Legal matters in India, handled from wherever you are.

In most cases, yes. Proceedings can be instituted and conducted through counsel, with documents signed abroad and, where appropriate, a power of attorney in favour of a trusted person in India. Personal presence may be needed at particular stages — such as giving evidence — although courts may permit video-conference testimony in suitable cases.

It is generally signed before an Indian Embassy or Consulate, or before a local notary and then apostilled where the country is party to the Hague Apostille Convention. Once received in India, it must ordinarily be stamped within three months under the applicable stamp law, and may need registration if it concerns immovable property.

A power-of-attorney holder may depose only about matters within their own personal knowledge. The Supreme Court held in Janki Vashdeo Bhojwani v. IndusInd Bank Ltd. (2005) that they cannot testify in place of the principal on facts known only to the principal.

Not automatically. Recognition depends on Section 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure and the principles in Y. Narasimha Rao v. Y. Venkata Lakshmi (1991). A foreign decree should be assessed before it is relied on in India.

The Firm agrees a communication plan at the start of each engagement — typically a written update after every hearing and scheduled calls at times that suit your time zone.