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From: "AZplan" <plan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 01:56:18 +0530 (IST)
BANGALORE: Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh
Ahluwalia has appealed to lawyers to prepare themselves to face the
challenges in the event the country opens up its legal services for global
competition.
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The country has provided reasonable access to financial and accounting
services and there are some foreign firms in accounting. However, there is
no access to legal services. "As the negotiations proceed, we will be
under pressure to make concessions in some areas, including legal
services. How this will unfold is impossible to predict at this stage," he
added.
http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/29/stories/2005082908410500.htm