Deadlines and billing for Indian practice
Limitation, hearing dates and GST billing, built for Indian practice
Finch computes limitation periods, tracks cause-list dates and filing deadlines on one firm calendar, and turns logged time into invoices with CGST and SGST handled.
Firm calendar
- 12 Nov Hearing, Sample Client v Sample Co
- 20 Nov Filing deadline, rejoinder
- 3 Dec Limitation flagged, Matter 0412
Invoice
- Professional fees
- ₹50,000
- CGST 9%
- ₹4,500
- SGST 9%
- ₹4,500
- Total
- ₹59,000
The parts of practice that lose clients when they slip
A missed date or a wrong invoice costs more than any drafting error. Finch keeps both on the same record as the matter, so nobody re-keys a deadline or a fee.
- Limitation, flaggedPeriods under the Limitation Act 1963 are computed and flagged automatically.
- GST handledCGST and SGST are built into the invoice.
From deadline to invoice
- 01
Compute
Limitation is calculated and flagged on the matter.
- 02
Track
Cause-list dates, filing deadlines and hearing notes roll into one firm calendar.
- 03
Log time
Time and expenses are logged against the matter.
- 04
Invoice
An invoice with CGST and SGST, exported as a PDF. Payments and retainers sit on the same record.
In the firm’s day
- One firm calendarEvery matter’s dates in a single view.
- Hearing notesKept against the matter, next to the date.
- Retainers and paymentsTracked against the same record as the invoice.
Deadlines and billing for Indian practice: questions
Does Finch handle GST on invoices?
Yes. Invoices handle CGST and SGST and export as PDF.
Which limitation law does it compute?
The Limitation Act 1963, with periods computed and flagged automatically.
See Finch on one of your matters.
Register interest and the next step is a 45-minute live demonstration on one matter, end to end: intake, an 800-page set, the brief, an advocacy note and a draft with tracked changes.