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Agreement to Sell and Specific Performance: Enforcing a Property Deal
Where a seller refuses to complete after taking payment, specific performance compels the sale. What must be shown, and what defeats the claim.
ReadShareholder Disputes and Remedies in Pakistan
Oppression, mismanagement and deadlock between shareholders, and the remedies available under the Companies Act.
ReadOppression and Mismanagement Under the Companies Act
What the Companies Act 2017 actually means by oppression and mismanagement, and the remedy available to an affected shareholder.
ReadNGO and NPO Registration in Pakistan: Four Routes Compared
A comparison of the four routes to registering a non-profit in Pakistan — SECP Section 42 company, society under the 1860 Act, charitable trust, and provincial welfare organisation — with…
ReadYour Rights on Arrest in Pakistan: The First Twenty-Four Hours
What the police may and may not do on arrest, the twenty-four hour rule, and what family members should do immediately.
ReadForeign Direct Investment in Pakistan: Legal Framework
How a foreign investor sets up in Pakistan, repatriates profit, and which approvals from the State Bank and Board of Investment actually matter.
ReadMinority Shareholder Rights in Pakistan: What You Are Entitled To
The statutory protections available to a minority shareholder, independent of whatever the shareholders’ agreement does or does not say.
ReadHow a Criminal Trial Works in Pakistan: From Challan to Judgment
The stages of a criminal case after investigation ends, what the prosecution must prove, and where cases are actually won.
ReadMergers and Acquisitions in Pakistan: The Legal Process
The stages of an M&A transaction, the due diligence that actually matters, and the SECP approvals a scheme of arrangement requires.
ReadDeadlock Resolution Mechanisms for Shareholders
The practical mechanisms used to break a shareholder deadlock, and why they need to be agreed before the deadlock happens.
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