Keeping clients when your firm is changing is a tricky business and involves a lot of reassurance — not just for them, but for you. I vividly remember interviewing a client about his relationship with his law firm, my client. While he was very satisfied with the firm’s work and the people doing it, he moved quickly on to his top concern. Unbeknown to me but known by him, the senior partner who served as the primary point of contact was dying of cancer. The client said to me, “I feel terrible about it … but what is going to happen to me?” Even when there are great lawyer-client relationships, clients are concerned about their own interests. They notice when senior lawyers start spending more time at their condos down south, or when younger lawyers come and go on their work and invoices. The Challenges to Keeping Clients Any number of events can create a potential challenge to retaining a client, including: The departure of a lawyerA change in company ownershipThe death of a lawyerA change in company leadership In general, law firms do a poor job of establishing the kind of institutional relationship that binds a client to the firm. In some cases, it’s because of ego or compensation; in some cases, the nature of the lawyer-client relationship can’t be replicated. And in some cases, it’s a lack of confidence in colleagues. While you can’t guarantee that clients will connect with new firm contacts (or vice versa), you can do many things to make planned or unplanned transitions go more smoothly. Keeping Clients: If You Need to Triage In the event of an unexpected change, here are some smart steps to take: Have the managing partner or client relationship partner contact the client immediately to establish that the client

>In this Article, the author walks reader through the concept of Stamp Paper and ponders upon the validity of a Stamp Paper! What is a Stamp Paper? An illustrative representation of a Non Judicial Stamp Paper. It is a piece of paper which bears a pre-printed revenue stamp. Any transaction gets legal validity, once being executed on a stamp paper of proper value. It brings legal authenticity to any valid agreement. What documents need to be executed on the Stamp Paper? Be it an agreement or a documented business transaction; if legal sanctity need to be added, one should execute it on the legal stamp paper. Documents like Lease Agreement, Sale deed, Loan Agreement, Affidavits, Memorandum of Association or Article of Association; need to be executed on the stamp paper. However, all documents are not to be executed post payment of Stamp Duty. A few documents are exempt from it. One can have a look into the Schedule I of the Stamp Duty Act, to understand the same. SCHDULE-I-Indian-Stamp-Act Types of Stamp Papers: Judicial Stamp PapersNon Judicial Stamp Papers Judicial Stamp Papers: Judicial stamp papers are used for legal purposes. If any legal document need to be submitted for the purpose of legal procedure; then, applicant execute the same in Judicial Stamp Papers. These are often called as, Court Fee Stamp Papers. These Stamp Papers are used to avoid Cash Transactions in the Court. A case might not get admitted, if court fees is not paid properly. Non Judicial Stamp Papers: Whenever someone enters into a transaction and intends it to give legal sanctity; then such transaction are documented in the stamp papers of proper value. State Government charges tax for any of such transaction. Hence, State Governments decide the rates of stamp duty to be paid. Therefore, every states

The Delhi High Court issued a string of directions for the purpose of safeguarding the rights extended to undertrial prisoners. Apart from Magistrate and Courts, the directions have also been issued to the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to ensure that the undertrials remain informed about their fundamental rights. The directions included not extending the custody of an undertrial prisoner mechanically with respect to Section 167(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Further, the authorities have been directed to ensure that the right of an undertrial to seek default bail is not defeated under any circumstances, including principles of law and legislative mandates. The single-judge bench specifically highlighted the provision under Section 167(2) of CrPC, 1973, and directed that neither the magistrate nor the court is empowered to mechanically extend the period of custody, for the maximum period of 15 days. The bench explained that custody should be extended keeping in mind the 60th, 90th and 120th day of completing the investigation and submitting the charge sheet. However, the same depends upon the nature of offence and applicability of a Special enactment. The bench added that the format of custody warrant shall include a column which would indicate the date on which the default bail had been granted to the undertrial prisoner. Moreover, the bench upheld the obligation of jail authorities to inform the undertrials regarding the date when their right to default bail accrues. The bench took note of this issue in a case wherein a plea had been filed to challenge the Sessions Court order which dismissed petitioner’s revision petition, which had been filed for challenging the dismissal of application of default bail under respective provisions. The post Order of remanding or extending the custody of undertrial a judicial function- Delhi HC appeared first on LexForti . Did