In The Press

Eastern Eye has reported on Lord Karan Bilimoria’s comments in the House of Lords in March. He has highlighted to fact that foreign lawyers and barristers are not permitted to practice in India, causing problems for UK legal practitioners providing advice, “not just to British companies in India, but also to Indian companies”, which he argues is “a huge loss for India and our British legal services.” Significantly, it is thought that India will become a prominent market for the UK once Britain leaves the European Union. In response, Tamana Aziz, who is a director in our Business Immigration department, states: “As we are heading towards Brexit, it is vital for the UK to have a stabilised economy. With a number of UK companies operating in India, it is important that UK lawyers are given permission to practise in India so they can advise their clients on foreign law on a temporary and casual basis. It is also vital for international commercial arbitration, which involves a party which is not Indian and law that may be foreign. If someone wants to practise Indian law in the UK, they can do so by setting up an office here. We are open to Indian lawyers practising in the UK, therefore our lawyers should be given similar opportunities in India.”