The first-rate team at Bhandari Naqvi Riaz is recognised for its skill at handling a wide range of complex commercial disputes. The team is well-placed to advise on cases before all the local courts, as well as other tribunals such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Competition Commission of Pakistan. All five partners are enrolled as advocates of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. In addition, the practice is well-regarded for its expertise in domestic and international arbitration matters. Noteworthy too is the fact that some of the partners have been appointed as amici curiae by the superior courts. It advises numerous local and international clients on a whole host of multi-jurisdictional disputes. Uzair Karamat Bhandari, Feisal Hussain Naqvi and Iftikharuddin Riaz are all highly recommended. Mian Muhammad Kashif and Mian Sami ud Din are both seasoned practitioners.
Key clients
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
Work highlights
- Represented Sindh Revenue Board recently in a set of cases involving the question of whether toll manufacturing entails rendition of services or supply of goods or both, and about whether it is taxable by the Federation only.
- Advised and represented the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in an international dispute with a Korean hydropower developer which had secured a $30m LCIA arbitration award against a statutory entity for non-performance of a power purchase agreement.