Counsel for complex disputes, transactions and regulatory decisions

Civil suits, appeals and civil revisions before every tier of Pakistan's courts; writ petitions under Article 199; special courts exclusive to overseas Pakistanis; corporate and IP disputes filed before District, Circuit, Federal and Supreme Courts, Small Claims (Scotland), the RDC (UAE) and HMRC (UK); white collar and regulatory defence; staged fixed fees across all stages.

Tax references and appeals before the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) and the High Courts; assessment challenges, penalty proceedings and recovery defence.

Standing corporate counsel on a monthly retainer: commercial contracts and NDAs, regulatory and compliance advisory, governance audits, insurance placement and negotiations, intellectual property and trademark portfolio management, and retail, food chain and ecommerce regulatory cover. Available to businesses operating locally and internationally.

Placement, policy review and negotiation with insurers on commercial, professional indemnity, property, marine and personal lines; claim disputes, denial challenges, subrogation and settlement negotiations. For individuals, overseas Pakistanis and businesses navigating cover, exclusions and payouts.

Domestic and international arbitration as counsel or arbitrator; accredited mediation under international standards; dispute resolution clauses designed before disputes exist.

Executive and employment arrangements, sponsorship licences and immigration compliance for employers and skilled workers; appearances before the Small Claims Court; and assistance with appeals before HMRC appellate forums.

Full corporate services for businesses entering or operating in the US, including ecommerce, retail and food chains, fintechs and payment gateways: compliance audits and gap identification, C-suite advisory on regulation and data privacy, insurance negotiations, CBP matter advisory and binding rulings, and engagement of specialist attorneys where the matter demands it.

Gulf transactions and free zone documentation; global expansion and market entry advisory; ecommerce, fintech and payment gateway compliance; cross border contracts, POAs and attestation; professional negligence and recovery claims filed abroad; quoted per matter, in your currency.

Trademark registration, portfolio management and enforcement; IP litigation before Pakistan's courts; content licensing and rights advisory for creators, agencies and production houses; brand protection and cross border enforcement for businesses trading internationally.

UK and US campaign clearance and growth governance across email, SMS, calls, social media, influencers, affiliates, paid advertising, websites, cookies and third party service providers. The practice prepares marketing compliance manuals, consent and suppression matrices, campaign approvals, vendor controls, grey area opinions and decision ready risk registers. Explore the full capability.

Written opinions grounded in current Supreme Court and High Court jurisprudence; early merits assessment; transaction and document review before you sign or commit; where a matter calls for niche expertise beyond this firm's docket, the firm connects you with the specialist counsel that actually has it.

Title verification, encumbrance searches and due diligence before any property transaction; protective agreements, transfer supervision and ongoing property watch; and the full special-court dispute catalogue for possession, cancellation, specific performance, inheritance, partition and case migration. Overseas Pakistanis: the complete framework is detailed in the Overseas Pakistanis Section.

SECP and Companies Act litigation, shareholder and director disputes, board-level compliance and governance advisory, and the drafting, negotiation and enforcement of commercial agreements: supply, distribution, services, licensing and joint venture.

Advisory and litigation under the Customs Act 1969: classification and valuation disputes, confiscation and disposal proceedings, references before the High Courts on Finance Act amendments, and representation before customs authorities and the Appellate Tribunal.

Talent contracts and endorsement agreements, content licensing and distribution, defamation and privacy actions, PECA and cyber-content proceedings, broadcast and OTT regulatory advisory, and intellectual property protection for creators, agencies and production houses.

Policy design and legislative architecture for governments, IGOs and enterprises; regulatory impact assessment and before enactment review; implementation strategy, after enactment evaluation and reform; advisory on treaty obligations and international standards compliance; multijurisdictional regulatory harmonisation; engagement with ministries, regulators and international standards bodies.

Domestic public policy advisory and institutional counsel for Pakistan's ministries, regulators and public authorities; legislative drafting and statutory instrument review; regulatory framework design, governance codes and institutional compliance; policy evaluation, audit and reform recommendations.

Complete assistance with obtaining Non-Prohibited Bore (NBP) arms and weapons licences from the licensing authorities in ICT, Punjab and under the All Pakistan quota: application preparation, character verification coordination, NOC procurement and liaison with the relevant district and provincial licensing offices.