The Madras High Court in Chennai, India, ruled Tuesday that foreign law firms are able to advise on international law and take part in international arbitration while in that country.

In its ruling, the court rejected a petition filed in March 2010 by a local lawyer, A. K. Balaji, who accused 31 foreign law firms and a legal process outsourcing company of illegally practicing law in violation of India’s Advocates Act, which governs the country’s legal profession.

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