Burford Capital, litigation funder, has earned a whooping $36 million in profit on one of its cases, the largest recovery to date. It has been reported […]
Gaddafi’s Son Sentenced to Death For War Crimes: Libya Trial
A Libyan court has sentenced son of deposed leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, along with eight others to death for war crimes in the 2011 revolution. […]
The Iran Deal
A few days ago, a major diplomatic breakthrough was made possible after two years of hectic negotiations between Iran and P5 plus Germany, to broker a […]
Free Online Course on Wrongful Conviction – at Pennsylvania State University
Presumed Innocent? The Social Science of Wrongful Conviction Massive Open Online Course (mooc) on Coursera: www.coursera.org/course/wrongfulconviction The United States criminal justice system is typically an accurate and […]
Lahore High Court In Its Landmark Decision Repatriates Abducted Dutch Children Back To Netherlands
In a landmark decision, Honorable Ms Justice Alia Neelum of Lahore High court directed police authorities to produce two Dutch girls of Pakistani origin, who were […]
Imbalanced Probabilities & Inconvenient Truths: the Judicial Commission’s Final Report
This past week, the Judicial Commission established pursuant to an agreement in part between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PMLN) released its final […]
How is Money Laundered
How is money laundered? The processes are extensive. Generally speaking, money is laundered whenever a person or business deals in any way with another person’s benefit […]
Evolution of International Environmental Law and that of National Environmental Laws of Pakistan
Introduction: International Environmental Law has no clear boundaries but many grey areas that intersect with other areas of research such as business, ecology, humanitarian and human […]
My Two Cents On The Judicial Commission’s Report
I just finished reading the Judicial Commission’s (“the Commission”) final report and following are my key observations; 1. It is a comprehensive account of the Commission’s […]
Creditor Winding Up Of Limited Companies in Pakistan; A Practical Narrative
Most lawyers engaged in the corporate sector would be familiar with this scenario; a disgruntled client, pontificates that a limited company owes them money, either through […]
Judicial Commission Report on Rigging Accepted by Imran Khan
The Judicial Commission report which was formed on request to probe rigging allegations during the 2013 General Elections, by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, has proved that there, in […]
English–Urdu Legal Terms – E
Note from the author: “As an erstwhile burger vakeel (lawyer), eager to join the lively katchery (district courts) scene, I can relate to the frustration faced by other in the […]
LDA Requires Services Of A Law Firm / Additional Legal Advisor
Required: Services Of A Law Firm / Additional Legal Advisor Lahore Development Authority intends to engage well-reputed law firm /additional legal advisor, having extensive experience in […]
Review of Competition Laws of Pakistan and the role of CCP
In its broadest sense Market Economy can be explained as an economy where individuals own and collect the resources which are allocated through voluntary market dealing […]
Anti-Discriminatory Law Issued in UAE
The Anti-Discriminatory Law issued following a decree by President Sheikh Khalifa, seeks to criminalize any act that promotes religious hatred and/or which insults religion through any form of […]
Mock Treason Trial To Mark 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta
News Release from The Supreme Court, UK Magna Carta Barons prepare to face their fate as mock treason trial draws near Leading figures from the worlds […]
Treaty Review of The International Covenant On Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Covenant was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 16, 1966 and it came into force on January 3, 1976. As of 2015, […]