Prashant Bhushan says that the NEET judgment was given to private medical colleges well before it was given to Justice Anil R Dave

Prashant Bhushan began practising as an Advocate in the Supreme Court of India in 1983, specialising in Public Interest Litigation. His main areas of interest have been Human Rights, the Environment and ensuring that public servants are accountable. He is associated with various organisations including the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Committee on Judicial Accountability and Transparency International (India). In 2012, Bhushan was the...

Talking Law: Priti Suri, Founder - Partner, PSA Legal Counsellors

A seasoned lawyer with over twenty-seven  years of experience spread across three continents, Priti has developed PSA  and represented its international and domestic clients in the full range of cross-border M&A transactions, strategic investments, joint-ventures, venture capital financings, structuring private equity deals, leveraged buyouts...

NALSAR holds 11th Annual Convocation; CJI P Sathasivam delivers Convocation Address

The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), Hyderabad held its eleventh annual convocation on Saturday. Chief Justice of India, Justice P Sathasivam delivered the convocation address.The degrees were conferred by Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta, Chancellor of NALSAR and Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. More than...

Talking Law: Saikrishna Rajagopal, Managing Partner, Saikrishna & Associates

Saikrishna Rajagopal has worked extensively on an array of Civil and Criminal Intellectual Property litigation in India for distinguished foreign and domestic clients. Over the last few years, he has been associated with some of the leading Intellectual Property cases in India. His litigation expertise aside, Saikrishna is also a renowned expert in...

The Court does not have the power to subject Advocates to AOR exam - Conversation with Advocate Lily Thomas

At the age of 85 when most lawyers call it quits, Advocate Lily Thomas is actively pursuing justice. She is one of the few lawyers who marched along with the Indian Supreme Court. She recently appeared as a petitioner in a PIL that has left political parties in a quandary and media houses hailing her as savior of democracy. She looked ecstatic...

Talking Law: Keshav S Dhakad, Regional Director – Intellectual Property, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Microsoft Singapore

Live Law spoke to Keshav S Dhakad, Regional Director – Intellectual Property, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Microsoft Singapore.  Keshav has 15 years of experience in Intellectual Property Laws and is licensed to practice before the New York State Bar.Keshav is currently also the Chair of Business Software Alliance (BSA) Asia Committee. Prior to...

All About An LLM - Part IV – Scholarships in the US

The cost of an LLM Program in US is high. It is not just the tuition fees which increases every year, the cost of living is also rising, especially if you plan on living in a big city. Foreign students should weigh their options carefully while considering LL.M schools and funding. Consider its location, financial capabilities and restrictions, if...

All about an LLM – Part III –Scholarships for UK Universities

Financing an LL.M Financing/funding is perhaps the toughest part of planning for an LLM from abroad. Most prospective LL.M. students worry about affording the high costs of studying for a postgraduate law course in a foreign university. Not many are in a position to muster their own financial resources in the form of savings, family assistance,...

All about an LLM – Part II

Merely possessing an LLM from abroad does not guarantee success in the Indian legal market. LLM aspirants should appreciate that in addition to an LLM degree, their work experience and educational credentials prior to the LLM play a crucial role in getting the desired opening. From an Indian law firm perspective, a foreign LLM degree may not help...

All about an LLM – Part I

Legal professionals decide to pursue an LLM from abroad for a variety of reasons and in different phases of their careers. One will find fresh law graduates, partners or associates of law firms, judges, corporate counsels and academicians pursuing an LLM. The decision of doing an LLM is largely a personal one. But since in most areas of legal...

NLUs Popularity Index: Biggest Gainers NUSRL & CNLU, Biggest losers NUALS & NLU-O, NLIU bounces back and GNLU continues to grow

Many times it has been seen that whenever a ranking of Indian law schools is published, it has become controversial. This is why I say that cut offs decided by the CLAT takers provides us with the best ranking of law schools. Although this is a popularity ranking, the popularity among CLAT takers is what the best known reality is.One may complain...

Bar Exam: BCI Declares 470 “Pass” Candidates of Fourth AIBE as “Fail”

The Bar Council of India notified yesterday that some candidates who appeared for the fourth All India Bar Examination (AIBE) and were earlier declared as “Pass” were originally “Fail”.The notification reads as follows:“Due to technical reasons we found discrepancies in the result of many candidates. We looked into this issue and rectified the...