Implementing a workplace/sexual anti-harassment policy is legally mandatory for every company registered in Pakistan and a crucial role for company leadership and a core function of […]
Vacancies: National Legal Incubation Center
The National Legal Incubation Center (NLIC) is Pakistan’s first legal incubation center developing and equipping the next generation of lawyer-leaders for better delivery of justice. NLIC […]
Restructuring Bar Associations
Ahmed Abbas It was February last year when Islamabad High Court witnessed a dark day after it was stormed by frenzied lawyers vandalized the property, laying […]
Diversity in Judicial Elevation
Diversity contributes to legitimacy. In a country where the judiciary is under incessant reproval from different echelons of the society for not being as independent as […]
Rethinking Elevation of Judges: Fate of an Idea Whose Time Has Come!
On the 19th of May, 1964, the Republican Senator from Illinois (US), Everett McKinley Dirksen, showed his support for the Civil Rights Act 1964 in the […]
Technology Startup Law: Podcast Featuring Barrister Taimur Malik
In this episode of The Bar at Law podcast, Barrister Taimur Malik joins as a guest to introduce listeners to the practice area of technology startups. […]
Weekly Case Law Bulletin Series by Qanoondan and Courting The Law
Qanoondan and Courting The Law have started a new series of Weekly Case Law Bulletin to provide a quick roundup of important legal judgments of the […]
Legal Internships in Pakistan
Legal education in Pakistan is reflective of the class system where students from elite and well-informed backgrounds opt for foreign degree programs while others who may […]
Seniority or Competence? Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s Dilemma
The elevation of judges to the apex court has stirred debate for some time now. It has birthed two opposing standards for elevation: seniority and competence. […]
The Iron Lady
“Iron lady” as a metaphor is often used to describe strong, uncompromising female heads of government around the world. The phrase was first used for Margaret […]
Seniority vs Fitness in the Appointment of Supreme Court Judges
The possible appointment of Justice Ayesha Malik to the Supreme Court of Pakistan by the Judicial Commission, regardless of the principle of seniority, has once again […]
Know Your Prospective Client – FATF Requirement for Lawyers
[This publication is expected to be part of a book written by the author]. As a lawyer, before you begin a formal relationship with your clients, […]
Job Opportunities at Lex Legal Practice, Lahore
Lex Legal Practice (Solicitors & Attorneys) is looking to hire talented and ambitious individuals to join our corporate team at our Lahore office. Applications are currently […]
Manual for Capital Defence Lawyers in Pakistan
In March 2021, the Foundation for Fundamental Rights (FFR) and Reprieve UK launched a Manual for Capital Defence Lawyers in Pakistan, which is available online here: https://capitaldefencemanualpk.com/ […]
Renewable Energy Policy in Pakistan: A Critique
Introduction The Conference of Parties adopted the Paris Agreement in its twenty-first session (COP21). The agreement recognised climate change as an urgent and potentially irreversible threat[1] […]
Job Opportunity: Legal Associate Position at Shams Power, Lahore
Shams Power is looking to on-board a Legal Associate (Corporate/Commercial). Who We Are: Shams Power is scaling up and expanding its portfolio of Commercial and Industrial […]
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 […]