The Rent Tribunal in Faisalabad dismissed two separate petitions seeking the eviction of McDonald's under the Punjab Rented Premises Act 2009.

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.

A private poultry business, represented by ABS & Co, has initiated arbitration proceedings before the Permanent Court of Arbitration against a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN). The claimant seeks a multi-million rupee claim against the agency for a breach of contract.

We secured a victory for a major tobacco manufacturer by obtaining an order declaring unmanufactured tobacco as an exempt supply.

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.

We have advised Goldfin Limited in successfully raising $2 million in funding from Insitor Impact Asia Fund II Pte Limited, a regional impact investment fund managed by Insitor Partners (Insitor).

The Pakistan Elections Act 2017 is an important piece of legislation that governs the conduct of elections in Pakistan. It was passed by the Parliament of Pakistan in 2017. The Act repealed several previous electoral laws, including the Representation of the People Act, 1976, and the Conduct of General Elections Order, 2002. The main purpose of the Act is to ensure the transparency, fairness, and credibility of the electoral process in the country. The Act was enacted to streamline the electoral process in Pakistan and to address some of the shortcomings in the previous electoral framework. The Pakistan Elections Act 2017 introduced several new provisions and amendments, including the use of biometric verification for voter identification, the appointment of a caretaker government to oversee the electoral process, and the creation of an Election Commission to ensure the impartiality of the electoral process.

We secured the release of our client's retention money that was being withheld by RDA due to pending audit objections.

On 27 March 2023, ABS & Co secured an interim injunction suspending the recovery of a fine amounting to PKR 20 million imposed by NEPRA on Quaid-e-Azam Thermal Power (Private) Limited (QATPL). The injunction was granted by the NEPRA Appellate Tribunal.

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.

ABS & Co team comprising of Sarjeel Mowahid, Isfandyar Haroon and Ali Asghar advised Sonica Plastics Industries in a multi-million-rupee insurance claim against Century Insurance Company Limited, including representing Sonica in proceedings before the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (Insurance Division).