19 March 2023 Press Release clarifies several points of the new regulations permitting foreign lawyers and law firms to practice in India
Further to the recent announcement that foreign lawyers and law firms will be permitted to operate in India, the Bar Council of India has on 19 March 2023 clarified that foreign lawyers and law firms will be allowed to advise on foreign laws only. They will be permitted to render such advice to their foreign clients only. They will only be allowed to function in non-contentious areas of law and will not be allowed to appear before any court, tribunal or any statutory or regulatory authority. The entry of foreign lawyers will be on a reciprocal basis i.e. only if a foreign country allows Indian lawyers to practice in it, will lawyers from those countries be allowed to practice in India. The Bar Council has reiterated that the principle of reciprocity is of the essence of the new regulations.
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