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| 2024 | Named in the Top 15 Litigators in Southeast Asia by the Asian Legal Business. |
| 2024 |
Admission to practice law
Reduction of Practice Training Contract duration from one year to six months for law graduates seeking admission to the Singapore Bar.
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| 2023 | Again listed among the Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines by the Asia Business Law Journal. |
| 2023 | Served as the Bar Examiner in Remedial Law for the Bar Examinations. |
| 2023 | Dr. Harpreet Kaur becomes the new Vice-Chancellor, taking over from Dr. Poonam Pradhan Saxena. |
| November 5 2023 | Released 'God of Heaven and Earth', a documentary film exploring the Bethlehem star story and the earthquake at Christ's crucifixion, presenting astronomical and geological evidence with expert interviews. |
| October 2023 | Hosted the seventh edition of Yuvardha (Yuvardha VII), which saw participation of over 800 students from various law universities across India. |
| 2022 | Continued to be listed among the Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines by the Asia Business Law Journal. |
| 2022 |
Mock trial
In the 2022/23 National Bar Mock Trial Competition, 938 students aged 15-18 from 144 schools participated, with over 70 legal volunteers supporting the event.
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| 2022 | The Rajasthan State Legislature amended the National Law University, Jodhpur Act, introducing significant changes including a two-term maximum limit for the Vice-Chancellor position, raising the age limit to 70, and mandating that the Registrar must be an Indian Administrative Service or Super time Scale Rajasthan Administrative Service Officer. |
| February 17 2022 | University decides to reopen in a hybrid mode from 1 March 2022, considering Rajasthan Government guidelines and the COVID-19 situation. |
| 2021 | First listed among the Top 100 Lawyers in the Philippines by the Asia Business Law Journal. |
| 2021 | Became a member of two significant Supreme Court committees: the Committee on the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, and the Reorganized Committee on Civil Procedure. |
| 2021 | The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked National Law University, Jodhpur 8th among law colleges in India. |
| September 2021 |
Admission to practice law
The Solicitors Regulation Authority introduced the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), establishing new requirements for potential solicitors in England and Wales, including passing two assessment phases and completing two years of qualifying work experience.
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| 2019 | Appointed as a member of the Supreme Court Committee on the Revision of the Rules of Court. |
| 2019 | Published the book 'Criminal Procedure (annotated)' and 'Footnotes', a compilation of his legal articles. |
| 2019 |
Admission to practice law
Introduction of Juris Doctor (JD) degree as the primary law degree, replacing the previous Bachelor of Laws (LLB) program for legal education in the Philippines.
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| May 21 2019 | Frederick Larson released 'The Christ Quake' documentary DVD in English and Spanish, which he wrote, executive produced, and appeared in. The film explores physical evidence of the biblical earthquake at Christ's crucifixion. |
| March 2019 | Released his second documentary film 'The Christ Quake', which had been in production since 2013. |
| January 1 2019 |
Admission to practice law
Pakistan Bar Council and Provincial Bar Councils cease recognizing law degree admissions for bar entry after this date, requiring a 5-year B.A. LL.B. degree as the sole route to legal practice.
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| 2018 | Served as the Bar Examiner in Remedial Law for the Bar Examinations. |
| 2018 |
Admission to practice law
South Korea transitions from the old judicial training system (사법연수원/Judicial Research and Training Institute) to a new law school system requiring completion of a three-year Juris Doctor degree and passing the Bar Examination (변호사시험) to practice law.
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| October 2018 | The university hosted the fifth edition of the NH-65 Inter Law College Literary and Cultural Fest in October. |
| September 2018 | Served as Visiting International Scholar on Trial Advocacy at Suffolk University Law School. |
| 2016 | The university decided to discontinue offering the BSc LL.B. (Hons.) Undergraduate degree starting from the Academic Year 2016–17. |
| 2016 | University decides to discontinue the BSc LL.B. (Hons.) Undergraduate degree program. |
| 2013 | Began production on his second documentary film 'The Christ Quake'. |
| 2013 | First issue of the Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Journal (CALJ) was published, serving as the flagship journal for the Centre for Constitutional Law and Administrative Law. |
| April 4 2013 | Signed a Knowledge Exchange Agreement between National Law University, Jodhpur (NLU-J), Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), establishing a collaborative framework for knowledge sharing across institutions. |
| 2011 | Became part of the Oversight Committee led by Justice Roberto Abad, which validated the first multiple-choice bar questions. |
| 2010 | Became the holder of the Justice Jose Colayco Professorial Chair in Remedial Law, a position he maintained until 2016. |
| 2010 | Bagged the 'Best Victims' Counsel' award at the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition in Hague. |
| 2010 | Inception of NH-65, the biennial Inter Law College Literary and Cultural Fest, organized jointly by the Cultural Committee and the Academic Support and Literary Committee. The fest is named after the university's location on National Highway-65. |
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