Judiciary

A Judge’s Resignation A Lahore High Court Judge, Justice Mazhar Iqbal Sindhu, resigned yesterday (on 28th February, 2017) just two days before he was scheduled to […]

Criminal Justice System In Pakistan: A Critical Analysis Executive Summary The Criminal Justice System in Pakistan comprises of five components i.e. the police, judiciary, prisons, prosecution, […]

A Street Car Named Desire!* *(The title of this article has been inspired from Hollywood blockbuster movie: A Street Car Named Desire.) Ten years ago my parents […]

Summary Judgment Framework Of The United States And Pakistan – A Contrast As an attorney, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure [which govern civil proceedings in the […]

Conference On Arbitration By Legal And Analytical Research Centre (LARC) December 2016, Lahore – Legal and Analytical Research Centre (LARC) conducted a conference on the topic […]

Appointment Of Vice Chancellors In Public Sector Universities The significance of visionary leadership as vice chancellors in higher education institutions can never be overstated. Such leadership […]

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 […]

The Demise Of Commercial Mediation In Pakistan Mediation was introduced in Pakistan as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism for the swift resolution of commercial disputes with […]

Requiem For A Dream It is despicable for Pakistan Bar Council to propagate that judges of the honorable courts do not have powers to suspend the […]

Judicial Accountability Begins At Home  Ch. Muhammad Akram v Registrar Islamabad High Court (IHC) The Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan, in a recent judgment titled Ch. […]

The Struggle For Rule Of Law(yers) A few days ago Chief Justice (CJ) of the Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended the licence of an advocate in […]

Why Do Our Courts Vacation So Much? Vacations are not a luxury; they are a necessity for a well-balanced and healthy life. For some, it is […]

Trial By Jury In The Subcontinent As a lawyer who is primarily involved in litigation, jury trials have always fascinated me. After seeing countless episodes of […]

When Quality Of Justice Does Not Matter No society can exist without justice. Justice is delivered by an independent judiciary and an efficient administration. Much has […]

The Importance Of E-Court Protocols For Skype Testimony The use of Skype or video conferencing technology offers a great advantage in recording statements of witnesses who […]

Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere and this piece of writing aims to act as an eye opener for […]

Reform In The Lower Judiciary – Now or Never The lower judiciary is the backbone of any legal system in the world and Pakistan is not […]