Articles

April 6, 2020

Law to the Rescue: Coronavirus Outbreak, Global Public Health Emergency & Legislative Responses

Introduction Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus causing Covid-19 pandemic, a major political debate is focused on the analysis of the global response to this outbreak […]
February 24, 2020

Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: The Pakistani Landscape

Children are often considered as the future of a country but are also considered as the most vulnerable members of society who are prey to all […]
January 22, 2020

GENDER EQUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION AFTER #METOO

As we witness the events of past two and half years, the ‘#Metoo’ movement has become one of the mainstays for most gender-centred dialogues. The movement […]
December 19, 2019

English For Lawyers: Analyzing and Evaluating the Local Law Syllabus and Law Student Needs.

English Language and the Local Law Syllabus The global status of English has made learning English language indispensable for Pakistani professionals and students irrespective of their […]
November 30, 2019

The Operation of the Rule of Law in the Legal Systems of the United Kingdom and Pakistan

INTRODUCTION The Rule of law is a constitutional principle deep-seated in modern constitutions as is clear from its express references in the Constitution Reform Act 2005 […]
September 26, 2018

Implications of a Fiduciary Relationship in Pakistan

  What is a Fiduciary? The term ‘fiduciary’ is derived from Roman Law. As a noun, it means a person holding the character of a trustee, […]
September 6, 2018

Analysis of Objects Clause and Doctrine of Ultra Vires – Companies Ordinance, 1984 vis-a-vis Companies Act, 2017

  The recently introduced, Companies Act, 2017 has brought substantial changes in Pakistani company law. In particular, as far as a company constitution is concerned, the […]
June 9, 2018

Order v CPC: Significance of the process of summoning the defendant

Last month I had the opportunity to go through a brief of a civil suit which was decreed by a civil court through an ex-parte judgment. […]