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Measured Words, A Legal Desk.
Measured Words is a legal desk dedicated to thoughtful analysis beyond statutes and textbooks. It examines how the law operates in real workplaces and institutions, engaging with the ways it is practiced, experienced, and challenged. Grounded in context and consequence, this space reflects on the law as it unfolds through real situations, real decisions, and real lives.
About the Blog
This blog is a quiet conversation with the law, shaped by study, practice, and lived experience. It bridges textbooks and courtrooms, preparation and practice, offering reflections through notes, judgments, and arguments that make the law a little more approachable and a little more honest.
It is a space for budding advocates navigating the complexities of law school, and for anyone who engages with the law in study, in practice, or in quiet curiosity.
Some learning stays in notebooks. Some deserves to be written down and passed on.
This blog, like the law itself, remains a work in progress.
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Where Law Moves Beyond Theory into Practice
About the Author
Amisha Aggarwal
Practising Advocate | Alumna, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
Amisha Aggarwal is a practising advocate and alumna of the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. Her journey through mooting, judicial services preparation, and litigation continues to shape how she studies and practises the law, guided by the belief that some learning deserves to be written down and passed on.
She engages deeply with both the theory and practice of law, enjoys mentoring, academic interaction, and active involvement in moot court activities, including mentoring and judging.
Alongside practice, she remains engaged with mentoring, academic discourse, and moot court activities, with a growing focus on workplace and POSH law. Her key areas of interest include intellectual property rights and insolvency and bankruptcy, along with a sustained academic interest in matrimonial law.
This blog reflects her ongoing conversation with the law, across classrooms and courtrooms.
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From The Desk
Mooting Room
“Before you argue the law, you learn how to think like it.”
A space where legal reasoning takes shape. Reflections on research methods, argument construction, memorial writing, and the discipline that mooting instills in future lawyers.
Student Lounge
“Every lawyer was once a student with more questions than answers.”
Observations from law school life , internships, exam preparation, professional uncertainty, and the unspoken pressures of becoming a lawyer. A contemplative corner for those navigating legal education.
Judgment Digest
“A judgment is more than a conclusion; it is a conversation with the future.”
Curated commentary on significant judicial decisions, unpacking their reasoning, context, and long-term implications. The focus remains on clarity, logic, and legal evolution.
Family & Matrimonial Law
“Some cases are argued in court; others are lived every day.”
Thoughtful commentary on family disputes, matrimonial remedies, and the delicate intersection of law, relationships, and justice.
Commercial & Corporate Law
“Behind every transaction lies a legal story waiting to be told.”
Exploring the legal frameworks that shape business , contracts, corporate governance, insolvency, and the legal logic behind commercial decision-making.
Sexual Offences
“Justice demands both sensitivity and precision.”
Careful engagement with laws governing sexual offences, including POCSO and related legislations, with emphasis on legal standards, due process, and responsible discussion.
Procedural Laws
“Substance speaks, but procedure decides.”
Insights into civil and criminal procedure , timelines, filings, courtroom processes, and the technical foundations that uphold justice.
Crime & Justice
“Crime is an act; justice is a process.”
Reflections on criminal law, investigations, prosecution, defence, and the broader questions that define the justice system.
The Civil Bench
Civil law is where rights quietly find their voice.”
Analysis of civil disputes, remedies, and judicial reasoning, examining how rights are asserted and protected through litigation.
Beyond the Law
““Not everything that shapes a lawyer is found in the law books.”
Reflections that sit at the edge of the legal profession careers, ethics, burnout, purpose, and life as a lawyer. Some lessons come not from statutes, but from experience.
Editor’s pick
Where Conversations Begin, The Desk is Open
Thoughts worth reading. Ideas worth revisiting. If something here sparks a question or a conversation, this space is open. Across learning, practice, and guidance. For mentoring, academic exchange, and professional discussions, feel free to reach out.