KPMG Pakistan signs exclusive retainership with A&Q
We are pleased to announce that KPMG Taseer Hadi & Co. (KPMG In Pakistan) has formally retained A&Q as its legal counsel across Pakistan for day-to-day advice and legal services.
18Mar
03Mar
A&Q represents ICBC in US$1.3B loan to Pakistan
At this crossroads where the country is in dire need of financial support, we are excited to share that we represented as local legal counsel the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC) on a US$1.3 billion loan extended to the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, with Norton Rose Fulbright acting as...
16Feb
A&Q closes tijarah deal within two weeks
In mid-December, we were engaged by a syndicate led by Meezan Bank Limited who intended to lend PKR 1.5 billion to Masood Textile Mills Limited through a syndicated Islamic tijarah facility, with the syndicate banks purchasing each shipment of made-up fabrics and receiving sale proceeds from buyers. The deal involved the giving of possession...
06Feb
A&Q obtains first decree against Hascol Petroleum for Rs. 2B
We are pleased to announce that we represented The Bank of Punjab in its recovery suit against Hascol Petroleum Limited before the Honourable Sindh High Court and have successfully obtained a decree today in BOP’s favour for an amount exceeding PKR 2 billion, marking the FIRST EVER DECREE obtained by any bank or financial...
22Jan
A&Q advising on mega residential project in Lahore
We are pleased to announce that for over a year, we have been acting as project legal counsel for a mega residential real estate project dubbed "One Canal Road" being developed in the heart of Lahore expected to value over PKR 3 billion. The project is designed by Miami’s leading architect...
18Jan
A&Q wins Darawat Dam arbitration
A few years ago, Sinohydro, a Chinese state-owned enterprise and one of the world's most prestigious hydropower engineering companies, successfully bid for a PKR 7 billion contract with WAPDA for the construction of Darawat Dam, a 151 feet concrete gravity dam in Sindh. Sinohydro successfully completed construction of the entire project in...
07Dec
A&Q advises on first listed developmental REIT in Pakistan
Acted as project legal counsel for the Globe Residency REIT Scheme launched by Arif Habib Dolmen REIT Management Limited with a project value over PKR 20 billion. Over the past few months, extensive work has been done by all teams involved as a result of which the REIT Scheme has now been registered,...
13Oct
A&Q helps “Legend of Maula Jatt” producers win dozens of country-wide court cases to allow release of the movie
Represented the producers of the movie, The Legend of Maula Jatt (the Movie), and won in one of the most complex intellectual property cases in Pakistan’s history resulting from an incredibly hard-fought battle by our litigation team over the course of a few years. Three years ago, the Movie was locked...