Mooters Speaking ; In Conversation with Runner-Up of Surana & Surana International Technology Law Moot Court Competition

Surana &Surana International Technology Law Moot Court Competition is one of the most prestigious competitions around the world. It was held from 21st to 23rd  August 2015.The event witnessed an impressive participation of 34 teams including NALSAR, Hyderabad, WBNUJS, Kolkata, GNLU, Gandhinagar, RMLNLU, Lucknow, HNLU, Raipur, NLU, Odisha, NLU, Assam, RGNLU, Patiala and international participants from Northern University, Bangladesh and University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.Team consisting of...

Mooters Speaking; Meet the NLSIU Bangalore Team, winners of 15th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition

The 15th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, is one of the prestigious mooting competitions among all National and International moots. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRS), Regional Delegation, New Delhi had conducted the National Rounds on International Humanitarian Law, in collaboration with the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), from 17-20 September in New Delhi.The 15th Henry Dunant Moot Court Competition aims to promote awareness and understanding of...

Centralized Admissions for law courses from academic year 2016-2017 in Maharashtra

A centralized process which is most likely to be based on a common entrance test (CET) will be conducted for admissions to three and five-year law degree courses at government-run, aided and unaided law colleges Maharashtra, from academic year 2016-17.On June 6th the State Government decided to accord professional status to law studies along the lines of engineering and medical education.The Department of Higher Education is framing rules and regulations for the proposed centralized...

Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer inaugurates the IP Clinic at Institute of Law, Nirma University

Former MHRD IPR Chair Professor at WBNUJS, Kolkata and Founder, SpicyIP   Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer inaugurated the IP Clinic under the aegis of Centre for IPR under Institute of Law, Nirma University on September 26, 2015.The inauguration function of IP Clinic was also graced by Mr. Jatin Trivedi Partner, Y.J. Trivedi & Co., Ahmedabad, Ms. Nilam Gadani, Patent Attorney, M/s. H.K. Acharya & Company, Prof. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal, Director and Dean, ILNU. Shri K.K.Patel, COO, Nirma...

RGNUL, Punjab wins NUALS Kochi’s National Securities Law Moot Court, GLC Mumbai finishes as runner up

Centre for Law and Development (CLD), National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), recently organised the National Securities Law Moot Court Competition 2015 from September 25 – 27, 2015 in which team from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL) won the competition and Government Law College (GLC) Mumbai finished as runners up.The Final round was judged by the former judge of the Supreme Court Mr. Justice K. S. Radhakrishnan, Mr. Somashekhar Sunderasan who heads the...

NALSAR to host Institut De Droit International (Institute of International Law) in the Session of 2017

The National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) will host the Institut De Droit International (Institute of International Law) in the Session of 2017 to assist the Indian National Group to make necessary preparations of this important meeting. The Institute of International Law (IIL) which was established in 1873, and also was the recipient of Nobel Peace Prize in 1904, took this decision in the latest session in Tallinn (Estonia). With this, NALSAR will become the first institute in...

Delhi HC quotes with approval, submissions by amicus curiae Dr. Mrinal Satish, Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Law, Policy, and Governance, NLU Delhi

A Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi had appointed Dr. Mrinal Satish, Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Law, Policy, and Governance, NLU Delhi as Amicus Curiae in a Death Sentence Reference to assist the Court on the issue of sentencing. Dr. Mrinal Satish submitted two briefs to the Court, one in 2013 and one in 2015. The Court delivered its judgment last week, where it extensively quotes from Dr. Mrinal's written submissions."Concerned with the importance of the matter,...

USLLS, Guru Govind Singh School, Indraprasth University wins 3rd Shri Mangilal Pagariya National Moot Court Competition on IPR

MATS Law School, MATS University recently organized the  3rd Shri Mangilal Pagariya National Moot Court Competition on Intellectual Property Rights (Traditional Knowledge) which was held from September 18- September 20, 2015 where USLLS, Guru Govind Singh School, Indraprasth University, Dwarka, Delhi  has won the competition and Symbiosis Law School, Pune, Maharashtra finished as runner-ups.The objective of the 3rd Shri Mangilal Pagariya National Moot Court Competition was to foster learning and...

In Conversation with the Winners of International Social Innovation Challenge (ISIC-15)

International Social Innovation Challenge (ISIC-15) was organized by Jindal Global Law School. The Challenge was designed around the theme of ‘Empowering Women through Safer Communities.’ISIC 2015 was first of kind “collab-etition” format consisted of students from three different universities – O.P Jindal Global University (Jindal Global Law School), The University of Southampton and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. The students navigated their cultural, ideological and...

SLS Pune hosts 4th Annual National Conference on Contemporary Legal Scholarship

Symbiosis Law School, Pune successfully hosted the fourth Annual National Conference on 19th of September, 2015 in its new campus at Viman Nagar, Pune. Organized on the backdrop of Symbiosis Law School Pune’s flagship Journal SCLJ and the student journal SSLR published with LexisNexis, the conference served as an inspiring platform to the budding law scholars and researchers to discus and share ideas.The inaugural ceremony at 10:30 am was graced by Chief Guest Prof. Dr. Bhavani Prasad Panda,...

Mooters Speaking ; In Conversation with the Winners of Young International Mediation Competition

Young International Mediation Competition  is one of the most prestigious Mediation competitions around the world. It was organized by Vis East Moot Foundation Ltd and supported by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). It was held from 2nd to 8th August 2015 in Hong Kong. YIMC is a multi-faceted educational programme that includes both instruction and a competition through which students can demonstrate their mastery of the various skills used in mediation. An active social...

Army Institute of Law, Mohali wins North India Rounds of Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition, 2015

Army Institute of Law, Mohali has won the North India Rounds of the Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition, 2015. UPES, Dehradun was declared the runners up.National Law Institute University, Bhopal, in collaboration with Surana & Surana International Attorneys organized the North India Rounds of the Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition, 2015 and Surana & Surana National Judgment Writing Competition on Criminal Law from 4th to 6th...