Pakistan

Liquidated Damages & Performance Guarantees – A Complex Relationship I recently read an article on Courting The Law titled Law of Liquidated Damages in Contracts – Under […]

Earnest Money Not So Earnest In the automotive and real estate business in Pakistan, sale and purchase is normally transacted through an instrument commonly known as […]

Corporate Abuse: Transnational Corporations and Violation of Human Rights On 11th September, 2012, a fire broke out at the Ali Enterprises textile factory located in Pakistan. […]

Foreign Direct Investment and Intellectual Property Rights Under CPEC [Part 3] In the last two articles, the basic elements of foreign direct investment and FDI’s relationship […]

Abortion Law in Pakistan: Reforms Needed? Introduction Abortion has been a much debated subject around the world. There are several reasons for it being perceived incorrectly. […]

Call For Papers: Journal of Law and Social Policy, Bahria University Scholars/researchers are invited to submit their research papers, manuscripts, and/or critical reviews for possible inclusion in the […]

#AuratMarch2019: Manifesto [Complete Text] To download a copy of the manifesto, click here: Aurat March 2019 Manifesto   Economic Justice We demand that the labour of all […]

Property Tax In Cantonment Areas The relationship between cantonment boards and the federal government is akin to the relationship between local governments and the respective provinces. […]

Drones In Warfare: A Legal Conundrum Textually, the word drone is used to describe “an armed, remotely piloted aircraft” or “a remotely operated weapon system”, keeping […]

Pak-Turk Schools Case and Proposals for Regulating Supreme Court’s Powers Under A.184(3) [Download the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Pak-Turk Schools case here: SC Judgment – Pak Turk […]

Kulbhushan, ICJ and Pakistan – Jurisdiction and Jurisprudence The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague has begun oral proceedings in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case between India […]

Understanding Foreign Direct Investment and Intellectual Property Rights in the Context of CPEC [Part 2] In the last article, the issues that were examined included the fundamentals of […]

Has the Judicial System Legitimized Undemocratic Systems in the Past? Introduction – Democracy and the Rule of Law Owing to constant unconstitutional behaviors in the past, […]

NAB Law and the Bones of Contention Background The word anti-corruption predates the making of the country. The first law to address it, known as the […]

Levy of Water Tax/Charge On Mineral Water and Beverage Companies Through Supreme Court’s Judgment The Supreme Court of Pakistan recently passed an interesting judgment in a […]

Axis Law Recruitment Program 2019-2020 Axis Law Chambers – Advocates & Legal Consultants (www.axislaw.pk) is looking to recruit B.A-LL.B or LL.B final year students for full-time First-Year […]

Q&A with Rai Muhammad Kashif, Advocate High Court and Chartered Accountant Interviewer: What is tax? Interviewee: A tax is a charge, usually a charge of money, […]