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Indian legal market agreement signed

07 June 2023
Issue: 8028 / Categories: Legal News , International , Legal services , Profession
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The Law Society of England and Wales, the Bar Council of England and Wales and the Bar Council of India have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation and legal exchange in light of the opening up of India’s legal services sector to foreign lawyers.

The memorandum formalises an agreement reached in March this year. It commits the Bar Council of India to the implementation of regulations to permit the practice of home jurisdiction law by English and Welsh lawyers and law firms in India, on the basis of reciprocity.

Law Society president Lubna Shuja said the agreement would ‘create huge opportunities for solicitors and Indian advocates in both countries’.

Nick Vineall KC, Bar chair, said the memorandum was ‘an important step’.

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