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News Archive 2015

Talk on advocacy skills
Talk on advocacy skills

Wednesday, December 09, 2015

On 09 December 2015, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] gave a talk, titled "The Making of a Lawyer," to LL.B. (1st Year) candidates. While keeping the talk interactive, Prof. Asad not only discussed the various aspects and dynamics of the legal profession, but ...

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Visit to Punjab Safe Cities Authority
Visit to Punjab Safe Cities Authority

Saturday, November 21, 2015

  On 21 November 2015, a delegation of faculty and students from UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP), led by Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP], was hosted by Akbar Nasir Khan [Chief Operating Officer, Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA)].  Mr. Khan and...

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Dr. Roder visits SLP
Dr. Roder visits SLP

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

  On 11 November 2015, Dr. Tilmann Roder [Managing Director, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and Rule of Law, Germany] called upon Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP].  Professor Asad showed him the under-renovation SLP offices and introdu...

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Farewell dinner
Farewell dinner

Friday, October 30, 2015

On 30 October 2015, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] hosted a farewell dinner, on behalf of SLP, in the honor of the graduating LL.M. in Commercial Law class, at The Tollington, Avari Hotel.  Azam Nazeer Tarar [Vice Chairman, Pakistan Bar Council] was th...

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Prof. Rohe at the orientation
Prof. Rohe at the orientation

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

On 30 September 2015, an orientation session was conducted, at UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP), for some of the incoming LL.B. and LL.M. in Commercial Law candidates.  Professor Dr. Mathias Rohe [Chair of Civil Law, Private International Law, and Comparative Law at Friedrich-Alexander-Univ...

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Course: Comparative Law
Course: Comparative Law

Monday, September 28, 2015

Professor Dr. Mathias Rohe [Chair of Civil Law, Private International Law, and Comparative Law at Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU), Erlangen-Nurnberg] taught a short-course, titled “Comparative Law,” at UMT School of Law and Policy from 28 September 2015 to 30 September 2015. Prof. ...

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Summer program in Germany
Summer program in Germany

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

  Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU), Erlangen, Germany, offered a summer program for LL.B. and LL.M. in Commercial Law candidates at SLP from 21 July 2015 to 03 August 2015. As part of the program, Constitutional Law was taught by Dr. Meβerschmidt; Private International Law ...

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5th Harvard University Muslim Alumni event in Lahore
5th Harvard University Muslim Alumni event in Lahore

Saturday, June 20, 2015

On 20 June 2015, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [LL.M. (Harvard); Founding Director & Associate Professor, SLP]organized and hosted the 5th Harvard University Muslim Alumni (HUMA) Iftar at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, Lahore.The event was sponsored by UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP). This y...

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Book launching ceremony
Book launching ceremony

Saturday, June 06, 2015

On 06 June 2015, the launching ceremony of "The Politics and Jurisprudence of the Chaudhry Court" was held at Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, Lahore. The book has been edited by Moeen H. Cheema [LL.M. (Harvard)] and Ijaz Shafi Gilani [Ph.D. (MIT)], and it has been published by Oxford University ...

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Talk on protection of IP rights in Pakistan
Talk on protection of IP rights in Pakistan

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

  On 20 May 2015, Saad Nasrullah [LL.M. (WIPO-Turin); Advocate, High Court] gave a talk on protection of intellectual property rights in Pakistan.The participants comprised of law students, lawyers, and law professors. Mr. Nasrullah began his talk by introducing the concept of intellectual pro...

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Talk on legislative drafting in Pakistan
Talk on legislative drafting in Pakistan

Wednesday, May 06, 2015

On 06 May 2015, Mohsin Abbas Syed [Director (Legislation & Parliamentary Affairs), Department of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of the Punjab] gave a talk on legislative drafting in Pakistan. The participants comprised of law students, lawyers, and law professors. The speaker began ...

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Talk on corporate governance at a government company
Talk on corporate governance at a government company

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

On 29 April 2015, Mujtaba Jamal [Bar-at-Law (Lincoln's Inn); Advocate, High Court] gave a talk on his experiences in corporate governance at a government company.The participants comprised of law students, lawyers, and law professors.Mr. Jamal began by stating that he would focus on the practical ...

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Talk on piercing the corporate veil
Talk on piercing the corporate veil

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

  On 15 April 2015, Ambreen Ashfaq [LL.M. (Saarland); Advocate; Lecturer, UMT School of Law and Policy] gave an interactive talk on piercing the corporate veil. The participants comprised of law students. Ms. Ashfaq began by asking questions regarding limited liability and she moved on to elab...

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Talk on private equity
Talk on private equity

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

  On 24 March 2015, James Chang [B.A. (UPenn), J.D. (Harvard); Member of the New York Bar; Associate, Skadden (Beijing)] gave a talk on private equity. The participants included law students and law professors. The speaker commenced the talk by giving an overview of the topic. Mr. Chang gave s...

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MOU between SLP and MPFPR
MOU between SLP and MPFPR

Tuesday, March 03, 2015

03 March 2015, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP)] called upon Dr. Tilmann Roder [Managing Director, Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and Rule of Law (MPFPR)] in Heidelberg, Germany. Prof. Asad and Dr. Timann discussed ...

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Talk on Islamic law and violence at Heidelberg
Talk on Islamic law and violence at Heidelberg

Tuesday, March 03, 2015

On 03 March 2015, as part of the ongoing collaboration between UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP) and Faculty of Law, Heidelberg University (Heidelberg), Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] gave a talk, titled "Islamic Law and Violence," at Heidelberg. The audien...

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Talk on Islamic law at University of Antwerp
Talk on Islamic law at University of Antwerp

Thursday, February 26, 2015

On 26 February 2015, as part of the on-going collaboration between UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP) and the faculty of law at University of Antwerp (UA), Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] gave a talk, titled “Islamic Law: Pakistani Perspectives,” ...

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Talk to LL.M. candidates at KU Leuven
Talk to LL.M. candidates at KU Leuven

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

On 24 February 2015, as part of the ongoing collaboration between UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP) and the faculty of law at Katholieke Universitiet Leuven (KU Leuven), Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] gave a talk, titled “Islamic Law in Pakistan,&rdqu...

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Course on Islamic finance at KU Leuven
Course on Islamic finance at KU Leuven

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

As part of the ongoing collaboration between Katholieke Universitiet Leuven (KU Leuven) and UMT School of Law and Policy (SLP), Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad [Founding Director and Associate Professor, SLP] taught a graduate-level course on Islamic finance at KU Leuven, Belgium, from 18 February 2015 to 2...

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