What Live Law does

Live Law is a privately held Indian legal news portal founded in 2013 and headquartered in Kochi, India. The platform provides comprehensive coverage of the Supreme Court of India and all 25 High Courts, organized by jurisdiction and by legal category (Constitutional, Criminal, Civil, Family, Labour & Service, IBC, Arbitration, IPR, Corporate, Tech & Law, and others). It also covers law schools, law firms, legal education, and judicial appointments. The core product is a digital content management system with category-based navigation, supporting dedicated sections for digests (weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly), job updates, call for papers, moot court competitions, internships, and professional announcements. The platform is mobile-optimized and supplemented by a WhatsApp news channel and an active YouTube and social media presence.

The company operates a freemium subscription model: core news is freely accessible, while premium articles, detailed judgments, and in-depth analysis are gated behind paid subscription. Pricing is tiered, with a headline 3-year plan at ₹2,999 (approximately $36) and periodic anniversary promotions offering up to 60% discounts. Live Law has expanded into three sub-brands: LiveLaw Academy (paid legal education courses, including a Data Protection Law course), LiveLaw Biz (business-focused legal news for law firms and the legal industry), and LiveLaw Hindi (Hindi-language edition at hindi.livelaw.in). Its primary customer segments are legal professionals, law students, law firms, and judicial officers across India. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed external equity funding, has 1-10 employees, and is led by co-founders PV Dinesh (Co-Founder & Consulting Editor) and M.A. Rashid (Founder & Editor-in-Chief). Distribution is entirely direct-to-consumer via website, WhatsApp, and social channels.

Name

Live Law

Legal name

Live Law

Website

https://livelaw.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Live Law is India's leading legal news portal providing comprehensive coverage of the Supreme Court, all 25 High Courts, and specialized legal verticals for lawyers, law students, law firms, and judicial officers via a freemium subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal News and Information Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Law & Legal Studies (EDAGABAH)

Keywords

• Legal news portal
• Court judgments coverage
• Legal journalism
• Law school resources
• Legal education courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Kochi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Premium Subscriptions: Freemium model where core news content is free but premium articles, detailed judgments, and in-depth analysis require paid subscription. Special anniversary offers with up to 60% discounts on select plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Live Law is an Indian legal news portal that publishes breaking news, court judgments, and legal analysis covering the Supreme Court and all 25 High Courts of India. It operates a freemium content model with free news articles and premium subscriptions for in-depth analysis, weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly digests, and exclusive content. The company also runs three sub-brands: LiveLaw Academy (legal education courses), LiveLaw Biz (legal business news), and LiveLaw Hindi (Hindi-language coverage).

Product overview

LiveLaw operates as a multi-platform legal news and information service comprising a core news portal (LiveLaw Portal) covering Supreme Court, High Court decisions, and legal news across India, supported by three sub-brands: LiveLaw Academy (educational courses and certificate programs for law students and professionals), LiveLaw Biz (business news covering law firms, deals, and professional announcements), and LiveLaw Hindi (Hindi-language version of the portal). The company also offers premium subscription services with tiered pricing and features like weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly legal digests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LiveLaw Academy: Online platform offering legal education courses including Data Protection Law and other programs for law students and professionals
• LiveLaw Biz
• LiveLaw Hindi

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bar & Bench: Bar & Bench is a leading Indian legal news publication covering Supreme Court and High Court developments, court reporting, and legal analysis. It is the closest direct competitor to LiveLaw, serving the same lawyer, judge, and law student audience in India.
• Legally India: Legally India is an Indian legal media platform covering law firms, deals, legal careers, and Indian court news. It directly overlaps with LiveLaw Biz's coverage of law firm deals, professional announcements, and Indian legal market intelligence.
• Indian Kanoon: Indian Kanoon is a free legal search engine indexing Supreme Court and High Court judgments across India. It is a direct substitute for Live Law's judgment archive, offering free access to the same core content Live Law charges subscriptions for.

Broad incumbents

• Law.com (ALM): Law.com, owned by ALM, is a global legal news publisher covering court reporting, law firms, and legal market intelligence. It operates at much greater scale and broader geographic scope, serving as a broad incumbent in legal media.
• Lexology: Lexology is a global legal content platform aggregating law firm-authored articles across jurisdictions. It overlaps with LiveLaw's content distribution model but serves a broader, international audience of legal professionals.
• Mondaq: Mondaq is a global legal publishing platform distributing contributed articles from law firms worldwide. It represents a broader incumbent in the legal-content/news aggregation space, comparable to LiveLaw in business model but at much greater scale.
• JD Supra: JD Supra is a legal content distribution platform publishing expert commentary from attorneys and law firms. It shares LiveLaw's model of monetizing legal expertise as content, but operates globally with a much larger contributor base.
• Practical Law (Thomson Reuters): Practical Law is a Thomson Reuters legal know-how and content platform providing practice notes, checklists, and legal updates. It is a broad incumbent in professional legal content, comparable to LiveLaw Academy's legal education mission but at enterprise scale.

Emerging players

• Casemine: Casemine is an Indian legal research and judgment analytics platform focused on Supreme Court and High Court case law. It is an emerging player in the Indian legal research space, competing with LiveLaw's judgment archive through technology-driven analytics.

Others

• Bar Council of India (BCI) news portal: The Bar Council of India operates as the statutory regulator for the Indian bar, publishing regulatory updates, notifications, and news relevant to lawyers. It is an ecosystem participant adjacent to LiveLaw's coverage of Indian legal profession developments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/livelawindia
• Facebookfacebook.com/livelawindia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/9223597

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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