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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Legal practitioner with over 15 years of experience;
Advocate of the High Courts since 2005, currently awaiting final interview for the license to appear before the Supreme Court of Pakistan;
Conducted well over 500 cases in the High Courts in varied fields of law.
Specific Expertise
Civil Litigation & Civil Law
Scope of Practice: Practice in specialized tribunals such as Banking Courts and Intellectual Property Courts; Procedural litigation under the Civil Procedure Code with particular command over land related disputes in both rural and urban areas.
Procurement Law
Scope of Practice: Dealing with the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority; conducting Writ Petitions in the High Court regarding procurement process and post-award disputes; Handling ancillary transactional and litigation matters.
LaboUr LAWS
Specialization: Handling wage disputes under the Payment of Wages Act for companies; Handling trade union disputes for companies.
Scope of Practice:Conducting litigation before the NIRC and Labor Courts; Represent workers as well as companies; Conduct Writ Petitions arising out of such litigation.
Land Revenue Laws
Specialization: In-depth knowledge of land revenue laws of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including land procurement laws.
Scope of Practice: Trial work in District Courts and Revenue Courts; Appellate Work at the High Court level as well as in Revenue Departments.
TAXATION LAW AND CONSULTANCY
Scope of Practice: Consultancy on tax matters for companies; Litigation before Commissioners, Appellate Tribunals and in the High Court.
Work History
Partner | KUNDI & MISBAH, Lawyers and Corporate Consultants| 2016 – Present
· Provide corporate legal services, including consultations on contentious as well as non-contentious matters
· Provide transactional services, including company registration and legal drafting of contracts, leases and agreements
· Provide litigation and drafting services for specialized tribunals, including National Industrial Relations Commission, Federal Services Tribunal
· Primary areas of practice:
- Construction Law
- Procurement Law
- Service Law
- Labor Law
- Taxation Law
- Company Law
- Civil Litigation
· Notable Clients/Accounts being handled include:
- Motorways Operation and Rehabilitation Engineering (Private) Limited (MORE)
- Petrosin Engineering (Private) Limited
- Microsoft
- Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
- Federal Urdu University for Arts, Sciences and Technology
- Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (MOBILINK)
- Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (UFONE)
ASSOCIATE PARTNER | KUNDI & KUNDI, Advocates and Legal Consultants | 2007-2016
· Handled 100+ litigations at the High Court level
· Worked closely with Former Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court, Justice(r) Abdul Karim Kundi, assisting him in drafting and arguing Civil/Criminal Appeals for filing in the Supreme Court of Pakistan
· Major Clients/Accounts handled include:
- Civil Aviation Authority for arbitration on construction disputes re: New Islamabad International Airport
- National Highway Authority
- China Mobile Pakistan (CMPAK) Limited (ZONG)
- Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
- Pakistan International Airlines Corporation
- Pakistan Television Corporation Limited
- Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
- National Database and Registration Authority
Advocate on panel | Law and Justice Division of Federal Government | 2009 - Present
Federal Counsel For Pakistan | 2009-2010
Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.) | S.M Law College, Karachi | University of Karachi
Bachelor in Laws (LL.B.) | Punjab Law College, Lahore | University of the Punjab
Bachelor in Arts (b.A) | Government College Lahore | University of the Punjab
enrolments
· Advocate (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council) | December 2001
· Advocate of the High Courts (Islamabad Bar Council)| March 2005
· Dera Ismail Khan Bar Association | December 2001 - Present
· Islamabad High Court Bar Association | March 2005 - Present