Despite being passed in December 2009, a Supreme Court judgment with tremendous ramifications for the practice of law came to our notice only recently. In Bar Council of India v. Bonnie Foi Law...
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(s).22337/2008 (From the judgement and order dated 17/03/2008 in WP No.13698/2007 of the HIGH COURT OF M.P. AT JABALPUR) BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA:...
Recently, the Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO), a book publishers association, registered its strong protest against the ongoing Google Book Search (GBS) settlement terms in the US...
For those interested, the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) is on the lookout for law clerks who can commit a year or two. Remumeration is Rs 20,000-25,000 per month and any law...
Venkatesan brought in the New Year at LAOT by highlighting a copyright controversy that recently broke out between the makers of India’s most entertaining, yet thoughtful Bollywood flick of...
The NUJS law review has just come out with its special volume dedicated to the landmark Naz Foundation judgment that effectively decriminalised same sex activities in India. Pursuant to its tradition...
The government issued a press release announcing that the much awaited and controversial copyright amendment bill has now cleared “cabinet”, a group of senior ministers that represent the...
I’m extremely happy to announce that after months of planning and designing, we’ve finally managed to execute our collaborative law-making platform, titled CLaM. Our first proposal...
The IT Act amendments recently came into force. I have a post on SpicyIP examining the amendment to section 79 of the IT Act dealing with ISP/intermediary liability. As per the amendment...
Vikram undertook a thorough and incisive review of the Delhi High Court decision in the Naz Foundation case in three remarkable posts on this blog. Since then, Arvind Narrain...