The sources said as after the Marrakech agreement establish the WTO and on the basis of the annex IB; general agreement on trade in services and following the decisions relating tot he general agreement on the trade in services there are pressure to open up this profession for foreigners.

Although already the process of globalization of Indian economy is now beginning to have to its impact on the legal profession as welt is soon expect to have in other professions.

Some of the changes which the government is seeking to introduce by way of amendments to the Advocates Act 1961 and maybe some other acts are quite interesting. Firstly to allow setting up of multi-disciplinary firms, including by non-lawyers, Topre a variety of law services. Secondly, to allow foreign lawyers to practice independently of their indigenous agents or associates; thirdly to allow, 'contingent fee' which has been an anathema to our legal system, fourthly to tighten the stranglehold on Indian lawyers by introducing a system of renewal of registration after tests, on payment of fee, every five years.

Already the legal fraternity has refused to accept these 'reforms ' in the name of globalisaltion. Many of them are said that it would tenaciously oppose any attempt to convert the legal profession into a species of the 'services' that are covered by the provisions of the GATT.

Although some admits that there is a need for reform but that to serve the interests of our countrymen who are crying for cheap, speedy and meaningful justice. Reforms are needed to make the legal profession relevant to the needs of our society'' they say.

Opposition is already are brewing among the legal fraternity to the type of reforms that would convert the profession into a conglomerate of commercial ventures, allow unhindered entry to foreign, lawyers or non-lawyer and impose' contingent fees' that are tantamount to looting the spoil of litigation.

Demands are being raised that no foreign lawyer be allowed to practice law in India on any tem except strict reciprocity. Otherwise, it would lead to be a sort of colonial subjugation. Another demand is that the law practice be redefined include representing clients, drawing documents and doing chamber practice in any form.