NEW DELHI: : The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the All India
Bar Association (AIBA) have urged the Centre not to succumb to
international pressures and permit the entry of foreign law firms into
India.
The SCBA president, P.H. Parekh, has drawn the attention of Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh to the setting up of a committee by the Union Commerce
Ministry to consider opening up legal services to foreign law firms.
He said the committee comprised lawyers, most of whom had their own law
firms and work from abroad and have tie-ups with foreign law firms.
http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/09/stories/2005090902201500.htm
| well-organised MIB (they write lawyers-only on loos) are talking
| and AsianAge has item today titled they wannabe constables
| (Delhi police has recd 200000 applications for 2000 constables;
| aspirants include large number of qualified lawyers n engineers)
Architexturez wrote:
> | are we the only ones talking about this?
>
> Bilaterally negotiating temporary entry
> Ceca offers a good case study for India to pursue its interest in Mode 4
> liberalisation
>
> Mode 4, or the Movement of Natural Persons, has been of particular
> interest for developing countries, since it can capitalise on their
> labour-intensive services to benefit from international trade in
> services. Though Mode 4 accounts for a small share (about 1%) of total
> services trade, export earnings through this mode, particularly
> remittance flows, have often proved to be of significant magnitude for
> developing countries.
> ....
> These range from IT specialists to engineers and professionals in the
> medical, accounting and architecture professions. It has been explicitly
> stated that such entry would not be subject to any pre-conditions, such
> as labour market testing or economic needs test. However, it is
> important to note that such temporary entry is subject to the terms,
> conditions, reservations or limitations scheduled by both countries with
> respect to each service under their list of specific commitments.
>
> cont'd...
>
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=100950
>
> AZplan wrote:
>> 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.
>> ...
>> 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
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