It is crucial to franchisors to be able to collect franchise royalties in the foreign markets, where they have invested, created employment and introduced superior goods, services and technology. However, in one instance since 2001 international food chains operating in Pakistan have faced this...

The Intellectual Property Law No. 4 of 2019 (IPL'19) as enacted in the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) has led to creation of an office of Commissioner of Intellectual Property (CIP) which increases the uniformity in remedies of deterrent fines for intellectual property (IP) rights...

The purpose of this article is to evaluate the financial independence of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP).Efficacious functioning of a competition regulator results from its stronger structural independence from government, operational independence and most importantly, financial...

Confidentiality of medical and health information is a highly respected and strictly enforced right of patients in many countries, but in Pakistan it is a right that is not sufficiently recognized or enforced.Pakistan needs to improves its laws when it comes to standards, regulation, and...

On 27 March 2010, the Pakistan's government promulgated the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 20101 (AMLA'10) in order to provide for prevention of money laundering and forfeiture of property derived from, or involved in, money laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. On 10...

Investment treaties are meant for promotion and regulation of foreign investments in a country that aspires to secure investment from a foreign governments or foreign private persons. Such treaties provide the necessary legal framework to ensure protection of investments and remedies for...

Pakistan’s Competition Act, 2010 (CA ’10) and Competition prohibits abuse of dominant position, and provides elaborate substantive guidelines to suppress and sanction practices that constitute abuse of dominant position.More specifically, CA '10 prohibits practices that include the...

Pakistan currently has a foreign exchange controls regime in the shape of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947 (FERA'47). In my humble view, FERA'47 is faulty and needs to be replaced with a new law for effective liberalization of forex market in Pakistan.The basic object of FERA'47, as a...

This article examines the legal principles that have been laid down by Pakistan's Superior Courts as regards the necessity of having sufficient reasons in an arbitration award. It highlights the finer aspects of jurisprudence of Pakistan's domestic arbitration law whereby it is expected of an...

On 01 October 2015, the Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan confirmed through a press release that Pakistan’s Federal Government has appointed presiding officers to three Intellectual Property Tribunals (IP Tribunals) that have been set up pursuant to mandate of Intellectual...