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NLSIU ALUMNI WORLDWIDE

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LEGAL SERVICES, LEGAL EDUCATION AND

THE STATE OF THE PROFESSION: EMERGING CHALLENGES

Date & Venue: APRIL 25-26 2015 AT NLSIU, Bengaluru

DETAILED PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

SATURDAY APRIL 25, 2015 INAUGURAL SESSION

9.30 AM 10.30 AM

Welcome Address Prof.(Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU, Bengaluru

Introducing the Conference Ms. Sundari R Pisupati, Advocate, Hyderabad & Class of 1993

Inaugural Address Honble Justice M N Venkatachaliah (Retd), Former Chief Justice of India

Presidential Address Honble Justice Rajendra Babu (Retd), Former Chief Justice of India & Honorary Professor, NLSIU

Guests of Honour Honble Justice V Gopala Gowda, Supreme Court of India

Honble Justice Kumar, Karnataka High Court

Special Address Honble Shri. D N Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister for Law & Justice

Keynote Address: Legal Services 2020: A Snapshot

Prof. Umakanth, National University of Singapore & Class of 1995

Vote of Thanks Ms. Menaka Guruswamy, Advocate, Delhi & Class of 1997

10.30 AM to 10.45 AM TEA BREAK

10.45 AM to 12.45 PM SESSION I: STATE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION TODAY

AND OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW Key Issues: State of the Legal Profession today; where it is headed; Challenges ahead of the legal profession in 2020; Law reform and legal development- areas for focus Legal Profession in India and the Need to Embrace Technology and other practices to revamp legal profession and

delivery of justice Access to justice in rural and tribal areas and the alternatives Role of Legal Aid Services and NGOs in Dispensation of Justice

10.45 AM to 11:45 AM SESSION I A: STATE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION

TODAY AND OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW Chairman Prof. V.S. Mallar, Chair Professor of V.R. Krishna Iyer Chair

on Public Law and Policy Choice, NLSIU

Keynote Speakers Honble Justice Kumar, Karnataka High Court

Dr Ranbir Singh,Vice-Chancellor, NLU Delhi

Nandan Nelvigi, Partner White & Case & Class of 1993

Murali Neelakantan, Class of 1996

11.45 AM to 12:45 PM SESSION I B: STATE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION

TODAY AND OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW Chairman Prof (Dr.) VS Elizabeth, NLSIU

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Keynote Speakers Menaka Guruswamy, Advocate & Class of 1997

Ekta Bahl, Tatva Legal & Class of 1997

Promod Nair, Arista Chambers & Class of 2001

Ritvik Lukose, Co-founder & CEO Vahura, & Class of 2004

Satyajit Sarna, Advocate & Class of 2008

12.45 PM to 1.30 PM LUNCH BREAK 1.30 PM to 3.30 PM SESSION II: CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION AND

THE ROLE OF THE BAR COUNCIL AND BAR ASSOCIATIONS

Key Issues: Role of Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils Regulating Unethical Practices Need for Practical Training and Mentoring of Lawyers, Continuing Legal Education and upgrading skills Regulation of legal services by unqualified legal persons/entities Should company counsel be made mandatory for businesses similar to requirement of company secretary/auditors? New Laws or Effective Implementation of Existing Laws? Ethical Dispensation of Justice (commercialization of

profession, economic benefits, etc.) -the realities of practice of law in India Pro bono legal services

1.30 PM to 2.30 PM SESSION II A: CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION AND THE ROLE OF THE BAR COUNCIL AND BAR ASSOCIATIONS

Chairman Honble Justice V Gopala Gowda, Supreme Court of India

Keynote Speakers Prof (Dr.) NR Madhav Menon, MILAT, & Former Director

NLSIU

Vipul Kundalia, Partner Kundalia Associates & Class of 1994

Prof. Umakanth, National University of Singapore & Class of 1995

Manoj Kumar, Partner Hammurabi & Solomon & Class of 1995

2.30 PM to 3.30 PM SESSION II B: CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION AND THE ROLE OF THE BAR COUNCIL AND BAR

ASSOCIATIONS Chairman SV Joga Rao, LegalExcel

Keynote Speakers Roopa Doraswamy, Class of 1994

Elizabeth Thomas Seshadri, Advocate & Class of 1996

Abhishek Malhotra, TMT Law, Class of 1999

Nandan Kamath, The Law Offices of Nandan Kamath & Class of 2000

3.30 PM to 5.30 PM SESSION III: THE ROLE OF JUDICIARY AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE

Key Issues: Lack of infrastructure and inadequate allocation of funds by governments resulting in shortage of judicial officers and

support staff Use of Technology in Courts to overcome procedural bottlenecks (use of electronic communication for notices,

examination of witnesses, Case management and use of management techniques to expedite disposal of cases)

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Appointment of Judges and Judicial Officers An Effective Mechanism Need for Better Institutional Framework for Judicial Training; Continuing Legal Education for Judiciary. An Efficient Lower Judiciary Key to address multiplicity/duplicity of cases Countering Corruption in Judicial Administration

3.30 PM to 4.30 PM SESSION III A: THE ROLE OF JUDICIARY AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE

Chairman Prof Babu Mathew, NLSIU

Keynote Speakers Honble Justice Dr S Murlidhar, Delhi High Court

Sundari R Pisupati, Advocate, Hyderabad & Class of 1993

Sajan Poovayya, Senior Advocate & Class of 1996

Pramod Rao, Citi India General Counsel, Class of 1996

Gowthaman Ranganathan, Alternative Law Forum & Class of 2010

4.30 PM to 5.30 PM SESSION III B: THE ROLE OF JUDICIARY AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE

Chairman Prof Ramesh, NLSIU

Keynote Speakers Ramapriya Gopalakrishnan, Advocate & Class of 1993

TK Bhaskar, HSB Partners & Class of 1995

Harish Narsappa, Samvad Partners & Co-founder Daksh & Class of 1996

Sumeet Malik, Associate Editor, Supreme Court Cases & Director Eastern Book Co, EBC Publishing & Class of 1999

5.30 PM to 5.45 PM TEA BREAK

5.45 PM to 7.45 PM SESSION IV: ALTERNATE/APPROPRIATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS

Key Issues: Reducing Burden on Courts through Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism Creating Public Awareness of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism Appeals against ADR awards A Norm or an Exception? Measures to clear the Backlog of Cases

5.45 PM to 6.45 PM SESSION IV A: ALTERNATE/APPROPRIATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS

Chairman Prof (Dr) V.Vijaykumar, NLSIU

Keynote Speakers Ms Laila Ollapallly, Founder, Center for Advanced Mediation Practice (CAMP) Bengaluru

Sriram Panchu, Senior Advocate & Mediator

Srinivas Raghavan, Partner IndusLaw & Class of 1996

Dr Aditya Sondhi, Senior Advocate & Class of 1998

6.45 PM to 7.45 PM SESSION IV B: ALTERNATE/APPROPRIATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS

Chairman Prof (Dr.) Nagaraj, NLSIU

Keynote Speakers Veena Gowda, Advocate & Class of 1995

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Shreyas Jayasimha, Aarna Law & Class of 2000

Poornima Hatti, Samvad Partners & Class of 2003

8.00 PM to 9.00 PM CULTURAL PROGRAMME BY NLSIU STUDENTS & ALUMNI

9.00 PM onwards GALA DINNER @ NLSIU

SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2015

9:00 AM to 10:45 AM SESSION V : LAW SCHOOLS & LAWYERS Key Issues: Traditional Legal Education Framework vis--vis the Emerging Trends in Legal Education (need for revamping

curriculum, emphasis on legal drafting, student exchange programs, quality of faculty, growing expense of legal education, etc.)

How to revamp the curriculum in Law Schools in India to synch with contemporary developments in the legal profession

Make technology, business and management part of legal curriculum Learnings from foreign law schools, if any; Trial Court Practice A mandate for every law graduate Legislative Drafting As a Specialized Course The need of the hour for effective laws?

9:00 AM to 9:45 AM SESSION V A: LAW SCHOOLS & LAWYERS Chairman Prof Nandimath, NLSIU

Keynote Speakers Prof (Dr.) Nagaraj, NLSIU

Indranil Choudhury, CEO Lexplosion Solutions & Class of 1994

Prof (Dr.) Prabha Kotiswaran, Kings College London & Class of 1995

Prof Shamnad Basheer, & Class of 1998

9:45 AM to 10:30 AM SESSION V B: LAW SCHOOLS & LAWYERS Chairman Prof Gigimon VS, IBA-CLE CENTRE, NLSIU

Keynote Speakers Dr. A Lakshminath, Vice Chancellor, Chanakya National Law University, Patna

Dr. Arun Thiruvengadam, National University of Singapore & Class of 1995

Siddharth Raja, Samvad Partners & Class of 1997

Alex Antony, CEO Rainmaker & Class of 1998

Faiz Tajuddin, Jindal Global Law School & Class of 2005

10:30 AM to 11:00 AM SESSION VI: OVERVIEW OF THE RULE OF LAW PROJECT

BY DAKSH

Harish Narsappa, Samvad Partners & Co-founder Daksh & Class of 1996

11.00 AM to 11.15 AM TEA BREAK

11.15 AM to 1.30 PM VALEDICTORY SESSION

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Chairman Prof (Dr.) NR Madhav Menon, MILAT, & Former Director

NLSIU

Co Chairman Prof.(Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU

Presentation of Reports Inaugural Session and Session I

Session II

Session III

Session IV

Session V

Session VI

Open House Discussion on reports

Resolutions & Recommendations

Follow-up actions

Vote of Thanks Manoj Kumar, Partner Hammurabi & Solomon & Class of 1995

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ABRIDGED PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

SATURDAY APRIL 25, 2015 INAUGURAL SESSION

9.30 AM 10.30 AM

Welcome Address Prof.(Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU, Bengaluru

Introducing the Conference Ms. Sundari R Pisupati, Advocate, Hyderabad & Class of 1993

Inaugural Address Honble Justice M N Venkatachaliah (Retd), Former Chief Justice of India

Presidential Address Honble Justice Rajendra Babu (Retd), Former Chief Justice of India & Honorary Professor, NLSIU

Guests of Honour Honble Justice V Gopala Gowda, Supreme Court of India

Honble Justice Kumar, Karnataka High Court

Special Address Honble Shri. D N Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister for Law & Justice

Keynote Address: Legal

Services 2020: A Snapshot Prof. Umakanth, National University of Singapore & Class of

1995

Vote of Thanks Ms. Menaka Guruswamy, Advocate, Delhi & Class of 1997

SESSIONS I-VI APRIL 25-26 see detailed PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

SUNDAY APRIL 26, 2015 VALEDICTORY SESSION

11.15 AM to 1.30 PM

Chairman Prof (Dr.) NR Madhav Menon, MILAT, & Former Director

NLSIU

Co Chairman Prof.(Dr.) R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU

Presentation of Reports Inaugural Session and Session I

Session II

Session III

Session IV

Session V

Session VI

Open House Discussion on reports

Resolutions & Recommendations

Follow-up actions

Vote of Thanks Manoj Kumar, Partner Hammurabi & Solomon & Class of 1995

Documents

National Seminar Schedule_NLSIU MILAT NLSIU ALUMNI_final (1)