The firm advised an Italian client on Pakistani law on the applicability of Italian law to the agreement and the scope of powers of a foreign entity’s agent in Pakistan.
Read More →The firm has reviewed and advised on employment, lease and dealership agreements for one of the largest Chinese mobile phone companies operating in Pakistan.
Read More →The firm advised a German company that provides engineering services in the area of renewable energies on the choice of legal entity and the structure and composition of the board of directors of its business in Pakistan.
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Read More →http://tribune.com.pk/story/933501/reko-diq-arbitration-can-there-be-a-settlement/ We have been hearing news of the Pakistan government’s efforts to reach a settlement with the Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) in connection with the Reko Diq matter involving copper and gold reserves worth billions of dollars. International arbitration proceedings before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the International Chamber […]
Read More →http://tribune.com.pk/story/892149/importance-of-international-arbitration/ In the past few years, Pakistan has been involved in international arbitral proceedings in connection with a couple of important international commercial and investment disputes including the Reko Diq and the Rental Power Plants (RPP) cases. One striking aspect of the discussions and analyses of these proceedings has been the glaring lack of even […]
Read More →http://tribune.com.pk/story/661992/amending-laws-to-allow-chinese-investment/ According to a recent news report, China has demanded that all mega power projects, including the Bhasha Dam, the Gadani and Lakhra coal plants, the Tarbela extension project and several transmission lines be handed over to China without any competitive bidding in exchange for a $22 billion dollar Chinese investment in Pakistan. Surprisingly, it was […]
Read More →http://www.dawn.com/news/783550/reko-diq-the-other-side EARLIER last month, a three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry declared null and void the Reko Diq gold and copper mine agreement, the Chagai Hills Exploration Joint Venture Agreement (CHEJVA), with Tethyan Copper Company (TCC). In view of the sheer value of the stakes involved (estimated to […]
Read More →http://tribune.com.pk/story/449737/do-lawyers-really-want-to-resolve-disputes/ I recently attended a conference in Lahore on clinical and experiential legal education, where speakers talked about the advantages of these clinics. The primary objective of these legal clinics is to train law students in different practice areas to enable them to acquire and hone practical legal skills so that they hit the ground running […]
Read More →http://tribune.com.pk/story/439935/freedom-of-expression-where-can-we-draw-the-line/ The blasphemous video, “Innocence of Muslims” has riled Muslims around the world and has, once again, sparked the debate over the issue of whether or not a person should have the right to express him or herself in a way and to an extent that he/she likes. Cyberspace has added another dimension to this debate with […]
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