Areas
of Practice
Corporate
Law and Conveyancing :
The
firm is in a position to provide a full range of corporate and
secretarial services including registration of companies and preparation
and filing of statutory annual returns with the Security and Exchange
Commission of Pakistan. The firm specialises in preparation of
franchise and license agreements, property documentation and other
contractual arrangements.
General
Civil Litigation :
The
firm is well equipped to handle all civil and commercial litigation
including litigation in respect of intellectual property rights
and suits for compensation and recovery of monetary loss and damages.
Banking
Law :
The firm is in a position
to provide a full range of legal services in Banking matters including
drafting of bank security documentation and general opinion work
on banking laws.
Aviation
Law :
The
firm specializes in aviation law and can render advice on Aircraft
purchase/lease agreements and documents precedent thereto. The
firm also handles litigation in connection with claims with respect
to carriage of passengers, cargo and baggage.
Patent, Trade Mark, Copyright
and Registered Design Laws :
The firm is also in
a position to provide a full range of services in connection with
trademarks, patents and copyrights owned by companies and individuals
including :
- registration of
patents, trademarks, copyrights and registered designs ;
- renewal of statutory rights ;
- opposition and rectification proceedings before the Controller
and Registrar ;
- filling suits for infringement and passing off in respect of
intellectual property rights; and
- opinions on Joint Ventures and Licensing Agreements.
Constitutional
Law :
The
firm has worked closely with Mr. Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim, former
Attorney General of Pakistan, in connection with several constitutional
petitions and assisted the Ministry of Law as well. Mr. Zain Sheikh
of the firm has also developed a legal software package entitled
"LAWMAN" which provides the user with a synopses on
all constitutional cases reported in the PLD. The programme is
a time saving research tool. Access to cases is by Citation, Article
of the Constitution and by the name of the case. Within minutes
the programme provides the user with a list of all cases and/or
synopsis on any Article of the Constitution from 1949 to 2007.