access to justice

Lahore, 31st October, 2020 – The team behind the newly created Facebook group “Vakeel Online” hosted high-tea for some of the forum’s top contributors. The purpose […]

Introduction A profession that takes pride in its traditional practices and has upheld them for centuries is in turmoil under the current COVID-19 pandemic. With courts […]

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has had innumerable impacts on life in Pakistan and has affected every element of our lives, including how we resolve our disputes. […]

Meaning The dictionary meaning of the the word ‘remand’ means to return or send back. The legal definition, however, has different meanings: This term is used […]

For the past three weeks, subordinate and high courts throughout Pakistan have remained unavailable for the hearing of cases other than urgent matters and habeas corpus petitions. Only […]

Courting The Law at Women Judges Conference 2019 The 3rd Women Judges’ Conference 2019 was recently organized in Lahore by the Punjab Judicial Academy and spearheaded by […]

Inaccessibility of Legal Remedy Cured by Technology Amartya Sen’s idea of human well-being revolves around intangible, as well as tangible factors. According to Sen, the very […]

Interview with Tahir Iqbal, Executive Director, Legal Rights Forum Izza Rizvi: Please tell us about Legal Rights Forum and your motivation to work there. Tahir Iqbal: Legal Rights […]

Telecom: The Answer To Pakistan’s Legal Literacy Woes? Despite the disenfranchisement of a faction of the population from availing its fundamental rights, the matter of legal […]

Inspiring Conversation with Abrar Hassan, Advocate Supreme Court Muhammad Zafar and Muhammad Asad Haq called upon Mr Abrar Hassan, Advocate Supreme Court, and discussed professional ethics, […]

Improving Access to Justice Access to justice remains an elusive concept for most citizens of Pakistan. The new government, as part of its 100-day agenda, has […]

CTL Q&A App – Inception and Future The idea of developing a legal news and analysis portal was initiated in 2012 by the Founder of Courting […]

Mohtasib.pk – Innovating Access To Justice Courting The Law has developed an online platform Mohtasib.pk which outlines complaint procedures and forwards these complaints to the relevant Ombudsperson (Mohtasib) […]

Greetings from Courting The Law!  We were recently part of a news coverage that named our Founder, Mr. Taimur Malik as a probable candidate for the […]

Access To Justice And Legal Aid According to a report titled Understanding the Informal Justice System: Opportunities and Possibilities for Legal Pluralism in Pakistan (2015), 98.2 […]

Online Mobile Application Of District Judiciary On the 23rd of September 2016, in a well-attended ceremony at District Courts Islamabad, Honorable Justice of Islamabad High Court […]

Founder’s Note: The need to court the law If you are reading this, you are one of the reasons why our Courting The Law (CTL) initiative […]