The draft Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, released by India’s Ministry of Law and Justice, was initially met with optimism from the in-house legal community, especially the General Counsels’ Association of India, which had long advocated for the recognition of General Counsels as “legal practitioners” under the Advocates Act, 1961. However, the draft quickly encountered strong opposition from the legal fraternity, prompting an early suspension of the consultation process.
Our Partner, Dhruv Chatterjee, was invited by India Business Law Journal to share his insights on the potential recognition of General Counsels in an article titled “𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬”
Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gwf9iwiA
