As a part of its Indian practice, Herbert Smith LLP has significant focus on supporting legal education in India. Thus, in 2008, the firm launched its “Indian University Support Initiative” as part of this wider commitment to India.
Under this initiative, Herbert Smith has organised a number of international training programmes and educational events in association with leading law schools in India.
Each event provided an opportunity for Indian law students to interact and learn from, some of the world's leading lawyers and academics such as Edward Walker-Arnott, Chris Parsons, Hardeep Nahal, Justin D'Agostino, partners at Herbert Smith LLP, and Professor Timothy Endicott, the Dean of Oxford Law and Professor James Edelman, Barrister, Fellow at Keble College and lecturer and Professor of the Law of Obligations in the Faculty of Law.
Upcoming opportunities in 2010
Lecture series - recent events have included:
Moot Court Competition: NUJS, Kolkata
Since 2008, Herbert Smith has sponsored the annual NUJS national corporate law moot court competition. The NUJS Herbert Smith National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition, now in its second year. Chris Parsons, chairman of India group, Hardeep Nahal, partner at Herbert Smith and Professor James Edelman, University of Oxford and Barrister, One Essex Court will travel to NUJS, Kolkata to be among the judges for the semi-final and final rounds of the moot court competition.
Further information on the 2010 edition competition including moot problem, rules and schedule can be found here.
Essay Competition: NLS, Bangalore
Herbert Smith LLP and the National Law School of India Review are proud to present the second edition of the Herbert Smith India Essay Competition. The competition is open to students of the National Law School of India University (Bangalore), National University of Juridical Sciences (Kolkata), National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (Hyderabad) and the National Law University (Jodhpur). The National Law School of India Review is the flagship journal of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. The journal focuses on issues that are at the forefront of contemporary legal discourse. Its contributors have included judges of the Supreme Court of India, senior advocates and leading academics.
The topic for this year's competition is: The Existence and Relevance of the McDowell rule: An Analysis of the Use of the Corporation as a Vehicle of Tax Planning in light of Vodafone and the DTC
The deadline for submission of entries is 27 January 2010.
Other details: The competition will be judged by a panel of three judges. The National Law School of India Review may invite winners to present their papers at the annual NLSIR Symposium, to be held on 10-11 April 2010.
Contacts: participants may address any questions or queries to V. Niranjan, Chief Editor, NLSIR at niranjan.87@gmail.com or Venugopal Mahapatra, Herbert Smith Essay Competition Co-ordinator and Editor, NLSIR at venugopalmahapatra@gmail.com.
Lecture series: NALSAR, Hyderabad
Edward Walker-Arnott, former senior partner at Herbert Smith and an Honorary Visiting Professor of Corporate Law in the Law Department, University College London will be delivering a four day Corporate Law Lecture Programme in NALSAR Hyderabad in the first week of February 2010.
Recent events have included:
Lecture series: NUJS, Kolkata
Edward Walker-Arnott, former senior partner at Herbert Smith and an Honorary Visiting Professor of Corporate Law in the Law Department, University College London delivered a ten day Corporate Law Lecture Programme in NUJS Kolkata in January 2009.
Lecture series: NLU, Jodhpur
A week long lecture programme was given in February, 2009 by Herbert Smith partners Chris Parsons and Justin D'Agostino at NLU Jodhpur. The international course covered cross-border mergers and acquisitions, negotiation skills and a workshop on arbitration.
Lecture series: NLS, Bangalore
A week long lecture programme was given at the beginning of January 2010 by Chris Parsons and Professor Timothy Endicott (Dean of Oxford Law) at NLSIU Bangalore. While Chris Parsons spoke about private mergers and acquisitions and negotiation skills, Professor Timothy Endicott lectured on the common law and public law.
Lecture series: Nandurbar
In 2009, Chris Parsons lectured on Tata Steel's public takeover of Corus at the law college of Nandurbar, in Northern Maharashtra as a guest of Rajendra B Raghuvanshi, former Additional Solicitor General of India.