Escalation of Commitment- An Insight into the Risks of a Legal Practice Law students in Pakistan are led to believe that they too can achieve greatness […]
Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
The ongoing saga of societal and political crisis that the country is facing, has made the Parliament more active with regards to passing of amendments/legislation. As […]
L’Oreal Faces Lawsuit From its Former Head Patent Lawyer
L’Oreal, famous manufacturers of cosmetics, skincare, hair color and haircare, is being sued by its former head patent lawyer Steven Trzaska, which he alleges fired him because he […]
Court in China Allows First Pollution Suit Under New Law
Qingdao Maritime Court in China ruled that a lawsuit against Conoco Phillips China and China National Offshore Oil for a 2011 spill oil can continue. The […]
The Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Bill, 2015
Proposed and moved by: Mr. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan (Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control) Status: Passed Summary: The lack of efficiency resulting from abiding by the […]
Ishaq Dar: Work on 13 Constitutional Amendments Underway in Pakistan
Ishaq Dar, Finance Minister, who heads the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms, confirmed that work on 13 different constitutional amendments is currently underway as per the […]
Burford, Litigation Funder, Reports $36 Million Profit for One Case
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. […]
LEJ, Alleged Police Encounter and Fair Trial
LEJ, Alleged Police Encounter and Fair Trial The social media news feeds today are full of links and comments regarding the alleged police encounter between Punjab […]
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 […]