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Chandigarh court awards death penalty to man who raped and killed minor girl

UK judge warns of risk to justice after lawyers cited fake AI-generated cases in court

June 08, 2025 9:36 am

Judicial systems around the world are grappling with how to handle the increasing presence of artificial intelligence in court.

Lawyers don't need to wear black coats in summer: Delhi Bar Association

June 02, 2025 12:26 pm

On February 27 this year, the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG) issued a circular stating that advocates need not wear black coats from March 1 to June 30 every year

Lawyers can't advertise. It's an unfair restriction

March 31, 2025 8:51 pm

Modernisation of the Bar Council's anti-publicity rule could improve competitiveness and align the profession with market realities.

3 lawyers for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed by Russian court

January 17, 2025 4:50 pm

According to Navalny's allies, authorities accused the lawyers of using their position to pass information from him to his team.

Over 400 UP lawyers hold ‘mahapanchayat’ at Ghaziabad court to protest lathicharge on colleagues

November 17, 2024 3:44 am

The Ghaziabad Bar Council has also formed a five-member committee to investigate the alleged attack.

Why lawyers can’t be sued in consumer courts

June 09, 2024 10:11 am

The apex court has made it clear that professionals cannot be called businessmen or traders nor clients or patients be called consumers. The terms ‘business’ or ‘trade’ have ‘commercial’ connotation.

Plea in SC seeks exemption for lawyers from wearing black coats during summer

May 27, 2024 10:01 pm

The petition filed by advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi also sought direction to the state bar councils to determine the "months of prevailing summer" for each state in order to exempt the wearing of the black coat and gown for those months.

Fali S Nariman: The greatest warrior of the rule of law

March 11, 2024 9:03 am

Fali joined the Bar in 1950. He practised for 74 years. Continued till the last. He educated different generations of lawyers and judges. He was a doyen of the Bar.

Delhi High Court to hear plea opposing entry of foreign law firms, lawyers in India

February 05, 2024 11:01 am

The plea claims that the the Bar Council of India does not have the authority to allow foreign lawyers or law firms to practise in India.

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What are the key provisions of the new Karnataka Bill to protect lawyers from violence?

December 13, 2023 7:54 am

The Legislative Assembly on Monday tabled the Karnataka Prohibition of Violence Against Advocates Bill, 2023 in the wake of a recent attack on a young lawyer in Chikkamagaluru.

LAWYERS VIDEOS

Patiala court scuffle is attack on India’s democracy: Farooq

February 18, 2016 12:09 pm

Srinagar, Feb 18 (ANI): Condemning the JNU row, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Patron Farooq Abdullah said that the scuffle between lawyers and students outside the Patiala House Court is an attack on India’s democracy. Farooq added that the entire JNU row has been exaggerated and the Vice Chancellor should have handled it himself. Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) founder Lalu Prasad Yadav accused the Delhi Police for being a mere spectator in the JNU row, alleging that they are acting on behalf of the Centre.

Kanhaiya roughed up by lawyers in Patiala court

February 17, 2016 11:19 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar was on Wednesday roughed up allegedly by a group of lawyers when he was being produced in the Patiala House Court. Earlier, lawyers were seen raising slogans inside the court premises and beating up each other, including journalists.