G. Shabbir Shah Law Associates

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Practice notes, written for people who will use them.

Short notes on points of Pakistani law and procedure that come up repeatedly in our practice, written for solicitors, in-house counsel and clients.

Cross-border

Enforcement of foreign judgments in Pakistan: the practical route

Section 44-A of the Code of Civil Procedure is only half the answer. This note sets out what a foreign solicitor actually needs to establish, which superior court has jurisdiction, and where reciprocity arguments most often fail.

Irtafa ur Rehman12 August 2026
Property

Interim relief against public land authorities

Restraining a statutory body from executing a lease pending appeal raises distinct questions of balance of convenience. A review of the recent approach of the High Court of Sindh.

Syed Ghulam Shabbir Shah28 July 2026
Banking

Leave to defend under the Financial Institutions Ordinance

The threshold for leave to defend is narrower than most defendants assume. What a substantial question of law and fact actually requires, and the drafting consequences.

Anas Habib Magoon19 July 2026
Private Client

Succession for overseas Pakistanis: proving title from abroad

Heirs resident outside Pakistan face a specific evidential problem. A practical sequence for succession certificates, letters of administration and the mutation that follows.

Irtafa ur Rehman2 July 2026
Regulatory

Public procurement challenges under the SPPRA Rules

Grievance redressal, limitation and the narrow window in which a bidder can move. Where challenges are most often lost on procedure rather than merit.

Syed Ghulam Shabbir Shah14 June 2026
Rent

Consolidation in rent proceedings: strategy for institutional landlords

Where a landlord faces dozens of connected tenancies, consolidated evidence can save years. The limits the Rent Controller will impose, and how to plan around them.

Agha Shahzaib30 May 2026

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