Our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team offers a partner led service that works closely with other Sections within the firm to offer commercial and practical solutions for our clients, whether matters are resolved through arbitration, litigation or other means. Whether aggressive or conciliatory, we always ascertain what our client really wants to gain from the dispute and we act accordingly, tailoring our response to their needs.

 

The Section works in conjunction with the Project, Energy & Finance team, and has dealt with high profile disputes, including large scale corporate and multi-jurisdictional disputes, and a wide range of commercial disputes, finance, professional liability, construction, insurance, property and personal injury cases. The firm has developed special expertise in Arbitration and Mediation and the partners had been part of major commercial disputes referred for alternative dispute resolution.

 

Areas of commercial litigation expertise include:

 

• Banking

• Company

• Power

• Guarantees

• Insolvency and debt recovery

• Civil fraud

• Construction

• Contractual disputes

• Corporate and shareholder disputes

• Cross-border disputes

• Injunctions

• Information technology disputes

• Intellectual property including copyright, trademarks, patents and passing off;

• Partnership disputes

• Regulatory Affairs and Administrative Law

 

Representative Clients:

 

• Defending Government of Pakistan and Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB) a civil suit pending before the Islamabad High Court involving disputes relating Munda Hydel Dam Project of 782 MW

• Representing Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC) in a number of petition before different High Courts

• Representing and defending a major media house before different courts and tribunals in Pakistan