At Adam Bernard, our corporate department have established themselves as one of the leading firms in Pakistan within this field.
We offer a wide range of legal services in the area of corporate & commercial law, dispute resolution, tax (direct & indirect) and intellectual property (IPR). Our client portfolio boasts major foreign and domestic corporations who we have provided legal advice to in order to establish/maintain their business interests in Pakistan.
We have extensive experience regarding the formation and operation of the corporation registration process in Pakistan…
Corporate Law Services;
The firm regularly represents clients before Pakistani courts in different cities and is currently handling numerous cases for domestic enforcement of foreign arbitration awards and judgments.
Arbitration in Pakistan:
The Statute The law of arbitration in Pakistan is contained in the Arbitration Act, 1940 (a pre-partition enactment, which continues in force). Its main features are summarised as under: The Act provides for three classes of arbitration: –
(a) arbitration without court intervention (Chapter II, sections 3-19);
(b) arbitration where no suit is pending, (but through court) (Chapter III, section 20)
(c) arbitration in suits (through court) (Chapter IV, sections 21-25).
Key Points:
Where a court judgment is commonly subject to rights of appeal to higher appeal courts, an arbitration award is normally final.