COMPLETE LAWYER

  Tomorrow is a defining day for the Project Complete Lawyer Foundation, with two major programs scheduled back-to-back. Yet, I must make a confession. The absolute confidence I felt while conceiving and co-authoring The Unwritten Conundrum —and even during its high-profile launch—suddenly began to waver. Doubt crept in when I looked at the logistics: a price tag of Rs. 350 for a slim volume of just 152 pages. With the Foundation not only organizing a Book Review but also launching an entire academic course using this text as the basic protocol, the weight of responsibility felt heavy. Seeking reassurance, I decided to sit down last night and read the book again—from cover to cover. As I turned the pages, my anxiety began to settle. I realized that measuring this book by its page count was a mistake; it is a protocol, not a novel. Reading the chapters written by Naomi and Abhinav, I saw the High Court not through the tired eyes of a senior advocate, but through the sharp, confused,...

  A 40-Hour Clinical Course on Practice & Procedure The Project Complete Lawyer (PCL) Foundation, in proud association with the Legal Aid Clinic of the Government Law College (GLC), Ernakulam, is delighted to announce the launch of a high-impact, 40-hour Clinical Course on the Practice and Jurisdiction of the High Court of Kerala. This specialized program is exclusively designed for the registered students of GLC, Ernakulam, aiming to bridge the critical gap between academic knowledge and the realities of professional advocacy. The course directly engages with the "unwritten code" of the legal profession, which is the foundational theme of the PCL Foundation’s seminal publication, The Unwritten Conundrum - Cracking An Implicit Code . We are profoundly honored that the course will be formally inaugurated by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jayasankaran Nambiar, Judge, High Court of Kerala. For Justice Nambiar, his participation is a cherished homecoming, as he is a distinguished Al...

The Indian legal community witnessed a landmark event on December 5, 2025, at the SCL India 5th Biennial International Conference, in the Lalit, New Delhi, with the official release of the highly anticipated book: "The Unwritten Conundrum: Cracking an Implicit Code. The launch, which took place amidst the nation's premier forum on construction law, transcended traditional academic releases to address a fundamental crisis in the profession: the "mortality rate" of first-generation lawyers. Decoding the Implict Code Authored by Adv. Johnson Gomez, the book is a direct response to the massive gap between academic knowledge and the unwritten realities of court practice—the "Implicit Code". This gap is responsible for the "Golden Hour" of the first two years, where countless talented, non-legacy young graduates simply fade away. The book aims to decode the implicit nuances of legal practice and the unwritten protocols of the High Court, which are usual...