Legal Parameter

13/02/2026

New judicial ethics code for Judges in the United States entrenches for Judges the right to speak out against ‘illegitimate’ attacks.

Newly released ethics guidance for the federal judiciary makes clear that judges can speak out against “illegitimate forms of criticism and attacks.”

12/02/2026

The transcript of an e mail sent by the 13th President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi, to our partner Barrister Asad-ul-Mulk regarding his article ‘Lost Purposes’ published in DAWN on 25th January 2026.

09/02/2026

The Provincial Government has challenged the judgment of the Peshawar High Court in the Chitral land settlement case before the Federal Constitutional Court.

Our partner Barrister Asad-ul-Mulk had represented the litigants from Chitral before the Peshawar High Court in the said case.

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in the Chitral land settlement case has filed a Federal Constitutional Petition for Leave to Appeal against the judgment of the Peshawar High Court ...

07/02/2026

An op-ed written by our partner Barrister Asad-ul-Mulk on; why a legal system ought to assuage its ‘transcendental view of justice’ in favor of ‘realisation-focused comparative justice’.

What would the perfect form of justice look like?

05/02/2026

AI will decide minor legal disputes 'faster and cheaper' than judges, says Sir Geoffrey Vos.

25/01/2026

An article written by our partner Barrister Asad-ul-Mulk on ‘Trial Judges and Lost Purposes’.

Most trial judges in Pakistan don’t even see a trial through.

19/01/2026

Our partner Barrister Asad-ul-Mulk represented the Private Schools Regulatory Authority in this constitutional petition, in which the Peshawar High Court has ruled that; private schools are liable to extend social security benefits to their employees and teachers.

Bench rejects plea of Private Education Network and lifts stay order.

28/11/2025

Our partner Barrister Asad-ul-Mulk represented the Petitioners before the Peshawar High Court in the ‘land settlement case’ effecting the entire Districts of Upper & Lower Chitral, covering an area of 14,850 km². The case involved hardcore questions of constitutional law, and has now been ‘disposed-of’ by the High Court after intense litigation of six years. The written judgment is still awaited.

PESHAWAR: After nearly six years of litigation, the Peshawar High Court on Wednesday finally concluded proceedings in a long-standing case concerning land settlement in Chitral.A division bench...

18/11/2025

An article written by our partner Barrister Asad-ul-Mulk on the 27th Amendment, the potential shifting of the ‘grundnorm’, the ‘basic structure doctrine’ and challenge posed to the rule of law and separation of powers.

The amendment came against a dubious backdrop.

14/11/2025

08/11/2025

“The issue of the nature and scope of amendment powers raises important questions. Are there any constitutional principles so fundamental that they carry a supra-constitutional status, in the sense that they cannot be amended? Does a radical constitutional change brought about through an amendment cease to be ‘an amendment’ and become a constitutional revolution or a legal
coup d’état? What can and should courts do when they face a fait accompli in the form of such an amendment?”

“A proceduralist might claim that a ‘revolution’ only requires a change to or a replacement of the constitution in a way that is incompatible with the amendment procedure, as understood by Hans Kelsen. A substantivist might claim that a revolutionary change can also occur through legal means.”

Yaniv Roznai (Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments: The Limits of Amendment Powers)

03/11/2025

An article written by our partner Barrister Asad-ul-Mulk regarding litigants non-grata or vexatious litigants. The article briefly touches upon how the judicial apparatus, given its rigours, protracted procedures, and extensive appeal processes, is particularly susceptible to abuse. And why there is a need to do more to discourage vexatious litigants.

Use of admonishing language isn’t enough.