We advice clients on choice of business entity and legal structures as well as formation thereof i.e. registration of partnership, societies, incorporation of private / public limited companies and joint ventures.
We represent clients in a broad variety of contract negotiations and contract matters, including negotiating, drafting and reviewing.
We have assisted in negotiation, drafted and reviewed various franchising agreements / contracts and continue to advise on existing obligations of franchisors and franchisees.
We advise companies on a day-to-day basis on general corporate matters. We specialize in advising companies on issues pertaining to the prevailing company laws od Pakistan in order to ensure that our clients are in compliance with corporate governance and regulatory requirements. We also carry out statutory forms filings on behalf of our clients. In addition to performing company secretarial function for various clients, we have also entered in to arrangements of outsourced legal function for clients that don’t already have a legal department within their organization.
We have appeared and continue to do so on behalf of our clients before a variety of fora, including but not limited to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the High Courts of Pakistan at Karachi and Lahore, District Courts in Karachi, Anti-Terrorism Court, Banking Courts, Customs Courts, Labour Court, Special Courts (for Banking Offences). Intellectual Property Tribunal, Customs Appellate Tribunal, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Federal Board of Revenue, Sindh Revenue Board, etc. in a range of matters including but not limited to contractual & property disputes, Banking matters, white – collar crime and family law.
We pride ourselves on the increasing number of applications filed by us on behalf of our clients with the Copyright Office and the Trade Marks Registry of the intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan. We regularly appear before the Trade Marks Registry on behalf of our clients in oppositions and show causes.
We advise on a wide range of HR related matters including, inter alia, drafting offer letters, employment contracts, contracts for appointment of consultants as well as employee non-disclosure, etc. Furthermore, our team of lawyers has experience in advising on industrial relations issues and has represented clients before the Sindh Labour Courts at Karachi.
We offer conveyancing services in respect of sale and purchase of real estate. We have also effected registration of various other documents in respect of transfer of immovable properties such as gift deeds and relinquishment deeds. Furthermore, we regularly draft rental / tenancy agreements for our clients as well as provide advise in respect thereto.
Address: 2nd Floor, Plot K-2/1, Main Gizri Road, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan | Telephone: +92-21-35180911 | E-mail: mail@setinmotionlegal.com