09 June 2010
A & Q to represent Ansar Abbasi in the Sindh High Court in the defamation case filed by Ms. Fauzia Wahab against Ansar Abbasi.
28 May 2010
A & Q acted as transaction lawyer for issuance of PPTFC amounting Rs. 1 Bn of Oil & Gas Ltd to National Bank of Pakistan.
17 April 2010
Nadeem Ahmed of A & Q filed a petition in the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan seeking declaration of Article 175-A adopted through the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan as void ab-initio. Senior Advocate Supreme Court Mohammad Akram Sheikh represented the petitioner in the Court.
10 April 2010
A & Q to represent DG Khan Cement Company Ltd in Sindh High Court against Federation of Pakistan and Lucky Cement Company Ltd.
01 April 2010
A & Q to represent CEO of Dadex Eternit Ltd before Environmental Protection Tribunal.
01 March 2010
A & Q to conduct legal due diligence of whole consumer loan portfolio of MCB Bank Ltd.
3 September 2009
While representing Soneri Bank Limited, A & Q obtained an order from the Honourable High Court of Sindh for the sale of 9502 M.T. of refined white sugar that Dewan Sugar Limited had pledged with Soneri Bank.
27 August 2009
Nadeem Ahmed of A & Q filed a Review Petition before Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan, with a plea that PCO that had been issued by General Musharraf be declared void ab initio (having no effect as on 3rd November 2007) and that the Honourable Court, after having declared PCO as illegal, had no basis or authority to extend the life of Ordinances (including NRO) that been promulgated by General Musharraf, beyond the maximum time period of 120 days, at the end of which they are to stand repealed as required by Article 89 of the Constitution, the very Article that gave President Musharraf the power to promulgated Ordinances. The Review Petition is expected to be fixed for hearing in October or November 2009.
20 August 2009
While representing Bank AlFalah Limited, A & Q got Banking Court to issue bailable warrants for CEO and directors of Olympia Spinning & Weaving Mills Limited for misappropriation of cotton bales that were pledged with Bank Al-Falah.
18 August 2009
A & Q completed legal audit of whole commercial loan portfolio of Faysal Bank Limited.
31 July 2009
On the petition of Nadeem Ahmed of A & Q, a fourteen member bench of the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan declared (a) all actions of General Musharraf of 3rd November 2007 as unconstitutional (b) induction of all persons in Supreme Court and High Courts since 2nd November 2007 without Constitutionally required ‘consultation’ of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, as illegal and void ab initio, and (c) it was declared that none of the judges who were purported to be deposed on 3rd November 2007 by General Musharraf, ceased to be judges, including Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, ceased to be judges for a single day.
30 July 2009
While representing Askari Bank Limited, A & Q got Banking Court to issue bailable warrants for CEO and directors of Olympia Spinning & Weaving Mills Limited for misappropriation of cotton bales that were pledged with Askari Bank.
21 July 2009
A & Q while representing one of the major companies in Pakistan obtained a landmark judgment in the arbitration matter.
12 June 2009
While representing Meezan Bank Limited, A & Q obtained restraining order against First Dawood Investment Bank Limited whereby High Court of Sindh prohibited it from selling its 32,000,000 shares in Dawood Islamic Bank Limited.
16 April 2009
While representing Muslim Commercial Bank, A & Q obtained restraining order against Dewan Salman Fibers Limited whereby Islamabad High Court prohibited the company from selling its 12,000,000 shares in Dewan Petroleum (Pvt.) Limited.
24 March 2009
Nadeem Ahmed of A & Q filed a petition before the Supreme Court of Pakistan seeking a declaration that post-2nd November 2007 induction of all ‘judges’ in the Supreme Court and in all the High Courts be declared as illegal as they inductions were done without meeting the Constitutional requirement of first ‘consulting’ the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry. He also prayed before the Supreme Court to declare all 3rd November 200 actions of General Musharraf, including promulgation of PCO, as illegal and also to declare that the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry remained Chief Justice of Pakistan from the first day that he assumed that office till today, without break of a single day.
11 February 2009
A & Q, through Senior Advocate, Mr. Mohammad Akram Sheikh, filed appeals in the Honorable Supreme Court against the Honorable Lahore High Court’s judgment on Section 15 and finally obtained an order from the Honourable Supreme Court for suspending the operation of the judgment of Lahore High Court. The result is that till the hearing of the appeals and final judgment of Supreme Court on the validity of Section 15, all financial institutions shall be entitled to exercise the power to directly sell immoveable properties over which they may be holding mortgage.
03 January 2009
A & Q held a seminar on the implications of Lahore High Court’s judgment on Section 15. On invitation of A & Q, Senior Advocate Supreme Court, Mr. Mohammad Akram Sheikh specially came from Islamabad to attend the seminar, which was attended by representatives of all commercial banks in Pakistan.
23 December 2008
Lahore High Court delivered a judgment declaring Section 15 of Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance 2001, as unconstitutional. The Section authorized mortgagee financial institutions, in case of default by their customer, to enforce their mortgages without intervention of courts.
23 August 2008
Dr. Shahid Hassan Siddiqui, a leading economist, filed a Shariat Petition in Federal Shariat Court against all commercial banks in Pakistan alleging massive exploitation of bank depositors. A & Q has been engaged by most commercial banks to represent them in this case before the Shariat Court.
