https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=214595 The Court issued a clarificatory restraint against permitting foreign law firms to open liaison offices in India under the cited foreign exchange provision, and clarified that such permission was not to be granted. It further clarified that the expression "to practice the profession of law" includes both litigious and non-litigious practice, subject to the exclusion stated in the impugned order. Foreign law firms undertaking non-litigious work in India were stated to remain subject to the Advocates Act, 1961. en-us Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=214595 The Court issued a clarificatory restraint against permitting foreign law firms to open liaison offices in India under the cited foreign exchange provision, and clarified that such permission was not to be granted. It further clarified that the expression "to practice the profession of law" includes both litigious and non-litigious practice, subject to the exclusion stated in the impugned order. Foreign law firms undertaking non-litigious work in India were stated to remain subject to the Advocates Act, 1961. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=214595