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Legal, corporate and regulatory services

Sixteen practice areas covering incorporation, compliance, taxation, contracts, licensing, intellectual property and dispute resolution.

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Company Formation & Corporate Services

We take an organisation from name reservation through to a fully constituted, SECP-registered entity with the documents, registrations and internal records it needs to begin trading. Where a business is already incorporated, we step in to correct records, restructure shareholdings or convert between entity types.

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What this covers

  • Name reservation and incorporation with the SECP
  • Private limited, single-member and partnership structures
  • Drafting of the Memorandum & Articles of Association
  • NTN registration and opening of corporate bank accounts
  • Post-incorporation statutory registers and share certificates
  • Conversion, restructuring and winding-up support

SECP Compliance & Annual Filings

Companies carry continuing obligations to the SECP long after incorporation, and penalties for late or missed filings accumulate quietly. We track what each client owes and when, prepare the forms, and file them — so the register stays clean and the company remains in good standing.

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What this covers

  • Annual return and statutory form filings
  • Maintenance of statutory registers and minute books
  • Board and general meeting notices, minutes and resolutions
  • Changes of registered office, directors and officers
  • Increase, transfer and alteration of share capital
  • Regularisation of overdue or defective filings

Taxation Management

We handle the recurring tax obligations of companies and individuals, and act for clients when the department raises a question. That ranges from routine annual returns through to written replies to notices and appearance in assessment and appeal proceedings.

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What this covers

  • NTN and sales tax registration with the FBR
  • Annual income tax returns for companies and individuals
  • Monthly and annual sales tax and withholding statements
  • Replies to notices, audits and assessment proceedings
  • Appeals and representation before the tax authorities
  • Tax planning for corporate transactions

Agreement & Contract Drafting

A contract is only as good as the situations it anticipates. We draft and review commercial documentation with attention to the obligations, exit routes and dispute mechanisms that matter when a relationship comes under strain.

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What this covers

  • Commercial, supply and distribution agreements
  • Service contracts and employment documentation
  • Memoranda of understanding and letters of intent
  • Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements
  • Shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements
  • Sale, lease, tenancy and transfer deeds

Arbitration & Civil Disputes

When a matter cannot be settled, we act for clients in arbitration and before the civil courts. We advise candidly on the merits and the likely cost of a claim at the outset, and pursue negotiated settlement wherever it serves the client better than a judgment.

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What this covers

  • Commercial and contractual disputes
  • Arbitration proceedings and enforcement of awards
  • Recovery suits and execution proceedings
  • Civil suits, injunctions and declaratory relief
  • Legal notices and pre-action correspondence
  • Negotiated settlement and mediation

Accounting Services

Accurate books are the foundation of every filing a company makes. We maintain accounting records, prepare statutory financial statements and produce the management reporting that boards and lenders ask for.

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What this covers

  • Bookkeeping and maintenance of accounting records
  • Preparation of annual financial statements
  • Management accounts and periodic reporting
  • Payroll processing and related statements
  • Coordination with external auditors
  • Accounting support for NGOs and project reporting

Trust & Foundation Registration

Non-profit entities face a distinct and demanding compliance regime. We register trusts, foundations and welfare organisations, draft their constitutional documents, and maintain the annual renewals and approvals on which their charitable status depends.

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What this covers

  • Registration of trusts, foundations and welfare bodies
  • Drafting of trust deeds and constitutions
  • Charity registration and annual renewal
  • Governance documentation and board resolutions
  • Annual filings and statutory reporting
  • Advice on donations, grants and project agreements

Intellectual Property

We secure and maintain intellectual property rights in Pakistan, from an initial availability search through to registration, renewal and enforcement, and prepare the assignments and licences by which those rights are commercialised.

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What this covers

  • Trademark searches, filing and prosecution
  • Copyright and patent applications
  • Renewals and maintenance of registered rights
  • Oppositions and responses to examination reports
  • Assignment, licensing and franchising documentation
  • Action against infringement and passing off

Family Matters

Family matters are handled privately and with care. We advise on the legal position, prepare the necessary documentation, and represent clients before the family courts where proceedings become unavoidable.

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What this covers

  • Advice on rights and the applicable procedure
  • Preparation and registration of related documentation
  • Representation before the family courts
  • Guardianship and custody matters
  • Maintenance and settlement claims
  • Negotiated resolution where the parties prefer it

ISO Certification

We prepare organisations for ISO certification: identifying the applicable standard, building the documented management system it requires, and supporting the client through audit and issuance.

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What this covers

  • Assessment of the applicable ISO standard
  • Gap analysis against current practice
  • Preparation of manuals, policies and procedures
  • Internal audit and management review documentation
  • Coordination with the certification body
  • Surveillance audit and recertification support

Import & Export Licensing

Trading across the border requires a specific set of registrations and approvals before the first consignment moves. We put those in place and keep them current.

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What this covers

  • Importer and exporter registration
  • Chamber of Commerce membership
  • WeBOC and customs-related registrations
  • Sector-specific regulatory approvals
  • Trade documentation and agency agreements
  • Renewals and ongoing compliance

PEC Registration & Renewal

Engineering firms cannot tender for most public work without a current PEC registration in the right category. We handle first registration, category upgrades and the annual renewal cycle.

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What this covers

  • First-time PEC registration for constructor and operator firms
  • Category assessment and upgrade applications
  • Annual renewal and record updates
  • Documentation of engineers and technical staff
  • Compliance with PEC bye-laws
  • Support with enlistment for tendering

Societies Registration

We register societies and associations under the applicable law, draft their memoranda and rules, and maintain the filings that keep the registration alive.

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What this covers

  • Registration of societies and associations
  • Drafting of memoranda, rules and bye-laws
  • Governing body documentation and elections
  • Annual list of members and statutory filings
  • Amendments to rules and change of office bearers
  • Renewals and regularisation of lapsed registrations

Travel & Tourism Licensing

Travel agencies and tour operators require sector licences before they can trade. We prepare the applications, assemble the supporting documentation and manage the approval process through to issuance and renewal.

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What this covers

  • Travel agency and tour operator licensing
  • Registration with the relevant tourism authority
  • Preparation of supporting documentation and undertakings
  • Premises and staffing compliance requirements
  • Renewals and licence variations
  • Related corporate registration and tax matters

Hotel & Restaurant Registration

Hospitality businesses sit under several regulators at once. We identify every approval a given operation needs, obtain them, and keep the renewal calendar so a licence never lapses mid-season.

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What this covers

  • Hotel, guest house and restaurant registration
  • Food authority and health-related approvals
  • Local authority and trade licences
  • Sales tax registration and compliance
  • Renewals and inspection support
  • Lease, franchise and management agreements

Corporate & SECP Services

Corporate secretarial work, in full

The continuing obligations that sit behind a registered company, handled end to end.

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  • Company formation and management
  • Maintenance of statutory records
  • Annual compliance and filings
  • Board and annual meeting documentation
  • Changes in company name, address or directors
  • Memorandum & Articles of Association
  • Joint ventures
  • Shareholder agreements
  • Share capital matters
  • Confidentiality agreements

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