In brief: Pratap Amin

By The Lawyer 12 February 1997 00:00

In The Lawyer (28 October 1997), a news item “Wilde Sapte suffers triple loss” stated that Pratap Amin is “going back to India next March” when he retires from the partnership. Pratap Amin has asked us to make it clear that he does not intend to move to India and will remain in England as a company/commercial lawyer.

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