For many Pakistanis, seeking justice traditionally means entering a courtroom, engaging a lawyer, and embarking upon legal proceedings that may continue for years, sometimes decades. Disputes […]
Istanbul Arbitration Days 2026 Highlights a Changing Global Arbitration Landscape
ISTANBUL: Istanbul Arbitration Days 2026 brought together leading international arbitration practitioners, arbitrators, institutional representatives, in-house counsel and experts from across the world for several days of discussions […]
Can Pakistan Become a Seat of International Arbitration? Jurists Say Yes, But It Will Take a Decade
Pakistan has a real chance of becoming a hub for international dispute resolution, but only if it commits to roughly ten years of sustained legal, institutional […]
Future-Proofing the Legal Mind: What Tomorrow’s Lawyers by Richard Susskind Demands of Students Today
By Shamsa Munir [1] Abstract: Richard Susskind has authored the book Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future which is in its 3rd edition and has […]
Clearing Pakistan’s Legal Backlog: The Case for ADR and ODR
In Pakistan, the courts have a severe backlog of more than 2.3 million cases, while there are only approximately 4,300 judges to handle them. For normal […]
An Open Letter to Law Neophytes: Navigating Primary Career Years
You have successfully finished law school with a degree in one of the most noble and traditional professions. Preceding you lies a rich history of many […]
Role of ADR in Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Every country in the world relies on foreign investments to maximize its economic stability and improve the quality of its local marketplace. Foreign direct investment (FDI) […]
Construction Disputes – The Achilles Heel of a Developing Sector
The rule of law is the foundation stone of a society as it ensures order and just conduct whereas its absence leads to chaos. It can […]
PIDW 2024 Highlights: Shaping the Future of Dispute Resolution
Courting The Law brings you a recap of the landmark Pakistan International Disputes Weekend (PIDW) 2024, held on 11th and 12th May. This stellar event convened […]
Pakistan International Disputes Weekend, Karachi 2024
Pakistan International Disputes Weekend (PIDW) 2024 is coming to Karachi for its upcoming edition and we are proud to announce that Courting The Law will be […]
Amending Pleadings in a Pakistani Arbitration
Abstract Arbitration is gaining prominence as a dispute resolution method in various commercial transactions of both international and domestic nature. However, the growing use of arbitration […]
CIArb Webinar: Place of International Courts in a National Dispute System
Join CIArb on 5th March, 2024 at 3:00 pm PST for an illuminating webinar, ‘Place of International Courts in a National Dispute System,’ presented by CIArb […]
Pakistan International Disputes Weekend, Lahore 2023
[PRESS RELEASE]: The Pakistan International Disputes Weekend 2023 (PIDW’23) is Pakistan’s first premier international disputes weekend organized by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and MK Consultants […]
Role of Arbitration Councils and Mediation in Family Disputes
Definitions According to Black’s Law Dictionary, the terms ‘arbitration’, ‘mediation’ and ‘alternative dispute resolution (ADR)’ have been defined in the following manner: Arbitration is a method […]
ADR: Midway Between Court and Jirga System
Family is the very foundation of society and the state is bound to protect the institution of marriage, the family, the mother and the child.[1] Unfortunately, […]
Punjab Commercial Courts Ordinance 2021: A New Frontier
The author was a member of the Working Group drafting the PCCO 2021.[1] Commercial Courts Around the World In 2017, the Lord Chief Justice of England […]
Bringing Dispute Resolution Out of the Dark With ADR and Pakistan’s First Commercial Courts
On the 17th of April, 2021, as a cool breeze blew and the sun set on the manicured lawns of Governor House Punjab, we bore witness, […]