How Senior Counsels are appointed in Singapore- In Brief
In Singapore, under Part IV: Privileges of Advocates and Solicitors in the Legal Profession Act, the process for Appointment of Senior Counsel is prescribed. Under Section 30, the following process…
How Senior Counsels are appointed in Australia- In Brief
In Australia, Senior Counsel is a person who is admitted to practise as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and who practises exclusively…
The Senior Designation System in Nigeria- In Brief
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (established under the Legal Practitioners Act, 2004) may, by instrument, confer on a legal practitioner the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The award of…
Should Senior Designation System exist? – Supreme Court Answers
Senior Advocate Indira Jaisingh filed a writ petition in 2015 praying the Apex Court to formulate guidelines on Senior Designation, the petition was decided in 2017. Later on, based on…
Old History of Legal Profession- A Brief
The profession of Advocacy was firmly in existence in the Greek and Roman legal systems. Emperor Justinian (circa 482-565) had put lawyers in a high pedestal comparing them with regular…
Senior Advocate Designation in India: History, Controversies, and Judicial Reforms
Recently, Delhi High Court conferred Senior Designation to 70 Lawyers, but it tangled to controversy when a member of permanent committee resigned alleging that final list of lawyers was prepared…
The Role of Sentencing in Criminal Law: Balancing Justice, Deterrence, and Social Order
This is an excerpt from the Judgement Rameshbhai Chandubhai Rathod v. State of Gujrat. Headings have been provided by us. The law regulates social interests, arbitrates conflicting claims and demands.…
The Maxim of Expressio Unius Est Exclusion Alterious- Explanation in Brief
The maxim ‘expressio unius est exclusion alterious’ (express mention of one thing excludes others) has been called a valuable servant but a dangerous master. In Mary Angel and others vs.…
Magistrate Powers under Section 156 and Section 202 of CrPC- Parameters for exercising the Powers
The two provisions are in two different chapters of the Code, though common expression ‘investigation’ is used in both the provisions. Normal rule is to understand the same expression in…
The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025: A Step Forward or a Step Back?
The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025 seeks to introduce significant reforms to the Advocates Act, 1961, with the stated objective of modernizing the legal profession, improving legal education, and ensuring greater…