Pakistan

Arbitral Institutions, Arbitrators and the Parties: A Complex Relationship It is commonly accepted that by choosing to resolve a dispute by way of arbitration, the parties […]

The New York Convention, 1958 provides a full-fledged regime for enforcement of foreign commercial arbitral awards; while also affording remedial access to the award-debtor seeking non-enforcement […]

According to an article by Jason Burke in the Guardian Newspaper, India’s supreme court has struck down a controversial law that made posting “offensive” comments on […]

Three special courts have been formed in accordance with the Protection of Pakistan Act 2014 to deal with cases relating to terrorism. There are to be […]

According to the UN website, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed disappointment at the inability of Member States to reach consensus on a “substantive outcome” on a non-proliferation […]

In the year 2010, during the month of May, Pakistani authorities shut down the popular social networking site Facebook, as it was allegedly hosting certain ‘blasphemous’ […]

Overseas investors can breathe a sigh of relief as David Cameron makes his way back into 10 Downing Street, seizing an unexpected overall majority vote. The […]

Recently, a large hue and cry has been raised by the public at large when the outcome of “years of drafting and consultations” has been presented […]

Introduction Migrating or making investments abroad invariably involves transfer of various documents. Notarization and legalization of documents is an important but cumbersome step in cross border […]

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) are an important pillar of the human rights framework and the below average results in this area are a […]

Apostasy or Irtidad in Arabic literally means to ‘backslide.’ In Islamic terminology it is ‘turning away from Islam’ or ‘severing the ties with Islam’ and a […]

The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index offers a detailed, multidimensional view of the extent to which countries adhere to the rule of law in […]

There is a growing group of in-house lawyers in Pakistan. The growth of the telecommunications and banking sectors in particular has resulted in creating hundreds of […]

Pakistan’s bar associations are probably more active and organized than equivalent associations elsewhere in the world. It was the organized and political nature of these bar […]

Students at laws school across Pakistan are busy preparing for their final year end exams. In the coming months, we will be publishing updates regarding admissions, […]

We recommend readers check out the Pakistan section of Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners at http://www.legal500.com/c/pakistan/legal-market-overview and http://www.chambersandpartners.com/guide/asia/8/166/1. Meanwhile, we are at work to bring […]

Mr. Navid Rasul Mirza has been appointed as the Advocate General Punjab: According to the Advocate General Punjab’s office, Mr. Navid Rasul Mirza, SJ started his […]