LAWASIA’s Foreign Direct Investment In Asia Forum, 18 April 2016 LAWASIA, together with the Law Society of England and Wales, is organising a London forum on […]
The Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act 2016: A Critique
The Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act 2016: A Critique The Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act, 2016, is gaining more space than what it […]
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Vitalising Legal Education Via Institutional Co-Operation The Pakistan Bar Council’s (PBC) Legal Education Rules (2015) reflect a welcoming initiative in the pursuit of changing the dilapidated 3-year […]
Pakistan – A Pseudo State
Pakistan – A Pseudo State The rights of the people of Pakistan would not have been trampled upon had the ruling elite faithfully followed the constitutional […]
How We Enable ‘Mob Mentality’
How We Enable ‘Mob Mentality’ Recently a video was shared which showed Mr Junaid Jamshed being attacked by a few bearded men at Islamabad International Airport. Although […]
Muslim Personal Law vs State Law – Marriage & Divorce
Muslim Personal Law vs State Law – Marriage & Divorce There is a deep concern growing in some quarters for the imploding moral fabric of our […]
No More Strikes, Please!
No More Strikes, Please! When terrorists struck at a local court in Charsadda on March 7, 2016, and killed more than a dozen innocent people, right […]
Position For Female Associate At Sardar & Fahad
Position For Female Associate At Sardar & Fahad Sardar & Fahad, a law firm based in Lahore (location Sadiq Plaza) requires a female legal associate for drafting […]
Pakistan Bar Council Goes Medieval
Pakistan Bar Council Goes Medieval Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer has observed that, “Lawyering like justicing rises and falls in reputation and esteem according as they serve […]
Local Government Secretary Summoned For Not Filing Reply Over Involvement Of Legislators In Public Companies
Local Government Secretary Summoned For Not Filing Reply Over Involvement Of Legislators In Public Companies The Lahore High Court has expressed displeasure on the Secretary of […]
Reference Against MQM: Fear Of “Becoming Controversial” – Lahore High Court’s Verdict
Reference Against MQM: Fear Of “Becoming Controversial” – Lahore High Court’s Verdict On 10 March, 2016, the honourable Lahore High Court, on the basis of factual […]
Erin Andrews Awarded $55M In A Tort Case
Erin Andrews Awarded $55M In A Tort Case Famous Sports broadcaster Erin Andrews won 55 million dollars in her lawsuit against Michael David Barrett and two […]
Seeking Peace Without Valuing Law
Seeking Peace Without Valuing Law While speaking at a local school for career counselling I asked children about their future goals. Everyone who stood up to […]
LHC Issues Notice To Govt On MPAs’ Role In Public Bodies
LHC Issues Notice To Govt On MPAs’ Role In Public Bodies The Lahore High Court has issued a notice to the Punjab government on a petition […]
Master & Servant
Master & Servant With a projected population of 191.71 million people, Pakistan is often ranked as the sixth most populous country in the world. According to […]
Lahore Court Sentences Brothers To Death Over ‘Honour’ Killing
Lahore Court Sentences Brothers To Death Over ‘Honour’ Killing A sessions court on sentenced two brothers, Ahsan and Zeeshan Butt, to death twice for killing their […]
Forced Marriage And Conversion Stem From Institutionalized Intolerance
Forced Marriage And Conversion Stem From Institutionalized Intolerance Religious diversity forms the bedrock of civilized democratic state, however in Pakistan the right to propagate and freely […]