GLC Thiruvananthapuram accorded research centre status

The prestigious and one of the oldest law institutions in India, Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, has been accorded with research centre status by the Academic Council of the University of Kerala.The resolution which was passed unanimously by the Academic Council of the University of Kerala fulfilled a long cherished dream of the college. Principal Dr. A Prasanna and Associate Professor Dr. P.C John have been named as Research Guides. The college has also requested for the formation...

NLSUI Announces 17th Edition of Strawberry Fields

National Law School of India University, Bengaluru is all set to host the 17th edition of the music festival Strawberry Fields from November 8-10, 2013. The show is run with a twin mandate, of providing upcoming bands with a platform, and of providing audiences with free access to high quality music. Apart from having 40 bands participate in this...

Paid Internship at Lawkonect

Paid internship with an upcoming legal professionals’ platform should excite those who want to make a career in the growing field of e-commerce industries and understand the nuances of how a business is built from scratch. The last date to apply is November 15, 2013.About Lawkonect:  Lawkonect  –( to go live in one month’s time) is an upcoming...

Review of the Implementation Aspect of Food Security legislation in India

The Food Security Bill, 2011, one of the key legislations introduced by the current UPA government, is a project which, if implemented in the right manner, has the potential to eliminate endemic hunger in the country. However, since the time it has been introduced it has received a lot of flak. It is being seen as a mere reshuffling of the...

The VVPAT Ruling: Worth Celebrating?

In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court (SC), in the case of Subramanian Swamy vs Election Commission of India (ECI), has held that VVPAT (Vote Verifiable Paper Audit Trial) is “indispensable for free and fair elections”. In accordance to that, the Supreme Court has directed the ECI to equip Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with VVPAT systems to...

To Sir, With Love!

[box style="0"]There has been a viral increase in the number of clashes between the law university administrations and students off late, throughout India. Constant allegations of lack of rule of law and fair administrative practices in the way law school administrations are working are doing the rounds, even as the student community is being...

Maharashtra State Cabinet approves the establishment of National Law School in Nagpur

After a prolonged wait the Maharashtra state government finally gave the nod to establish a National Law School in Nagpur. The national law school will be named as “Maharashtra National Law School”, reports TOI.Earlier there was uncertainty as to where the National Law School would be built and, Mumbai, Aurangabad and Nagpur were the three main...

Business of Oil: An Emerging Practice Area for Lawyers

When traditional practice areas of law reach a saturation level, lawyers and law firms look towards emerging practice areas- areas representing new avenues or markets.  The aim is to establish an advantageous position before competition catches up. Emerging practices can either be whole new areas of legal practice or traditional legal practices...

NLSIU to hold Strawberry Fields from 8th to 10th November, 2013

Deriving its name from one of the greatest songs ever written, Strawberry Fields started off as an attempt by the students of the National Law School of India University, back in 1997, to provide a stage to bands at a time when the country was just warming up to MTV. Geared towards promoting grassroots music, this has been the ideology behind this...

CUSAT not likely to be upgraded to IIEST if Prof. N S Gopalakrishnan is not reinstated

An application by the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is pending before the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to consider upgradation of CUSAT into an Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) under the 12 Five Year Plan. Sources close to Live Law indicate that if Prof. N S Gopalakrishnan...

The Robe-clad Lawyer Versus the Boardroom Lawyer

Every professional at some stage of his/her career is faced with the question, ‘am I making the right choice?’ To quote Charles Lamb, “The measure of choosing well, is, whether an individual likes and finds good in what he has chosen.” And so, this one step-choosing a path and standing by it-changes everything.Broadly speaking, a career in law...

The new Companies Act has its share of issues and in some areas will create more complications than before: Zia Mody

Zia Mody is the Founder and Senior Partner of AZB & Partners and one of India’s foremost corporate attorneys. She passed her law degree from the University of Cambridge in 1978 and obtained her LLM from Harvard Law School. She was admitted as a member of the New York State Bar in 1980. Zia worked as a corporate associate at Baker &...