The first bit of career advice I can recall getting was this: “A great lawyer knows a lot about history, a lot about politics, a lot about...
On the face of it, the order of the majority is straightforward. It affirms what was already obvious from the constitution: elections must be held...
We begin with what appears to be the most obvious: when a legislative assembly is dissolved, elections must be held within ninety days. But, it...
There’s this quote that does frequent rounds on Pinterest, and the like: “Don’t judge me by the mistakes I’ve made, but by what I’ve...
Pakistan has had its fair share of men with a saviour complex. And it has been seen, always, as a damsel that needs rescuing from above: by those to...
In the end, the constitution will ensure that elections will happen. Governments may change, and politicians may party-hop, but the constitution...
If there’s one place where reality exists not as a line, but as a circle, it’s here. As the ruling party recoils towards its old haunt at...
The writer is a lawyer.In February of this year, I filed a request for information under the Right of Access to Information Act. It had been close...
The writer is a lawyer.It’s no coincidence that the Eiffel Tower, Golden Gate Bridge, and the Pyramids all consist of triangles. When pressure is...
Sampson Brass, the crooked lawyer in Dickens’ ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’ quips that “if there were no bad people, there would be no good...
