International Legal Affairs Committee LHC Bar Association

08/07/2022

The official website of the Directorate of Legal Education, Pakistan is accessible now. Law students can check the list of affiliated universities and law colleges in order to avoid any inconvenience. Additionally a complaint portal is also available on the said website to cater to the complaints of law students.

On the direction of the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Ministry of Law and Justice and the Pakistan Bar Council desired to cooperate on the establishment of a Directorate of Legal Education. The said directorate has been established and is fully functional now. The said Directorate is supp...

13/09/2021

27/05/2021

Usama Malik writes on the enactment of Commercial Courts Ordinance 2021 and the establishment of commercial courts in Punjab published in “The News”. Commercial courts are a huge step towards ease of doing initiatives in our country. Article can be read at https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/840452-courts-for-businesses.

The World Bank’s Doing Business Report ranked Pakistan at 156 out of 190 economies on the ‘enforcing contracts’ indicator, based on the cost and quality of judicial processes, and...

26/03/2021

Final Session of Criminal Litigation Practical Training Course on the topic of "Arguing a Criminal Appeal" by Barrister Salman Safdar, Advocate Supreme Court and Expert of Criminal Law is scheduled to take place on 30th March 2021.

During his experience of over two decades, Mr. Salman Safdar has conducted over 3000 Murder Trials, thousands of Appeals in different Criminal matters, and innumerable high-profile criminal cases. He is often invited to train prosecutors and police officials to improve the general standard of criminal prosecutions in Pakistan. He is one of the few experts on Prosecution development in the country and regularly conducts lectures and workshops on criminal procedure, evidence, and advocacy skills.


Certification of the Course shall also be awarded on 30th March 2021 after the final session.

04/03/2021

The Mooting Society at Blackstone School of Law, a Recognised Teaching Centre of the University of London, presents 1st Blackstone National Moot Court Competition to be held in Lahore! Link to register your team: https://forms.gle/svfRsnesXFTLUv658
Features:
* Three-day event followed by a Social Night
* Each institute can register more than one team to participate in the competition.
* Free accommodation(hotel stay) to teams coming from outside of Lahore.
Contact us at [email protected] for inquiries.
Deadline to register: 8th March 2021
Release of Moot Problem: 10th March 2021
Deadline of memorial submission: 31st March 2021
Oral Rounds: 2nd to 4th April 2021

15/01/2021

Efforts of Lahore Highcourt bearing fruit and being recognised at the highest level.

As recognised by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Pakistan is on the right track to reform the business environment of the country.

Pakistan’s ease of doing business ranking in starting a business improved from 130th place to 72nd place with the efforts of the Federal and Provincial Governments. Under this umbrella in Punjab, PIU, Planning & Development Board, Govt. of the Punjab, Ali Jalal in collaboration with Lahore High Court established commercial courts in five districts of Punjab, with the tremendous support of legal fraternity.
Salman Ahmad Maan Muhammad Ahmad Pansota Usama Malik Qanoondan, Courting The Law and Legal Diaries

22/12/2020

Proud moment for the Pakistani Judiciary and the Lahore Highcourt. Marina Wheeler, Queen’s Counsel, who also happens to be the former wife of current UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson praises our judiciary for the proactive steps taken by them with regards to dispensation of justice in her new best selling book titled “The Lost Homestead”. Chairperson ILAC Mr. Usama Malik met Ms. Wheeler during her visit to Lahore Highcourt and his conversation with her has also been mentioned in the book, alongside certain cases adjudicated by Honorable Justice Jawad Hassan including the famous case of domestic workers rights spearheaded by Ahmad Pansota and Sahar Bandial

14/12/2020

Qanoondan in collaboration with Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan is organizing a webinar on the Corporate Rehabilitation Act, 2018 and the Corporate Restructuring Companies Act, 2016; the laws enacted to facilitate restructuring and rehabilitation of distressed and sick corporate entities.

Guest Speakers are:
Muzaffar Ahmad Mirza, Executive Director - Legal Affairs Division SECP
Mubashar Saeed Saddozai, Registrar SECP
Amir Khan, Chairman SECP

Chief Guest: Justice Jawad Hassan, Commercial and Constitutional Judge of Lahore High Court.

To all those who are interested in joining the webinar, please fill out the form through the given link.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OIUSGpfkVX7diqzPZkZSLHO4uqP8a0wPwNbwoLLxvOU/

06/12/2020

Do sign this petition. Excellent initiative by National Women Lawyers Society - Pakistan

Lahore High Court: Stop Discrimination Against Women Lawyers in Judicial Appointments

17/11/2020

The establishment of commercial courts in Punjab is an excellent step towards increasing investment in Pakistan and ease of doing business (EODB). Hats off to the World Bank, Planning & Development department punjab and the Lahore Highcourt. Chairperson ILAC Mr. Usama Malik was part of this initiative in the shape of training commercial court judges along side honorable judges of the highcourt and several notable lawyers of our country. Do like the official page of Ease of Doing Business - Punjab for the latest updates.