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Bar Council of Delhi directs Big Four not to offer legal services

The move comes after a complaint was filed by the Society of Indian Law Firm, representing around 100 Indian law firms

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Sudipto Dey New Delhi
In a double-whammy of sorts for the Big Four audit-cum-consultancy firms – Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC – the Bar Council of Delhi on Friday directed the four firms to refrain from providing legal services to clients till further notice.

The move comes after a complaint was filed by the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF), representing around 100 Indian law firms. SILF said in its complaint that the Big Four were actually accounting firms, but are engaged in "doing law practice". SILF had filed a similar complaint to the Bar Council in 2015 alleging that the Big Four were