{"id":239595,"date":"2020-11-24T17:09:40","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T11:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=239595"},"modified":"2020-11-24T17:09:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T11:39:40","slug":"no-fresh-permissions-renewal-of-permission-shall-be-granted-by-reserve-bank-ad-category-i-banks-to-any-foreign-law-firm-for-opening-of-liaison-office-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2020\/11\/24\/no-fresh-permissions-renewal-of-permission-shall-be-granted-by-reserve-bank-ad-category-i-banks-to-any-foreign-law-firm-for-opening-of-liaison-office-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"No fresh permissions\/ renewal of permission shall be granted by Reserve Bank\/AD Category-I banks to any foreign law firm for opening of Liaison Office in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No fresh permissions\/ renewal of permission shall be granted by the Reserve Bank\/AD Category-I banks to any foreign law firm for the opening of Liaison Office in India, till the policy is reviewed based on, among others, final disposal of the matter by the Supreme Court in <em>Bar Council of India v. 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