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Call for Internship Applications
Applications are invited on a rolling basis from candidates interested to do an internship with the Chair in February 2025. About Us The Chair on Consumer Law and Practice Chair (CLAP Chair) was established at NLSIU in August 2008 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of […]
Essay Competition on Consumer Law and Policy | Commemorating National Consumer Day 2024
The Chair on Consumer Law and Practice at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru is organising an essay competition during October-November 2024 to commemorate National Consumer Day 2024 (24th December). This essay competition aims to stimulate interest and foster growth amongst students to explore and engage with contemporary and seminal issues in the […]
“Navigating Consumer Protection in the E-Commerce Metaverse: Safeguarding Privacy in the Virtual Marketplace” & Results Announcement of CLAP Essay Competition Winners
The Chair on Consumer Law and Practice organizing a National Webinar on “Navigating Consumer Protection in the E-Commerce Metaverse: Safeguarding Privacy in the Virtual Marketplace” which aims to deepen understanding and foster collaboration on the challenges and opportunities presented by the integration of e-commerce into the metaverse, focusing on consumer protection and privacy. It seeks […]
Panel Discussion on “Unveiling the Shadows: Exploring Dark Patterns in the Realm of Consumer Protection Law”
The Chair is organized a Virtual Panel Discussion on “Unveiling the Shadows: Exploring Dark Patterns in the Realm of Consumer Protection Law” on February 10, 2024 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Zoom platform to shed light on the pervasive use of dark patterns in the digital landscape and their implications on consumer protection […]
Essay Competition To Commemorate The Celebration Of National Consumer Day, 2023
About the Essay Competition The CLAP at NLSIU, Bengaluru proposes to organise an Essay Competition to commemorate the celebration of National Consumer Day, 2023 (24th December). The Essay Competition endeavours to stimulate interest and foster growth amongst students to explore and engage with contemporary and seminal issues in the field of consumer law and policy. […]
NLSIU Announces Research Project with Meta & IIT Bombay in Collaboration with Department of Consumer Affairs
Project to Explore Digital Transformation of India’s Consumer Grievance Redressal System through GenAI The National Law School of India University is excited to announce a new research project on consumer law with the support of Meta. This project will assess how large language models (LLM) can be used for building public solutions for enhancing efficiency in […]
Follow-up National Webinar on “Build Capacity for States/UTs towards Implementation of Direct Selling Rules, 2021”
After our first National Webinar in the month of June, 2023, the Chair on Consumer Law and Practice is organising a follow-up National Webinar for the officials of Ministry of Consumer Affairs of various State and UTs to come together to encourage experience sharing, develop through discussions effective recommendations to strengthen India’s direct selling industry […]
National Webinar on “Build Capacity for States/UTs towards Implementation of Direct Selling Rules, 2021”
Direct Selling is one category of retail market which falls in the category of non-store retail format. The Indian Direct Selling Association joined hands with the Chair on Consumer Law and Practice, National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore with the object to conduct legal research to further support adoption and implementation of Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021.
Three Day Capacity Building Workshop For Members of Kerala District Consumer Redressal Commission
The Three-days training program was initiated on 1 st February 2023, by the Chair on Consumer Law and Practice (“CLAP”), in collaboration with the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.