Reena SenGupta [right], a London-based consultant, says she used to see foreign-owned legal research operations in India where beds, not desks, greeted the visitor; such was the keenness to dispel the impression that law was being practised.
'Nuff said
(Taking context-optional note of thought-provoking quotes)
-- Unsigned Economist article on "Law and globalisation." The article discusses the very high hurdle to the admission of foreign lawyers in India following Bombay High Court decision issued last December -- as well as barriers that exist in many other countries, including Canada. (Hat tip to my California-Davis colleague Jack Ayer, doyen of Underbelly blog.)