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‘If you want to stand out, be yourself and own it’: New York fashion designer Aysha Saeed
Aysha NY founder talks about emigrating to the US, design influences, the importance of personal style and building her own label
Bar Council welcomes London-based barrister’s release from detention in Pakistan
Abdullah Mumtaz Kahloon is standing as an opposition candidate in next month’s general election
Petition seeks release of London barrister ‘unlawfully detained’ in Pakistan ahead of elections
Senior UK lawyers call on Bar Council to make public statement in support of missing opposition candidate
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A luxury brand guide to Asia Pacific customs powers in trademark enforcement
DLA Piper partner Edward Chatterton and colleagues provide a high-level overview of how APAC customs authorities can help brand owners stop counterfeit goods entering a country
Freeths wins copyright battle for Bollywood record labels in UK High Court
UK-based record labels and well-known Pakistani performer Akram Rahi in copyright tussle for 12 songs used on YouTube channel in Birmingham-based court
Pakistan court bans Valentine's Day celebrations
Love may be in the air but not this Valentine's Day in Pakistan as The Islamabad High Court ruled yesterday (Monday) that all public celebrations of Valentine's day are prohibited with 'immediate effect'.
Pakistani lawyers on strike after Quetta attack
A suicide bomb attack in Quetta on Monday that targeted a group of mourning lawyers has sparked court boycotts across the country as lawyers call on the Pakistani government to protect their safety.
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Suicide bomber targets lawyers in Pakistan hospital attack
More than 75 people have been killed in Pakistan in an attack on a hospital where more than 100 lawyers and other civilians had gathered to mourn the death of a prominent local lawyer.
Lawyer group pushes for blasphemy convictions in Pakistan
A 700-strong coalition of pious lawyers in Pakistan are offering their expertise and services for free to anyone filing a blasphemy case, complicating Pakistan's tentative steps towards reforming the colonial-era law.
Pakistan's government admits country has no industrial safety law
Pakistan's government has conceded the country has no independent industrial safety law to protect workers, despite a grim history of fatal accidents, and no time frame for developing one.
Queues to hear Pakistani cases takes 'several years'
The chief justice of Pakistan has said that the current litigation infrastructure is inadequate and that 90 per cent of cases in district courts are pending.
Lawyer for bin Laden mole flees Pakistan
Samiullah Afridi, the lead lawyer for the doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden, has fled Pakistan after receiving threats from militants.
Bengal braced for falling tax revenue after big business challenge
The Indian state of West Bengal is braced to see a fall in tax revenue this year after Tata Steel, Cadbury and other multinationals challenged one of its tax laws.
Lawyers' security meeting ends in scuffle
A meeting of the Lahore Bar Association to discuss security in the lower courts ended without a decision and after a scuffle broke out between two groups of lawyers.
Pakistan lawyers strike following attacks
Lawyers in Islamabad and Lahore observed a token strike yesterday following a series of terror attacks in the province of Balochistan.
Pakistan lawyers protest 'targeted killing' of Shiite Advocate
Hundreds of lawyers have gathered in Karachi to stage a protest following the 'targeted killing' of senior lawyer Kausar Saqlain on Tuesday.
Lawyers strike in Pakistan after kidnapping
Lawyers have undertaken a complete strike in Pakistan's fourth largest city following the kidnapping and manhandling of a senior lawyer which sparked mass protests.
Musharraf denied meeting with lawyers
Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf has been denied access to his legal team after they were refused entrance to his farmhouse which has been declared a sub-jail.
Pakistan shakes up law officers
Pakistan's President has sacked 18 federal law officers and recruited 23 replacements in an apparent political move that also saw significant changes to the roster of the Lahore Supreme Court made on Monday.
Pakistan lawyers battle court corruption
Leading Pakistani lawyers are campaigning to boost human rights in Sindh province by launching a group to bolster the legal system.
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