Kolachi & Co.

We provide corporate advisory in all aspects of company law which includes reorganisations, schemes of arrangement and reductions of capital, statutory and regulatory compliance and agreements. Keeping the companies updated on the changes in laws as well as any form of advice in respect of company laws including tax, agreements, service and labours related issues, competition is one of the traits of the firm. Our firm has various companies as its retainer and therefore are provided day to day advisory services.

Our firm has undertaken the task of incorporation of private and public limited companies, advised companies on statutory and regulatory compliances, employees related issues, tax and customs issues and intellectual property right matters.

The firm has been involved in various contentious and non contentious issues related to constitutional law. Various interim and final reliefs have been obtained for clients in respect of infringement of fundamental rights as well as the 18th amendment to the Constitution on aspects of devolution of powers.

One of the essential traits of the firm has been to effectively manage issues of corporate and commercial law ranging from disputes related to contracts, partnership, sale of goods, negotiable instruments as well as compliance requirements. Advisory services on matters pertaining to the same are provided to our clientele.

Contentious as well as non contentious elements of civil law are regularly dealt with by the firm. With a strong presence in different cities of Pakistan, the firm has effectively been able to deal with issues of individual clients with issues which are purely civil in nature.

Individual as well corporate clients are represented on various forums including but not limited to trial in criminal proceedings before different courts. Amongst others, the firm has been regularly representing clients before the NAB Courts as well as before FIA. Provisions of law related to NAB have also been challenged post amendments made thereto.

Kolachi & Co. has been providing specialist advice in respect of various financial products which but is not limited to asset finance, syndicate lending, syndicate guarantee, project finance, financial regulations, insolvency, winding up, re-scheduling and re-structuring finance.

Clientele varies from local and foreign banks. Banking and financial laws and regulations is what the firm specializes in. The firm has been involve in various finance transactions as well as syndicated term finance facilities.

The firm has conducted legal audit of various leading banks in the country. We have also drafted standard financing and security documents for various banks.

Issues related to family law have been dealt with in a timely manner by the firm. The same include but are not related to matters of dissolution of marriage, custody as well as maintenance.

Matters of inheritance which include grant of succession, probate or letter administration are dealt with by the firm whereby services which include recording of mutation in favour of legal heirs are also effectively provided.

Due to the problems in the records of land registry as well as various fraudulent activities which have been undertaken over a period of time in respect of titles of properties, the firm has successfully defended various clients in respect of frivolous claims on their property.

In addition, clients legitimate claims on land and property have been actively pursued in courts.

The firm also provides conveyancing services to corporate as well as individual clients. Vast experience is held by our team in respect of respect of sale transactions, setting up trust and ancillary services thereto.

The firm has provided advisory services to various banks as well as multi nationals on service and/or labour laws. Agreement, opinions, termination notices, appearing before different forums which include Labour Courts, Service Tribunal, National Industrial Relation Commission, the High Courts and the Supreme Court has also been undertaken from time to time.

The firm has a dedicated team for filing of returns including income, sales or any other form of tax.

In addition to the same, corporate clients have been represented by the firm whereby applicability of taxes and disputes related thereto have been successfully challenged before different courts and tribunals.

Various actions against media houses as well as PEMRA have been undertaken on behalf of the clients by the firm.