either for personal or business use....
View ArticleThe Facebook Experiment Has Not Failed
This article says that Facebook has failed – and it is time to search for alternatives. https://medium.com/a-programmers-tale/f7b8c66109ea Search for alternatives all you want – that’s always a good...
View ArticleSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 – Obligations for employers
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (Sexual Harassment Act) was passed by the Parliament and came into force on 23rd April 2013. It was...
View ArticleJudicial Appointments Commission: A Perfect Panacea for Collegium System?
“Even so, the creed of judicial independence is our constitutional ‘religion’ and, if the executive use Article 222 to imperil this basic tenet, the Court must ‘do or die’” — Justice Krishna Iyer...
View ArticleOnion price rise: Cartel to be blamed? Competition Law and Onions
From 10 kg to 70-80 per kg and today 100 kg, onions seem to be on an all-time rise. Being harvested all across the country, this vegetable goes through a long twisted journey before reaching us. There...
View ArticleHostile Takeovers in India
This is originally a research paper written by Radhika Misra, a student at RMLNLU, Lucknow. A takeover, sometimes called an acquisition, is one company’s acquisition of control over another. The...
View ArticleInternational Crime: Which country has jurisdiction to try the accused?
Radhika Misra and Tanya Sharma, two students of the fourth Year, B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow has written about the principles of international law used...
View ArticleThe Criminal I Aided and Abetted
It is easy to dismiss the gay rights movement as a headache of very few people, but how does it affect the rest of us who believe in equality and justice? What happens when laws, morality, religion and...
View ArticleBasics of Conflict Resolution through Negotiation
learn to negotiate INTRODUCTION Conflicts and disagreements arise when the differing needs, wants, aims and objectives of people are brought together. When two minds think differently on any subject,...
View ArticleWhat happened to the once-revered Blackberry? The downfall and current scenario
Last year, people everywhere were shocked at hearing news about the downfall and takeover of BlackBerry. But for those who had been carefully following the market, this came as no surprise. It was not...
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