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India: open for business

Frivolous law suits in India Referring to Rita's comments and the cartoon published in THE HINDU, I can vouchsafe for the fact that when I practiced law in Bangalore almost 30 years ago, similar ' vultures' were existent, preying on road accident victims, minor traffic violators etc. Despite having 'frivolous and non-frivolous' suits, foreign law firms should be allowed into India, as they may concentrate more on corporate, commercial and IP work than on matters involving litigation. They will bring a lot more cross-border transactions and expertise. Probably the best way to move forward is to allow the foreign firms to provide legal services in all branches of law except litigation where ' hiring' a local (meaning Indian) lawyer should be made mandatory.

2-Feb-2008

4:01 am