Frequently Asked Question (FAQ's) On Common Legal Issues

Confidentiality is key for our lawyers. We operate with the strictest standards of confidentiality, and are in full accordance with the ethical standards of privacy mandated by the courts of India.

We are licensed to practice in the Courts of India. Our offices are located in New Delhi. However, if you are out of state, or outside India, we can help you by providing our services to you online, phone calls, email and skype. In matters involving significant transactions or complexity, we are also willing to fly our lawyers out to work on-site.

Our advocates are fully licensed to practice in New Delhi and all across India, and are available for consultation through e-mail, phone, or skype. On receiving the full picture, our advocate will work around the clock to handle your case. If at any stage you have questions, comments, or concerns, you can directly reach out to the advocate handling your case, and they will get back to you within 24 hours.

Yes, our litigation department only practices in the courts of India. We have a dedicated litigation department that handles litigation on matters related to our areas of expertise – medical law, family law, media law, intellectual property, and commercial law.

We offer several types of litigation services such as Arbitration, Advance Rulings, Anti Dumping Duty, Competition Laws, Contracts Laws, Consumer Protection & Product Liability, Corporate/Commercial Advisory, Direct Taxation, E-commerce, Employment, Environment Laws and climate change, Export & Import, Goods & Services Tax ( GST) – Indirect Taxation, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), International Trade Laws & Disputes, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, Mining and Energy, Pharmaceutical Laws, Real Estate, Regulatory & Public Policy, Retail, Sales Tax & VAT, TMT, Trade Law, Trusts and more

You are entitled to know, to the extent that we can reasonably inform you at your first visit, what your fee will be. We encourage a frank, open discussion about our fees with each client at the time of the first interview.

Lawyers are paid under various fee arrangements.

Hourly fee:
On an hourly fee basis, fees are based on an hourly rate for services rendered. A detailed, itemized bill will be given to you showing all work done on your case. This explanation may come monthly or at the end of your case, whichever way you choose to be billed. Unless otherwise agreed, the hourly fee basis will be the presumed fee arrangement.

Flat fee:
On a flat fee basis, your legal fee is a stated sum for agreed upon services. No accounting will be made.

Contingency fee:
On a contingency fee basis, your legal fees will be based on the amount of recovery we get for you; no recovery, no fee. You may have the option of choosing this plan in lieu of hourly charges. Not all cases qualify for the contingency basis; we will tell you if yours does. In either case, we will prepare for you an employment agreement setting forth the fee arrangement.

Other potential fees:
A pre-payment will often be required in order to begin to process your matter and you will be kept advised as to how that pre-payment is being used. Bills will be sent to you periodically showing your charges and payments.

Certain cases may have a minimum fee. This means that no hourly accounting will be made unless excess time is expended.

We try to keep legal fees as reasonable as possible. The amount of services required, however, is not fully within our control. We discuss with our client options for services and the benefits of services. Sometimes, however, services are directly related to an opposing party’s action or inaction. Please feel free to discuss fees with your lawyer

Yes. We can get you in touch with the right resources to get aid for your case.

We also take a certain portion of our cases on a pro-bono basis, to serve the underprivileged and give back to the community. There are also certain fee deferment and reduction arrangements we can enter into depending on the circumstances of your case.