The rule of law is the foundation stone of a society as it ensures order and just conduct whereas its absence leads to chaos. It can […]
PIDW 2024 Highlights: Shaping the Future of Dispute Resolution
Courting The Law brings you a recap of the landmark Pakistan International Disputes Weekend (PIDW) 2024, held on 11th and 12th May. This stellar event convened […]
Pakistan International Disputes Weekend, Karachi 2024
Pakistan International Disputes Weekend (PIDW) 2024 is coming to Karachi for its upcoming edition and we are proud to announce that Courting The Law will be […]
Role of Arbitration Councils and Mediation in Family Disputes
Definitions According to Black’s Law Dictionary, the terms ‘arbitration’, ‘mediation’ and ‘alternative dispute resolution (ADR)’ have been defined in the following manner: Arbitration is a method […]
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 […]
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, […]
Has Pakistan Erred By Not Signing the Singapore Convention on Mediation?
The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation was adopted on 20th December, 2018 by the UN and opened for signature in Singapore […]
Party Autonomy and the Role of National Courts/Domestic Laws in Arbitration
Arbitration is the practice of resolution of international disputes involving states, individuals and corporations. “Disputants agree to submit their disputes to an individual whose judgment they […]
The Arbitration Mess
The Arbitration Mess “There is an Arbitration Act, 1940.” That is the information I provide to my students when we have to touch upon the relatively […]
Professional Mediation Training Program at IBA, Karachi
Professional Mediation Training Program at IBA, Karachi Slow, inadequate and inefficient processes of contract enforcement, costly settlement processes and extensive judicial reforms programs, etc. have led […]
Mediation’s Struggle Against Formal Civil Justice System
Mediation’s Struggle Against Formal Civil Justice System “Imagine for a moment that mediation is a product—a stain remover—that can be purchased from any supermarket. Almost all […]
Mediation Training For Students Of The Millennium University College Karachi
ISCRD inks Cooperation Agreement with TMUC The Institute for Strategic Conflict Resolution & Development (ISCRD) on 20th September 2017 signed a cooperation agreement with The Millennium […]
Alternative Dispute Resolution (An Alternative Access To Justice)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (An Alternative Access To Justice) Alternative Dispute Resolution commonly known as (ADR) refers to ‘any means of settling disputes outside of the court […]
International Arbitration Centre Pakistan
International Arbitration Centre Pakistan Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a form of dispensing justice which ensures timely resolution of disputes, saves time, cost and unnecessary burden […]
6-Day Accredited Mediation Training At NCDR
6-Day Accredited Mediation Training At NCDR National Centre for Dispute Resolution, Pakistan’s first and only mediation centre has organized a 6-day mediation training program. This assessment-based […]
Lahore Chamber Of Commerce And Industry To Mediate Its First Business Case
Lahore Chamber Of Commerce And Industry (LCCI) To Mediate Its First Ever Business Case The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry is to receive its first ever […]
National Centre for Dispute Resolution Celebrates A Decade Of Achievement
National Centre for Dispute Resolution Completes 10 Years, Celebrates A Decade Of Achievement In 2007, National Centre for Dispute Resolution (NCDR), Pakistan’s first mediation centre was established […]