The Centre is a project of the Alam al-Khayal Foundation and Haroon Dugal Law Chambers to create a platform for engagement between Law and Civil Society. At the Centre, lawyers, jurists, specialists, students, members of the civil service and civil society come together to research, reform, debate and develop law in Pakistan. Research and Development work is undertaken with a view to ensuring that theoretical analysis is combined with practical implementation. One of the key features of this project is to engage with foreign leading practitioners / specialists and to provide a platform to the professional Pakistani diaspora for engaging with a wider local audience. The Centre has been formed in response to a need for greater jurisprudential analysis, debate and advocacy in legislative, judicial and policy matters. Our mission is to articulate a better, indigenous understanding of law and legal and cultural norms in Pakistan leading to a pluralistic society with collective civic sense.
Three initial high-impact areas have been targeted:
Nudra B. Abdel-Majeed specialises in International Arbitration and Mediation in Pakistan and is the founder of PCLS.
Makhdoom Ali Khan is a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Attorney General for Pakistan.
Haroon Dugal specialises in wide range of corporate, commercial and constitutional litigation.
Lucy Martinez is an arbitration lawyer based in London and Australia. She has represented private and sovereign clients in international disputes, including in AAA, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SIAC, UNCITRAL and ad hoc arbitrations.
Arshad is a dual qualified English Barrister who is licensed to practice in Pakistan. His practice is international and he is especially active in Oman and Dubai.
