Our Areas of Practice

The firm is regularly engaged by foreign & local companies, NGOs, statutory bodies and business individuals to advise and/or represent them in matters involving inter alia the following areas of legal practice (listed in alphabetical order)

Arbitration Law

Company Law

Competition Law & Constitutional Law

Cyber Law Employment & Labour Law

Construction Law

General Corporate & Commercial Law

Intellectual Property Law

Islamic Finance

Legislative Drafting

Media Law

Mergers & Acquisitions

Power Projects & Energy Law

Real Estate Law

Regulatory compliance matters

Service Law

Taxation Law

Telecommunication Law

Corporate & Commercial Matters – Transactional, Advisory and Litigation

Veritas Law Chambers is renowned for its expertise in corporate and commercial matters. The firm has extensive experience in drafting corporate agreements such as Distribution Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, Share Purchase Agreements, Franchise Agreements and in preparing the requisite documentation for the incorporation and structuring of companies, partnerships, societies, joint ventures and franchises, amongst others.
The firm also provides legal opinions on corporate/commercial matters such as property, regulatory, competition law, employment law and intellectual property issues. Our opinions are designed to ensure that all steps taken by our clients insulate them from any possible litigation or complication.
Furthermore, the firm provides representation in litigation ranging from property disputes, winding up proceedings, shareholders disputes, matters arising out of licensing contracts, construction contracts and sale of goods agreements.

Telecommunication & Media Laws

The firm has extensive experience in providing comprehensive legal services to telecom companies. Our services within this area of law range from matters of regulatory compliance to the drafting and filing of judicial review applications against the Federal Government and public authorities that regulate this sector.
Furthermore, the firm is experienced in providing legal advice and representation to both companies and individuals on matters ranging from freedom of speech issues (such as claims for defamation) to contempt of court issues. Moreover, we provide legal advice on advertising, media ethics and reporting restrictions etcetera.

Intellectual Property

The firm considers intellectual property disputes to be a particular specialty. Members of the firm have procured trademark and copyright registrations for a number of local and international clients. Moreover, the firm is well versed with handling complex litigation involving intra-national and international disputes before a multiplicity of local and transnational forums.

Criminal litigation

The firm has a long-standing repute for its success in criminal proceedings. Members of the firm have handled some of the most complex criminal matters in Pakistan. These range from simple bail matters to murder references, petitions for quashments of criminal proceedings and appeals from the death penalty at both the High Courts and the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Moreover, the firm has also represented its clients in commercial and white-collar crime proceedings, not only before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) but also before the Sessions Courts, the High Courts and the Supreme Court.

Constitutional litigation

Veritas Law Chambers is renowned for its work within the field of constitutional law. Mr. Sherjeel Adnan Sheikh, the founder of the firm and its guiding hand, is widely regarded as a prominent authority on the subject of the constitutional law. As such, the firm has been involved in landmark constitutional petitions before the High Courts and the Supreme Court in their extraordinary jurisdiction. The firm has handled various public interest petitions and has represented a diverse array of private parties in writ petitions against national regulatory bodies, local, federal and provincial governments and has also defended public authorities against such writs. Areas of review have included the constitutional angles on taxation laws, planning and development, environmental laws, public procurement laws, education, health, energy and media and information.

Arbitration & Mediation

The firm is an expert in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Members of the firm are well versed with both domestic and international arbitration law and practice. It has represented multinational and local companies, government agencies and even individuals in arbitration proceedings, both within Pakistan and outside of Pakistan.

Construction & public procurements

Since Veritas Law Chambers has vast experience in dealing with multinational companies and public bodies, it has gained a rich history of dealing with construction and public procurement laws. Within this context, it has defended and litigated on behalf of engineering and manufacturing firms, constructions companies and pharmaceutical companies not only before the Pakistan Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) and before the appellate forums of the country.

Energy sector

Veritas Law Chambers holds special expertise in relation to the energy sector in Pakistan. Throughout its history, the firm has represented major stakeholders within the energy sector, including multinational and local companies, regulatory bodies and public authorities, the federal and provincial governments and individuals. As such, the firm is well versed with Independent Power Projects (IPPs) and various forms of project financing, including built-operate-transfer (BOT) projects and build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) projects. It has helped its clients in drafting, vetting and executing concession contract, management contract, operation and maintenance agreements and performance contracts. Furthermore, the firm has unparalleled experience in Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for fossil and renewable sources, implementation agreements, power pooling arrangements, bulk supply agreements and land lease agreements in relation to energy projects.
Our team has acted as legal consultants or representatives for a wide variety of power projects and power companies.