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Judge Tripathi said that the lawyer had stained the respected legal profession and acted as a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” exploiting vulnerable individuals for personal gain and misleading the judiciary.

Objection, sustained: How a Madhya Pradesh lawyer 'disappeared' to escape marriage

'She wanted to pursue her ambition of becoming a judge, but her family insisted she abandon her studies and marry a revenue officer. She decided to vanish and start a new life,' an official said.

A look at Friedrich Merz, the veteran politician tipped to be Germany's next chancellor| Explained

A protege of late Wolfgang Schaeuble, finance minister and icon of fiscal conservatism, Merz rose to CDU parliamentary leader in the 2000s before becoming one of several powerful men dispatched by former Chancellor Angela Merkel. He quit parliament after she became chancellor and has never held government office. He worked for 15 years as a lobbyist and board member in companies including the Germany branches of asset manager Blackrock and HSBC bank, as well as the publicly-owned Cologne-Bonn airport. Merz is a hobby pilot who owns two aeroplanes. When Merkel stood down after almost 19 years as party chair, he was defeated by other candidates in 2018 and in 2021, before finally winning the post in 2022. Admirers praise Merz as a tactician. The collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government in November came after his legal challenge to last year's budget precipitated the funding crisis that wrecked an already unwieldy three-way coalition. In his campaign so far, Merz's economic prescriptions have focused on tax cuts, deregulation and incentives to work, in keeping with the man who once said that tax regulations should be simple enough to fit on the back of a beer mat. He has also hinted that he might loosen a constitutional spending cap - whose stringency it was that made his legal challenge so devastating - to win over voters angered at the state of Germany's infrastructure while promising that any change would finance investment, not spending. An INSA poll released on Friday (February 21) suggests Merz’s CDU are leading with 30% of support while the opposition far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) would come in second at 21% and Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) would make third place at 15%.

Corporate lawyer quits job to start mac and cheese restaurant, is now a millionaire: 'Stunned'

The restaurant, Homeroom, has sold millions of mac and cheeses over a decade in business and its founder, Erin Wade, proudly exclaims that no one has dedicated more of their life to this dish than her.

UP boy, kidnapped 17 years ago, grows up to become lawyer and puts abductors behind bars

A seven-year-old boy from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, was kidnapped 17 years ago. He grew up to study law and put his kidnappers behind bars. Here’s his story.

Foreign lawyers’ entry in India faces legal hurdle in court

A court has agreed to consider a petition contesting the move, putting overseas lawyers' ability to practise law in India at risk.

Non-compete clause: Legitimate fees or monkey business?

A proposed merger of two media giants where a promoter-controller family would get hefty non-compete fees has put focus on the practice

'Fake' lawyer who won all 26 cases he fought denies wrongdoing, thanks supporters

The accused called the whole episode a 'misunderstanding' and mentioned his intention to present a statement at a police station.

Fresher wants Rs 50,000 salary to work 4 hours for 4 days a week. Interviewer reacts

The freshly-graduated lawyer also wanted a desk job because he did not like going to court, the interviewer claimed.

I was there as an Indian, says the Rabbi-lawyer who recited Torah at the New Parliament

Rabbi Ezekiel Isaac Malekar said Jews came to India 2,000 years ago, and this is the only country where they did not face anti-Semitism and persecution.

Initiate dialogue with court administration before exploring the option of strike: CJI tells lawyers

Justice Chandrachud was speaking in Madurai at an event organised by the Madras High Court for laying of the foundation stone for additional court buildings in Madurai and the inauguration of the Mayiladuthurai Court.

Lawyer moves SC to gag media from carrying reports on Adani firms unless filed with & verified by SEBI

The interim application for restraining the media was filed on Monday by lawyer ML Sharma as part of his PIL, filed on February 3, which is yet to be listed before a bench for a hearing.

Watch: Lawyers ‘misbehave’ with co-passenger on Mumbai local. Police responds

A Twitter user shared a video of two people on a Mumbai local train who ‘misbehaved’ with him when he objected to the way they were sitting.

Delhi HC quashes FIR, asks woman to provide sanitary napkins in schools for 2 months

The high court also asked a lawyer, who was the complainant in the extortion case, to report to the office of Delhi High Court Legal Service Committee (DHCLSC) and undertake pro bono (done for public good free of cost) work to the best of his ability and capability for the next three months.

15% of lawyers in 15 states are women, says Law Ministry

Meghalaya has almost 60 percent women lawyers while Uttar Pradesh has a mere 8.75 percent of women in its lawyer force.

Better call Salve: Why corporate law is such a lucrative practice

Be it slugging it out in court for Tata Sons and Cyrus Mistry or conducting due diligence in the Sony Picture Network India–Zee Entertainment Enterprises merger, corporate lawyers are always in the thick of things. Given the high stakes involved and their clients’ deep pockets, their services come for a price and they are the richest lawyers in the land, by far

What kept law firms going during the pandemic

Unlike many other industries, which saw huge job losses, most law firms got by comparatively unharmed with their corporate practices keeping them afloat.

Delhi High Court judge Rekha Palli’s lesson for lawyer who called her ‘sir’

When the lawyer said they only addressed her as “sir” because of the chair she was sitting in, Justice Rekha Palli said it was worse to think that a judge’s chair was for men.

Supreme Court lawyers get anonymous calls claiming responsibility for PM's security lapse

A group claiming to be ‘Sikhs for Justice’ claims responsibility for blocking PM Narendra Modi’s cavalcade earlier this month. This recorded message also goes on to warn the Supreme Court against hearing the case concerning the incident.

Kim Kardashian a step closer to becoming a lawyer, clears 'baby bar exam'

Kim Kardashian said taking this test was her option and that top lawyers had warned her that this could be a “close to impossible journey” and harder than the traditional law school route.

Britney Spears can hire own lawyer in conservatorship case

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny approved Spears hiring former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart, who called on Spears’ father to immediately resign as her conservator.

'Cases are in quarantine': SC lawyer writes to CJI, suggests how courts can run during lockdown

He suggested that all courts can sit with 25 cases and no client should be allowed in the court.

MHA seeks report from police on Patiala court incident

The Home Ministry has asked Delhi Police to submit a report today itself detailing the Patiala House court incident.

Fighting outside Delhi's Patiala House court hearing JNU case

Fighting broke out on Wednesday around Delhi's Patiala House court hearing a case against a Jawaharlal Nehru University student union leader accused of sedition.

All majority govts are intolerant: Fali Nariman

"Intolerance is intolerable", that's the simple maxim that the country's foremost constitutional lawyer Fali Nariman puts forward when it comes to the intolerance debate