Our highly experienced Property Litigation team can advise you on disputes relating to both commercial and residential property. We can also help with claims against property professionals and have a strong reputation for settling disputes arising from property development. Our property litigation specialists act for owners, occupiers and third parties all over Pakistan, including companies, councils, investors, private individuals, estate management teams, developers and rural enterprises. We understand that property disputes have to be rectified quickly. For that reason, we are always open to collaborating with our colleagues in other departments when necessary, so we can move swiftly to safeguard your interests.

Muhammad & Ahmad has been active in energy and natural resources for over 15 years. Our specialist lawyers offer a full-service practice with expertise in oil and gas, conventional power, renewables, mining and energy commodities. We also bring market-leading cross-sector capabilities at the nexus between energy and new technology. Adopting a client-centred approach across our network, we work in compact, partner-led teams to deliver a focused and personal service and use alternative costing solutions to give clients the value and flexibility they expect.

Our team of specialist and highly experienced lawyers act for individuals, organizations, corporates and regulators, providing advice on regulatory compliance, investigations, adjudication, enforcement and prosecutions. We help clients respond to regulatory investigations and interventions when the continued operation or reputation of the individual or the business is at stake. We advise and support professionals and businesses in all aspects of their dealings with Pakistani regulators and other agencies with regulatory enforcement powers across the accountancy and finance, legal and healthcare sections. Ensuring compliance with the increasingly complex and pervasive nature of regulation in Pakistan requires expert advice and support. Whether you or your organization needs help before or after a regulatory intervention, clear and decisive advice is required. With your reputation, ability to run your organization or your ability to practice in jeopardy, we bring clarity in often stressful and emotional circumstances. Many of our clients have complex legal problems that require the help of lawyers from across the firm, including those from our criminal litigation, employment, company and commercial, public law and dispute resolution teams. Our cross-practice approach ensures that clients receive seamless advice and that their legal problems are analyzed from every necessary angle. You can expect a prompt, proactive and compassionate service from lawyers who understand the importance of achieving the very best outcome for your particular situation.

Muhammad & Ahmad is a law firm, which is heavily involved, inter alia, in rendering pro bono services., without any fear or favour, to serve, assert, and further various public causes, for several years, zealously, following a mission to bring to light the inequalities, miseries, distress and legitimate concerns of common man and if the same are not remedied then to approach the superior courts requesting the same to play their deemed and incumbent role through necessary intervention and judicious adjudication.

Public Bodies such as local authorities, central government departments, schools, universities, to name but a few, make important decisions about our lives. Sometimes these decisions can be unlawful and may need to be challenged. Judicial review is the main legal process used to hold public bodies to account and contest wrong decisions. It is important that fundamental freedoms are not breached. Muhammad & Ahmad assists clients who may be unlawfully treated as a result of maladministration, negligence, procedural errors or unreasonable decision making. We have experience in all aspects of judicial review, including obtaining interim relief and emergency orders in the Administrative Court and pursuing judicial review matters, if necessary to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

We act for companies and individuals subject to investigation and prosecution by agencies.  Some of our lawyers have worked for these organizations in the past, so have knowledge of the process from both sides of the fence. Muhammad & Ahmad can assist at all stages of the criminal defence process, from arrest, detention, interviews under caution or attendance at compelled interviews, to conducting internal investigations, advising whether to self-report to the authorities, negotiating settlements right through to supporting clients during criminal trials.

We provide legal advice to individuals and businesses across the music, TV, film, literary, gaming and digital media industries.

Some of our media and entertainment clients include:

• International recording artists and song writers
• Publishing companies
• Lifestyle app developers
• Influencers
• Management companies
• World renowned authors, designers, and photographers
• TV and film production companies
• Talent across all entertainment industries

We can make sure you are working with contracts that are right for you and can help you navigate disputes if they arise. We also provide reputation management and brand protection advice by our intellectual property and reputation management specialists.

We offer unique insight into the industry along with a strong commercial approach that understands the fast-paced needs of the market. Our Media and Entertainment team have an in-depth knowledge of the creative sector with a strong reputation for providing high quality legal advice in a simple, accessible format.

It’s virtually impossible to overstate the scale and pace of technologically-driven change, or to exaggerate the importance of working with lawyers who can help you stay one step ahead of the accompanying risks and challenges. Today technology crosses traditional sector lines. So, to ensure your commercial interests are at the heart of every decision, choose lawyers who understand the intricacies of technology. Muhammad & Ahmad advises on disputes, corporate, IP, commercial, data privacy and security, employment and tax.

Compliance with competition law has never been more important, as governments seek to ensure that markets work well for consumers. Competition authorities are using their increased powers to scrutinize and challenge mergers, punish anti-competitive conduct, and reform markets where competition does not work well. Our competition lawyers deliver effective, commercially-driven solutions to our clients. We provide expert competition law advice and representation before competition and regulatory authorities, as well as Pakistani courts. Many of our competition lawyers have worked for competition or regulatory authorities, meaning that we can provide a unique insight into how regulators work. We also draw on our experience of working in-house with clients, gaining a detailed understanding of their needs and, importantly, the markets they operate in.

Our corporate and commercial teams offer a full range of business services providing strategic legal advice and solutions to a variety of clients across a range of industry sectors. We act for national and international entrepreneurs, directors and members as well as limited companies, LLPs, PLCs and multinational corporations. We command a keen corporate and commercial awareness and work hard to gain a clear understanding of your business from the outset. We work with you to evaluate the potential merits/risks of a transaction against the wider backdrop of your business’ objectives and intentions. Attention to detail is of key importance.

Our Dispute Resolution Lawyers act for a broad spectrum of individual and commercial clients in a wide range of complex disputes. Disputes are a fact of modern life. Understanding and dealing with a dispute in a professional and commercial way has never been more important. Being involved in a dispute can be a stressful, time consuming and expensive experience, and we work with our clients to take on the strain. Our Dispute Resolution team is recognized for its expertise in the legal directories. We have a proven track record of acting successfully in high profile, high value and complex litigation, particularly in times of crisis for our clients. We are experienced in taking proactive steps on an urgent basis, such as by dealing with injunctions, and renowned for acting in cases involving serious allegations of wrongdoing and fraud. Often our clients are keen to preserve a commercial or personal relationship and/or avoid the adverse publicity that may accompany a dispute. In these circumstances we are able to work with our clients to avoid the courtroom and instead explore other practical and cost-effective avenues to resolve disputes, including mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Muhammad & Ahmad has wide experience of the whole process of legislative drafting projects, from developing political instructions through drafting laws to taking them through Parliament or developing them through internal negotiations.

As a sponsor, lender or public sector organization, you require legal advisers who can help you successfully handle complex infrastructure and project financing transactions. Whether you are involved in public works programmes or private sector financing in the areas of transport, health, education, waste, energy, defence, IT/telecoms, leisure, custodial and justice, ports, rail, roads or water, you will get the legal advice you need from Muhammad & Ahmad. Our lawyers have helped shape the projects sector, ensuring quick deal completions on terms that optimize your returns. If you are facing a potential dispute, we can also support you through dispute resolution procedures or litigation action.