Barrister Mohammad A Qayyum

Barrister Mohammad A Qayyum

  • Commercial litigation: chaos and cure

    The process of civil litigation, particularly in matters involving huge amounts, is dysfunctional in Punjab. Much of it can be traced back to the...

  • Extending judicial review

    Each day, the superior courts of the country judicially review and scrutinise the conduct and affairs of public, statutory and even constitutional...

  • Baby and the bathwater

    Atrocious: the first word that comes to the mind of any legal practitioner who looks at the newly imposed Companies Ordinance 2016. Let us ignore...

  • Dying many times over

    It is commonplace to hear that the civil adjudication system in Pakistan is broken and makes the litigant die many times over, not just proverbially...

  • Schizophrenia and the courts

    The writer is an advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the managing partner of Qayyum & Associates at Lahore. The recent judgement of...