I would like to see this from another angle. Healthy competition between Indian and foreign law firms help both the sides to grow. It has been an age old strategy of (esp.) lawyers to state that the our system is not ripe enough to allow foreigner lawyers to practice in India. This arguments takes a presumption that when foreign lawyers come to India, the rules of the game is going to change. However as I understand, neither TRIMS or any other transnational agreement mandates any signatory to change the rules to accomodate foreign lawyers. What is expected is to give the same treatment within the contours of its national legal system as the counter party gives to its own professionals within the counter party's national legal system. Now if the foreign lawyers practice in India as per the Indian rules, I dont see any danger except the preference Indian's have to the white skin!!
I would like to see this from another angle. Healthy competition between Indian and foreign law firms help both the sides to grow. It has been an age old strategy of (esp.) lawyers to state that the our system is not ripe enough to allow foreigner lawyers to practice in India. This arguments takes a presumption that when foreign lawyers come to India, the rules of the game is going to change. However as I understand, neither TRIMS or any other transnational agreement mandates any signatory to change the rules to accomodate foreign lawyers. What is expected is to give the same treatment within the contours of its national legal system as the counter party gives to its own professionals within the counter party's national legal system. Now if the foreign lawyers practice in India as per the Indian rules, I dont see any danger except the preference Indian's have to the white skin!!
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