The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan proposed a constitutional modification on July 20, 2026, at its 49th meeting, adding a new Article 212-A to create the International Commercial Court of…
In 2025, the Kluwer Arbitration Blog published two Pakistan-focused posts. Whilst this was in direct contrast to 2024, which saw a flurry of commentary on arbitration reform in Pakistan, the limited…
On 17 July 2025, in Korea v Elliott Associates LP [2025] EWCA Civ 905, the English Court of Appeal upheld Korea’s jurisdictional challenge pursuant to section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (“AA 1996…
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (hereinafter, the “PCA”) has increasingly assumed jurisdiction over state-to-state disputes, even without explicit treaty provisions conferring jurisdiction. The…
Pakistani Courts typically employ an expansive interpretation of the term ‘public policy’ when determining arbitrability of an international dispute or the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. As…
The Lahore High Court’s recent judgment in SpaceCom International, LLC v Wateen Telecom Ltd 2024 LHC 5494 (“SpaceCom”) is a landmark pronouncement that seeks to establish a balanced and principled…
In SpaceCom v Wateen Telecom, SpaceCom applied to the Lahore High Court (the “LHC”) for recognition and enforcement of awards rendered by a DIFC-LCIA tribunal (the “Tribunal”) under the Recognition…
2024 proved to be a pivotal year for the development of arbitration in Pakistan, driven by the government’s concerted efforts to reform Pakistan’s arbitration framework. Legislative developments…
In an attempt to modernize Pakistan’s legal regime on arbitration, the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan assembled the Arbitration Law Review Committee (the “ALRC”), and tasked it to prepare a…
“Small is Beautiful”, a collection of essays by the economist E. F. Schumacher, was published first in 1973, more than 50 years ago. Schumacher’s basic thesis was that the latest, shiniest or most…
