The phrase ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ resonates profoundly within the realm of service matters. This article highlights the prolonged litigation faced by employees as a […]
Renegotiating the Indus Water Treaty in Terms of Climate Change
Introduction The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed in 1960 by Pakistan and India to ensure the satisfactory utilization of the waters of the Indus system […]
New Commercial Courts in Punjab: Strengthening the Rule of Law in Pakistan
As I inched my way slowly through the emotionally charged, albeit restrained crowd of TLP protestors outside the Governor House, Punjab on 12th April, 2021 and […]
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 […]
Commercial Courts Ordinance – Significant Legal Reform for Businesses
“Time is money” is a phrase well known to the business world. It first appeared in 1748 in an essay titled Advice to Young Tradesman by […]
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, […]
The Arbitration Mess
The Arbitration Mess “There is an Arbitration Act, 1940.” That is the information I provide to my students when we have to touch upon the relatively […]
Restorative Justice for Teenage Crimes
Restorative Justice for Teenage Crimes Restorative justice is a kind of justice which requires the doer of a criminal act to compensate the victim and restore […]
International Investment Arbitration and the Conduct of National Courts
International Investment Arbitration and the Conduct of National Courts Abstract International investment arbitration is used by foreign investors to seek compensation from host states for the […]
Appointment of Arbitrators: By Parties or Through the Arbitral Institute?
Appointment of Arbitrators: By Parties or Through the Arbitral Institute? A universally acknowledged premise of arbitration stems from the idea that “the quality of arbitration proceeding […]
Mohtasib.pk – Innovating Access To Justice
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) […]
The Potential Of Lex Petrolea – A Uniform Code Of Petroleum Laws
The Potential Of Lex Petrolea As The Basis Of A Common Code For Regulation Of State-Company Relations In Upstream Petroleum Introduction The notion of lex petrolea as […]
ICJ’s (Lack of) Jurisdiction in Jadhav’s Case
ICJ’s (Lack of) Jurisdiction in Jadhav’s Case The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has initiated proceedings to determine whether ICJ has jurisdiction to adjudicate a matter […]
Pakistan’s Case With Arbitrability
Pakistan’s Case With Arbitrability Introduction International Commercial Arbitration has evolved to be one of the most exclusive ways of dispute settlement outside of realm of national […]
Why Is Mediation Better Than Arbitration?
Why Is Mediation Better Than Arbitration? In Pakistan arbitration receives its legal backing from The Arbitration Act 1940 whereas mediation gains support from Section 89-A of […]
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Threat To Democracy?
Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Threat To Democracy? “To the extent that we are privatising public civil dispute resolution systems, we are essentially privatising a significant part […]
Mayer Brown and JSM & Jingtian Launch Association in Hong Kong
Mayer Brown and JSM & Jingtian Launch Association in Hong Kong Mayer Brown made an announcement that it has received an official and formal approval from The […]