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, […]
Courts vs Lawyers: IHC Judgment Directing Demolition of Lawyers’ Chambers
A few days ago, when bar-bench relations in Islamabad were already at an all-time low, the honourable Islamabad High Court (IHC) proceeded to announce a judgment […]
Continuing Mandamus: Productive or Deleterious Overreach?
Mandamus is a type of writ issued by the court to direct a public body to do something that the law requires it to do. The […]
FATF Laws: Sword Hanging Over the Heads of Legal Professionals?
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international watchdog against money laundering and financing of terrorism, first put Pakistan on a list of “jurisdictions with strategic […]
Judicial Review of Administrative Actions of the Judges of Superior Courts
All public functionaries must exercise public authority, especially when dealing with public property, public funds and assets, in a fair, just, transparent and reasonable manner, untainted […]
COVID-19 and Online Hearings
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 […]
Not So Pandemic After All
One of the most unique aspects of the apex court of our country is the unpredictable nature of its judgments; at times they are revolutionary, at […]
COVID-19 and Digital Transformation of Pakistan’s Judicial System
COVID-19 and Digital Transformation of Pakistan’s Judicial System For the foreseeable future, COVID-19 will change our way of life, our social interactions and the things we […]
An Open Letter To All Superior Court Judges
An Open Letter To All Superior Court Judges Your Lordships, There is no denying the fact that we have an outdated legal system. The dispensation of […]
Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa – An Insight into the Man by His Law Clerk
Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa – An Insight into the Man by His Law Clerk One of the few inevitable things likely to happen to any […]
Profile of Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh, 48th Chief Justice of Lahore High Court
Profile of Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh, 48th Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh was born on March 19, 1958, in Lahore. He […]
Why the Office of Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) is Unconstitutional [Part 2]
Why the Office of Commissioner Inland Revenue (Appeals) is Unconstitutional [Part 2] [Part 1 can be accessed here: http://courtingthelaw.com/2019/12/04/commentary/why-the-office-of-commissioner-inland-revenue-appeals-is-unconstitutional-part-1/] Courts and Tribunals Under the Constitution The […]
Profile of Justice Gulzar Ahmed, 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan
Profile of Justice Gulzar Ahmed, 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan Full Name: Gulzar Ahmed Father’s Name: Noor Muhammad Khan (late), a distinguished lawyer from Karachi Date of Birth: 2nd February, […]
Courting The Law at Women Judges Conference 2019
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 […]