Govt allows law firms to function during Lockdown

Bengaluru, May 26, 2021: The offices of advocates and law firms will be allowed to function during Lockdown.

This was declared through an Addendum (Addendum-7) issued by the government today.

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“Movement of advocates, their paralegal personnel/clerks and other support staff to their respective offices are permitted only during court working days on producing ID card/ authorization letter issued by the respective offices,” the addendum stated.

The government has also allowed offices of Advocates/law firms to function with 50 percent of staff strength strictly adhering to Covid appropriate behavior.