Services
Services
Sixteen distinct services across four categories. Each is delivered to the same standard: primary-source research, full citation, currency verification at the point of delivery.
The categories below are organisational, not exhaustive. If your brief does not fit cleanly into one of them, send the brief regardless — we will scope it on receipt.
I. Core Legal Research
Foundational research to build robust legal arguments.
The primary research function. Case law, statute, legislative history, and comparative analysis — drawn from primary sources and delivered with full citation.
I.1
Case Law Research
Identification of relevant judgments across the Supreme Court, High Courts, and Tribunals, with analysis of ratio, obiter, and the line of authority on the question.
I.2
Statutory & Regulatory Research
Research, tracking, and interpretation of central and state Acts, Rules, Regulations, and notifications across regulated domains.
I.3
Legislative History
Tracing a statute through Parliamentary debates, committee reports, and amendment history to construct an argument on legislative intent.
I.4
Comparative Law
Comparative analysis of legal frameworks across foreign jurisdictions on a specific question.
II. Litigation & Dispute Resolution Support
Research to strengthen courtroom strategy and filings.
Research that strengthens what is filed. Pleadings support, memoranda, case summaries, and citation verification — for every forum from subordinate courts to the Supreme Court.
II.1
Pleadings & Motions
Research support for drafting plaints, written statements, writ petitions, applications, and interlocutory motions.
II.2
Memorandum Drafting
Preparation of inter-office research memoranda or persuasive external memoranda on specific legal questions, with full primary-source citations.
II.3
Case Summaries
Concise, structured summaries of lengthy judgments, depositions, or case files for hearing preparation.
II.4
Citation Verification
Verification of every authority cited in a brief — for accuracy of citation, currency of law, and consistency with subsequent treatment on SCC Online and Manupatra.
III. Corporate & Transactional Support
Specialised research for business decisions and compliance.
Research for the decisions that precede a transaction. Due diligence, compliance audits, intellectual property searches, and market-entry analysis.
III.1
Due Diligence
Research support for due diligence — covering litigation history, regulatory standing, contractual exposures, and contingent liabilities of a target company.
III.2
Compliance Audits
Research-driven audits and customised compliance checklists across the Companies Act, SEBI regulations, labour and employment law, and sector-specific regulators.
III.3
IP Search
Preliminary trademark, patent, and copyright searches conducted against the IP India databases and relevant secondary registries.
III.4
Market Entry Analysis
A comprehensive report on the legal and regulatory landscape for an industry — covering licensing, sectoral caps, FEMA implications, and operational compliance.
IV. Academic, Policy & Content Services
Research and content for scholarship and thought leadership.
Research for the work that informs the discipline. Literature reviews, policy and Bill analysis, legal content authored to publication standard, and ongoing knowledge management.
IV.1
Literature Review
Compilation and synthesis of academic commentary, journal articles, and monographs on a specified legal question.
IV.2
Policy Research
Research on the substantive impact of proposed legislation, including comparative jurisdictional treatment and stakeholder analysis.
IV.3
Legal Content
Articles, white papers, and newsletter pieces on legal topics — written to publication standard with full primary-source verification.
IV.4
Knowledge Management
Construction and maintenance of internal databases of case summaries, research memoranda, and legal updates for in-house teams.
Did your matter not fit?
The categories above are how we organise the firm; they are not the boundary of what we do. If your brief sits between two categories, or outside them entirely, send it. We will tell you on receipt whether it is something we can take on, and at what scope.