Franco-Indian Lawyers Association
Note: This page is about the Legal Association. For other uses of the acronym, see FILA.
FILA, or the Franco-Indian Lawyers Association (or Association des Avocats et Juristes Franco-Indiens), was founded in December 2004 to create links between the legal communities of France and India. FILA's aims are fourfold:
• To generate closer ties between France and India via a mutual understanding of, and mutual respect for, their respective legal systems and cultures.
• To represent and lobby for changes benefiting the professional activities of lawyers who wish to practice or establish themselves in either country.
• To provide an intellectual forum for legal and professional conduct issues arising in France and/or India, via the website, the FILA Law Review and colloquia throughout the year.
• To develop a spirit of community between its members, especially by cultural or professional exchanges.
It has French and Indian chapters, and counts Y. K. Sabharwal, a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, amongst its patrons.