First-ever mediation in a family dispute
February 26, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that the first mediation of its kind in a family matter was led ABS & Co’s Barrister Zainab Nasir Khan.
We are thrilled to announce that the first mediation of its kind in a family matter was led ABS & Co’s Barrister Zainab Nasir Khan.
We’ve advised the owners of Quetta Gladiators on a partial sale of their equity stake in the PSL franchise to a Qatar-owned entity.
ABS & Co, led by Samar Masood, acted as transaction advisors for the acquisition of shares by JTA Int’l Investments in Quetta Gladiators. The transaction marks the first ever acquisition of any PSL team by a foreign company. The deal was announced in a ceremony conducted at the Pearl-Continental Hotel in Lahore ahead of the 9th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
In a landmark decision, the Lahore High Court’s Pindi bench has developed the doctrine of “ENE” (Early Neutral Evaluation) in a petition filed by ABS & Co that has resulted in the successful acquisition of the company and a resolution of shareholder disputes.
Our partner appeared as an expert witness in a court (Bortgarting Court of Appeal) in Norway over a property dispute.
Power Construction China has engaged ABS & Co for its EPC dispute with NPPMCL amounting to approximately USD 187 million.
Ahmer Bilal Soofi, a senior partner at ABS & Co, was invited as a guest speaker by the Arms Control and Disarmament Centre, in collaboration with the Sustainable Peace and Development Organization, to deliver a talk on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad on 9th May 2023. The event was graced by members of the diplomatic community, academia and experts from think tanks.
An overseas Pakistani based in Saudi Arabia has secured his rightful share in inheritance through a court decree obtained by ABS & Co.
Masood Ahmad Khattak, an Associate at our Islamabad office, was invited to deliver a lecture at the Bar Vocational Course organised by the Punjab Bar Council on 15 April 2023. The seminar was attended by the Federal Law Minister, Azam Nazeer Tarar, and was organised by PBC under the capable leadership of Mohammad Qayyum who heads its Legal Education Committee.
GlobalLawExperts has announced ABS & Co as the winner of its 2023 Award for the “Supreme Court Litigation Law Firm of the Year in Pakistan”.
Bakhtawar Bilal Soofi, Partner at ABS & Co’s Lahore office, spoke at EconFest organised by the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) as part of a Doha-style debate titled: “Is Corruption or Incompetence a Bigger Problem in Pakistan”.
Samar Masood, a partner at ABS & Co’s Lahore office, moderated a panel discussion on the launch of Nadeem Hussain’s book “A Bank is Born”.
We are proud to announce Ahmed Reza Mirza as the firm’s newest Associate Partner.
The President of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association, Shoaib Shaheen, has nominated Barrister Shahrukh Iftikhar – Partner at ABS & Co’s Islamabad office – as the Chairman of the Association’s Foreign Qualified Lawyers Committee.
ABS & Co’s partners, Sarjeel Mowahid and Ahmed Reza Mirza, have co-authored a chapter on Pakistan’ telecom, media and internet laws published by International Comparative Legal Guides. The document is available on ICLG’s website.
Barrister Shahrukh Iftikhar, head of Commercial and International Arbitration met with Mr. Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim and his team at the Singapore office of Dentons Rodyk LLP with respect to a commercial dispute before Singapore International Arbitration Centre worth 35 million USD. Mr. Zhul is a Member of the Singapore Parliament, representing the Keat Hong ward of Chua Chu Kang GRC.
Barrister Shahrukh Iftikhar, Head of Corporate, Commercial and International Arbitrations met with Ms Dawn Tan at her office in Singapore with respect to International Investment Disputes and the role of Chambers of Commerce in Pakistan.
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