Word of the day: FiduciaryToday's word of the day 'fiduciary' describes relationships built on legal and ethical trust, where one party must act in another’s best in...
01 Feb, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Standards of ethical values higher for lawyers seeking to contest bar polls: SCThe Supreme Court has reinforced higher ethical standards for lawyers. It refused to permit a Telangana lawyer to contest state bar council...
09 Jan, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
Trump said to demand Justice Department pay him $230 million in compensation for past casesPresident Donald Trump seeks nearly $230 million from the Justice Department. These claims stem from federal investigations into his campai...
22 Oct, 2025, 07.03 AM IST
Lawyers get caught using ChatGPT in court filings, judge offers them choice between a costly or a humiliating punishmentTwo defense lawyers landed in trouble after submitting a brief filled with at least 14 fake citations generated by ChatGPT. According to a ...
20 Sep, 2025, 08.08 PM IST
National Medical Commission rules allow complaints against doctors: GovtThe National Medical Commission (NMC) faces criticism for allegedly rejecting patient appeals, despite existing regulations allowing them. ...
04 Aug, 2025, 03.14 PM IST
Homeland Security Kristi Noem got $80K from dark money group, but hid it from federal disclosure formsKristi Noem, tapped for Homeland Security, faces scrutiny over an $80,000 payment from a dark money nonprofit while serving as South Dakota...
30 Jun, 2025, 08.42 PM IST
Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi now in the line of fire - here's what happened and why it mattersPam Bondi, former Attorney General, faces scrutiny over alleged ethical misconduct, with legal experts accusing her of pressuring DOJ lawye...
07 Jun, 2025, 05.50 PM IST
UK judge raises alarm after lawyers submit fake legal cases produced by AI toolsLawyers in England have been caught citing fake cases generated by artificial intelligence in court, prompting a judge to warn of potential...
07 Jun, 2025, 05.42 PM IST
Sony Pictures Networks India elevates Ritesh Khosla to General CounselSony Pictures Networks India named Ritesh Khosla as its new General Counsel from September 1, following Ashok Nambissan's retirement. Khosl...
02 Aug, 2024, 01.16 PM IST
Fali Nariman passes away, leaves a legacy of legal brilliance and integrityFali Nariman, a highly respected jurist and senior advocate to the Supreme Court of India, passed away at the age of 95. Known for his cont...
21 Feb, 2024, 09.11 PM IST
Cash For Query Row: TMC MP Moitra demands cross-examination of CEO Darshan HiranandaniTrinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday demanded to exercise her right to cross-examine CEO Darshan Hiranandani in the 'cash for qu...
01 Nov, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Pardon the AI, Your Honour: The era of a robot lawyer isn’t too far awayWhile AI tools have the upper hand in some tasks, others are better left to the 'fickle' judgement of human lawyers. Lawyers must employ th...
24 Feb, 2023, 11.05 PM IST
Fed's Powell orders sweeping ethics review after officials' trading prompts outcryPowell ordered the review late last week, the spokesperson said in an emailed statement, following recent reports that two of the Fed syste...
17 Sep, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
Can Trump's lawyers be disciplined for making false claims?Representative Bill Pascrell, a Democrat, on Friday called for Giuliani and other members of the legal team to be stripped of their law lic...
25 Nov, 2020, 05.16 PM IST
- Lawyers should maintain highest standards of probity: Law Minister Ashwani Kumar
Law Minister Ashwani Kumar said concerns expressed on falling standards of the legal profession cannot be brushed aside and require remedia...
16 Feb, 2013, 05.07 PM IST
- Team Anna has ulterior motives: Pranab Mukherjee
Hitting back at Team Anna, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has rejected its allegations of corruption against him as unfair and self-seek...
19 Jun, 2012, 06.45 AM IST
- BJP welcomes verdict on BMW expose case
The Congress party said the incident shows that there is a need to evaluate professional ethics.
21 Aug, 2008, 03.24 PM IST