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Cases of child abduction from Pakistan

October 22, 2022

Earlier this week, a delegation of US State Department consisting of David Josar, Country Officer for South Central Asia, and Alex David from the Child Abduction Unit, visited ABS & Co’s Islamabad office and met Majid Bashir, Senior Partner, to discuss Pakistan’s judicial and administrative response to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction and parental child abduction issues between USA and Pakistan. 

Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in Pakistan

October 20, 2022

Earlier this week, John Cabeca (USA Intellectual Property Attache for South Asia) and Rob Folley (Economic Affairs Officer US Embassy) visited Majid Bashir, Senior Partner at ABS & Co’s Islamabad office, and discussed issues concerning enforcement and implementation of intellectual property rights in Pakistan. The enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights in Pakistan is very weak which discourages investors from brining in foreign investment into the country. 

ABS & Co’s seven practice groups ranked in Legal500

October 19, 2022

We are pleased to share that ABS & Co has secured stellar rankings in this year’s Legal500. The rankings represent the firm’s growing strength in Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Energy and Project Finance.

Seminar on Corruption at SDPI

October 9, 2022

Majid Bashir, Senior Partner at ABS & Co’s Islamabad office, attended a seminar on corruption held at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) in association with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Masood Khattak delivers a lecture on Civil Litigation

October 5, 2022

Masood Ahmed Khattak, from our Islamabad office, delivered a lecture at the Punjab Bar Council as part of Bar Vocational Course on “How a civil case moves through the courts”. Masood is an acclaimed litigator whose books on civil litigation have garnered praise from practitioners across the country. 

High Court appoints 2 ABS & Co associates as amicus

September 8, 2022

Aiema Asrar and Fatima Midrar from ABS & Co’s Islamabad office were appointed amicus curiae by the Honourable Mr. Justice Jawad Hassan of the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench in a landmark judgement regarding fixation of maintenance under the Family Courts Act, 1964. 

Associate publishes article on Liquidated Damages

September 8, 2022

We are pleased to share that Ahmed Abdul Rehman, an Associate in our Lahore office, has co-authored a paper on liquidated damages under Pakistani law which has been published in “China and WTO Review” by the Yijun Institute of International Law, South Korea.

Three associates promoted to partnership

June 19, 2022

We are pleased to share that three Senior Associates from the Lahore office have been promoted as Associate Partners. This brings the total number of partners at ABS & Co to 11; three of which are now women.

Negotiations on the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline

January 29, 2022

In a new development, Iran has invited Pakistan’s legal team led by ABS & Co. to thrash out if US sanctions on Iran are applicable to the Gas Sales Purchase Agreement signed between Iran and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 2009.

Seminar on Intellectual Property at UMT

November 25, 2020

Samar Masood, Partner at ABS & Co, was invited to speak at the University of Management at Technology (UMT), Lahore on a seminar conducted in collaboration with Oxford University Press (OUP) highlighting issues regarding intellectual property rights in Pakistan.

Responding to a report by ABC

October 3, 2019

In 2018, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s 4 Corners aired an episode titled, “Behind Closed Doors,” in which the former High Commissioner of Pakistan to Australia was wrongfully targeted by her domestic staff member in an attempt to gain asylum in Australia. In the television show in question, close to 20 Embassies and High Commissions were discussed, however the majority of the time was spent on the factitious account put forth by the domestic staff member of the former High Commissioner. This targeted contriving was brought to the attention of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation by ABS & Co., with the result that no further publicizing of the said programme was undertaken.

PM Imran constitutes committee to formulate response to change in occupied Kashmir status

August 7, 2019

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday constituted a seven-member committee tasked with making recommendations to formulate Pakistan’s legal, political, and diplomatic response to the recent developments in occupied Kashmir. The committee includes senior officials, such as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Attorney General of Pakistan, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, the Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence, the Director General Military Operations, the Director General Inter-Services Public Relations, and Ahmer Bilal Soofi.

ABS & Co joins PGNiG S.A’s multi-jurisdictional panel on energy law, oil & gas

July 11, 2019

We are pleased to announce that PGNiG S.A., a state owned energy company and a key player on the Polish market, has selected NGL Legal including ABS & Co. as counsel for the multi-jurisdictional panel on International Energy Law. PGNiG is also active on the global market of oil and gas exploration, production and sale.

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