Mr Ranjit Malhotra

Ranjit Malhotra was the first Indian lawyer to be awarded the prestigious Felix Scholarship to read for the LLM degree at the SOAS, University of London. He obtained his Degree with merit in 1993, specialising in South Asian family laws.

He is a member of the IBA, IAYFJM, ILPA at London, AILA in Washington, Reunite Child Abduction Agency in London, Indian Council of Arbitration, the IPBA at Tokyo, CLA, ILA in London, Lawasia at Australia and regularly presents papers at Conferences in America, England and Australia. On January 29, 2007, he was elected to the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

He specialises in private international law, appears as an expert witness on Indian family law issues in Courts in England, renders expert analysis and testimony for family law and immigration cases, advises foreign lawyers, and conducts trust and probate litigation and international family law work. He is a principal author of “Acting for Non-resident Indian Clients,” published in U.K. This book was launched at the House of Lords, London, in April 2005. The book carries a foreword by Lord Slynn of Hadley, Senior Judge at the House of Lords in London, U.K. The book which is the first of its kind is a commentary on Indian Family Law and a guide to English Family Law in an Immigration context. The book is available online from Jordan Publishing Limited at www.familylaw.co.uk