On August 2, disbarred lawyer Ravi Madasamy, also known as M. Ravi, received a 14-week jail sentence and a $5,500 fine for a series of offences committed between 2021 and 2023. These incidents include verbally insulting a saleswoman who couldn't hear him, slapping...Read More

India has enacted new legislation to replace colonial-era criminal laws, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government asserting that these changes will bring more justice. However, the opposition contends that the reforms could destabilize the criminal justice system....Read More

NRI RO Khanna, California Lawyer in race for elections in November 2022

Ro Khanna (Democratic Party) is a member of the US House representing California's 17th Congressional district. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2023. Khanna is running for re-election and is on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022. He advanced from the primary on June 7.......Read More

UK Legal Sector Reacts to Autumn Budget

Among the measures laid out in the Statement was the slashing of Capital Gains Tax relief from £12,000 to £6,000 and £3,000, a move which Jamie Mathieson of JMW Solicitors said “could result in a fire sale of second homes before April”.“Not mentioned in the Budget is the knock-on effect this change will have to Trustees, who currently benefit from a CGT allowance of half that of an individual......Read More

22% of Law Firms Fail to Check Clients Against Sanctions

A new release by SmartSearch, a leading provider of AML software in the UK, has revealed that 22% of legal firms admit to not checking that new customers are not subject to sanctions or Politically Exposed Person (PEP) lists. The figure comes from a survey of 500 decision-makers in the legal, property and finance banking sectors conducted...Read More