Insights
Short notes on points of Pakistani law and procedure that come up repeatedly in our practice, written for solicitors, in-house counsel and clients.
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.
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.
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.
Heirs resident outside Pakistan face a specific evidential problem. A practical sequence for succession certificates, letters of administration and the mutation that follows.
Grievance redressal, limitation and the narrow window in which a bidder can move. Where challenges are most often lost on procedure rather than merit.
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.
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