The Law Society, which represents solicitors in England and Wales, and the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, were pleased to welcome a delegation from the Bar Council of India, headed by Chairman Ashok Parija, at Chancery Lane on Wednesday 1 February.
The delegation met senior members of the Law Society and Bar Council as well as UK law firms and Indian qualified lawyers practising in London.
Law Society President John Wotton said:
'We were pleased to welcome the BCI delegation to the Law Society. In a world of increasingly international legal practice, we value ever more highly our relations with other law societies and bar associations around the world. The legal professions in England & Wales and India have much in common and we look forward to further talks with the BCI in the near future.'
Chairman of the Bar, Michael Todd QC, said:
'The Bar Council was very pleased to welcome Ashok Parija and the rest of the BCI delegation to London. The British and Indian legal professions have historic links and have worked closely together in recent years. We very much hope that these discussions will lead to the strengthening of relations between the legal professions of the England and Wales and India.'
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- 1. The Law Society is the independent professional body, established for solicitors in 1825, that works globally to support and represent its members, promoting the highest professional standards and the rule of law.
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