GNLU Panel Discussion On Protecting Software’s Through Patents: Current Challenges And Future Solutions

GNLU Centre for IPR in collaboration with GNLU-Microsoft chair on IPR and policy research, is organising a panel discussion on ‘Protecting software’s through Patents: Current Challenges and Future Solutions’ on 7th October, 2017 at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.Date and Timing: 7th October 2017, Saturday from 10.00 A.M. to 2.00 P.M.Who can apply? Practicing advocate Software engineers IT professionals Patent attorneys Academicians Students of Law Students of ScienceAbout...

NUSRL Ranchi Students Stage Protest Demanding Improvement In Infrastructure

Around 200 students of the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi, locked down the university gate and sat on dharna on Wednesday demanding administrative overhaul and better infrastructure in the institution.Faculty members could not enter the university premises due to the protest and had to sit outside the main gate. Students also sought support of the teachers for their demand.In a press release stuck at the university’s gate, the students claimed that they have...

JGLS Legal Aid Clinic Wins Herbert Smith Freehills Community Engagement Awards 2017

The Legal Aid Clinic of Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), O.P. Jindal Global University has won the 2017 Herbert Smith Freehills’ Community Engagement Award for Community Investment through Legal Work along with a cash prize of £2,000. The award recognizes the outstanding team of law students at JGLS who worked closely with the community at large to bring sustainable social impact.Lauding the efforts of JGLS faculty and students, Chris Parsons, Chairman of Herbert Smith Freehills India...

Prof. (Dr.) Tahir Mahmood Bags N.R. Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award 2017

Eminent jurist Prof. (Dr.) Tahir Mahmood has been awarded the prestigious Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award – 2017.Honouring law teachers and law schools in India, Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) and Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training (MILAT) have been observing Law Teachers’ Day in September since 2009. Celebrating Law Teachers’ Day this year, SILF and MILAT announced the recipients of this year’s awards last week.Professor Dr Tahir Mahmood is currently the...

NUJS IDIA Volunteers Brutally Assaulted While Trying To Save A Slum

Six students of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences were assaulted on Sunday, when they were trying to resist demolition and eviction of settlers in Kolkata’s Subhas Sarovar area.Last month, Increasing Diversity By Increasing Access (IDIA) had secured a stay on the proposed demolition of the slum, in furtherance of a Petition filed before the Calcutta High Court. Despite this order, the authorities had decided to proceed with the demolition.According to Ms. Gatha G....

NUJS Student Body Launches Official App

The Student Juridical Association of National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) launched its own official app 'NUJS SJA' on 24th July 2017 during its annual Investiture Ceremony. The app designed for students and interested users to stay updated with all events and activities taking place in the University, also boasts of facilities for conducting opinion polls, sending society notifications and hosting a private social network for its students and alumni.The app is currently live and...

NUJS Student Initiative Recognized By Ministry Of Law And Justice

ODRways, a tech-mediation startup co-founded in 2015 by student of NUJS Pranjal Sinha, currently studying in 4th year, along with Vikram Kumar, has been recognized by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, for their combined efforts in the field of promoting mediation in India with the help of technology.In a notice issued by the Department of Justice on 17th August, the government has identified 12 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) agencies across India including ODRways,...

Ministry Of Corporate Affairs Collaborates With Indian Mediation Week To Felicitate Top Ten Individuals In The Field Of Mediation In India

The first of its kind in India, the Indian Mediation Week is a pan-India mediation awareness initiative, organized by the National University of Juridical Sciences(NUJS), Kolkata and ODRways with the support of the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, and Supreme Court Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC). The main objective of this initiative was to take the message of mediation to the common man of India.In furtherance of taking this nationwide campaign on mediation...

NUJS: Indian Mediation Week

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS) in collaboration with ODRways is organizing the first ever Indian Mediation Week (IMW), a pan-India mediation awareness event, from 11-17 September 2017.The event is officially being supported by Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, Indian Insitute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and Supreme Court Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC). Hon'ble Justice Madan Lokur, Supreme Court of India, has agreed to...

IDIA announces 4th IDIA Football League

IDIA announces IDIA Football League 2017, the fourth edition of its annual fundraising football tournament for law firms and corporate legal teams, scheduled to take place in Mumbai over 9th and 10th September 2017 at the Turf Park, Jio Garden, Bandra Kurla Complex.This year, the IDIA Football League features a fun unique quiz, a celebratory IFL Night and Gala Dinner on closing day of the tournament. The IFL Night and Gala Dinner will be held on 10 September 2017 at Otters Club, Bandra West.As...

Legal Awareness Camp at Leelapur and ESI by students of ILNU

Legal Aid Committee, Institute of Law, Nirma University organised a legal awareness camp at Village Lilapur on 2nd September 2017 (Saturday) where ILNU students talked about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to the Lilapur school kids.The legal awareness camp further went to the Lilapur's parent institute Environmental Sanitation Institute - (ESI), Sughadh, where 50 Anganwadi teachers were addressed. The members of the Legal Aid Committee performed a skit on "Protection against Domestic Violence" and...

GNLU and GIFT City launch the Knowledge Series on “International Financial Services Centre: Journey So Far and Road Ahead”

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) & India’s 1st International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) and Smart City at Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT IFSC) launched a Knowledge Series at GNLU was held on August 31, 2017. This was the inaugural session in which series of lecture was organized. Ms. Madhabi Puri Buch, Whole Time Member of SEBI, was the Chief Guest at the event and Mr. Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE gave the key note speech. Mr. Ajay Pandey, MD & Group...