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TopicSenior advocates

Topic: senior advocates

Judges vs advocates: Bouncers & banter as lawyers defeat CJI’s XI in spirited cricket match

ThePrint captures moments from the match between judges led by CJI Surya Kant and the Supreme Court Bar Association at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi.

Supreme Court throws its weight behind lawyer-client privilege. Here’s what the new guidelines say

The court, taking suo motu cognisance of a Gujarat Police summons, says investigating agencies cannot interrogate lawyers for information on accused.

With no PoSH, is Advocates Act an adequate substitute for legal fraternity? What lawyers have to say

Bombay High Court has ruled that women lawyers cannot invoke Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act against male colleagues.

The summer vacation conundrum: How SC, advocates view ‘partial court working days’

The top court has often frowned upon senior advocates appearing before it amid the vacation, while the lawyers are divided on the matter of taking a break.

Gurugram Bar cracks down on courtroom impersonators with a ‘black & white’ ban

Resolution states that to preserve decorum, only enrolled advocates & bona fide law interns shall be allowed professional dress code in court premises. Violators face Rs 5,000 fine.

What was the points-based system for designating senior advocates & why SC scrapped it

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has scrapped the points-based system of designating senior advocates and issued a new set of guidelines since the existing process was...

SC wants a relook at its own 2017 judgement on process of designating senior advocates

2017 order which created new procedure to designate lawyers as seniors was delivered on PIL by senior advocate Indira Jaising who had argued for revising guidelines for more transparency.

‘SC can’t be instrument of fraud.’ CBI told to probe case implicating Nitish Katara murder witness

SC frowned at lawyers involved in case, said matter assumes serious concern when advocates, who appear as officers of court, actively participate in ‘ill-motivated litigations’.

Take action against lawyers advertising, seeking work via online portals — BCI to state bar councils

Disciplinary action may include suspension or removal from roll of advocates. BCI has also issued cease-and-desist notices to online service providers, asking for removal of 'illegal ads'.

SC prefers to hear senior advocates, but it’s more about ‘face value’ than merit, says new book

Book by professors from NLSIU, Seattle University School of Law & University of Chicago Law School suggests power of senior advocates 'appears greatest' at initial hearing stage.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.