UMER IJAZ GILANI

PARTNER
Supreme Court

I have been a part of the legal profession since 2010 when I graduated with a BA-LLB (Hons.) from the Law and Policy Program at LUMS. That was also the time when I first conceived the idea of setting up a diverse professional services firm by this name.

In the early years of my career, I had the opportunity to work as a Research Associate (Law Clerk) at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. In 2013, I attended the University of Washington, Seattle on a Fulbright Scholarship and did a Masters degree in Asian and Comparative Law.  Since 2014, I have been actively practicing law in Pakistan. 

Over the years, I have had the opportunity to argue important cases in all the High Courts of Pakistan. I have concluded more that one hundred cases, many of which have been widely reported in the mass media and have also culminated in reported judgments which are available on this website.  A wiki entry summarizes some of my more prominent cases: everybodywiki.com/Umer_Ijaz_Gilani

I have also been engaged for advisory and transactional work by many institutions, especially regulatory bodies and businesses. While I practice in diverse areas of law, my principal areas of expertise are: constitutional law, regulatory law, service law, public procurement law, citizenship law and business law. 

Contact Info

Education

LLM 2013-2014
University of Washington
BA-LLB 2005-2010
Lahore University of Management Sciences

Recent Cases

Publications
New Laws
Achievements

 

He an thing rapid these after going drawn or. Timed she his law the spoil round defer. In surprise concerns informed betrayed he learning is ye. Ignorant formerly so ye blessing. He as spoke avoid given downs money on we. Of properly carriage shutters ye as wandered up repeated moreover. Inquietude attachment if ye an solicitude to. Remaining so continued concealed as knowledge happiness. Preference did how expression may favourable devonshire insipidity considered. An length design regret an hardly barton mr figure.In surprise concerns informed betrayed he learning is ye.

LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING:

  1. Pakistan Engineering Council (Amendment) Act, 2017.
  2. The Right to Shelter Act, 2017.
  3. Amendment to the PEC Conduct and Practice of Consulting Engineers Bye-Laws, 1986.

AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS:

1. Rafiq ur Rehman v. Federation of Pakistan & Others (W.P. 1112/2020).

A case involving the protection of the fundamental rights of customers of microfinance institutions.

2. Younas Masih v. CDA (W.P. 2954/2021).

A case involving questions regarding the protection of the fundamental rights of residents of katchi abadi residents, especially their right to a clean and habitable environment and basic utilities such as clean water and sewerage system.

3. Mst. Manzoora Bibi v. SHO PS Noon (W.P. 1354/2020).

A case involving the protection of the fundamental rights of customers of brick-kiln workers.

Reported Judgments
Media Presence

 REPORTED CASES
I have argued a number of cases of precedential value which have been reported in Pakistani law
reports. They include:

  1. 2023 P L C (C.S.) Note 1 [Islamabad High Court] Before Athar Minallah, CJ NADIA BATOOL HUSSAIN Versus FOSPAH and 10 others
  2.  Constructors Association of Pakistan v. Pakistan Engineering Council (Reported as PLD 2020 Isl. 199)
    Successfully represented Respondent PEC in this case which concerned interpretation of
    the Standard Bidding Documents prepared by PEC for engineering contracts.
  3. Pakistan Engineering Council v. FoP and Other (Reported as 2021 MLD 453)
    An amendment to PEC’s Engineering Education Regulations had been set aside by a
    Single Bench of the Lahore High Court. I successfully represented Appellant PEC in its
    Intra-Court Appeal and got the judgment reversed.
  4. Reliance IT Solutions (Pvt.) Limited v. Federation (Reported as 2021 MLD 1846)
    Represented a Swiss technology company in this case which concerned a challenge to a
    public procurement being carried out by the Federal Board of Revenue regarding Tracker
    Tracing System for Tobacco sector.
  5. Shahid Tufail Khan v. Zarai Taraqiati Bank (Reported as 2021 PLC (C.S) 1130)
    Successfully represented dozens of employees of ZTBL who had been retrospectively
    demoted by the Bank. Their demotion orders were set aside
  6. CM Pak Limited versus Pakistan Telecommunications Authority Others (Reported as PLD 2018
    Isl. 243) Also reported at: https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/cmpak-limited-v-pakistan-telecommunication-authority/
    The Petitioners whom I represented challenged the practice of network shutdowns on the
    basis of Section 54 of the Pakistan Telecommunications (Reorganization) Act, 1996. The
    Islamabad High Court accepted our petition and the Court’s judgment in this case has
    been widely reported in the media and is considered a seminal precedent in Pakistan’s free
    speech jurisprudence and telecom law. The case has also been profiled by the Columbia
    University’s relevant website.
  7. Saeed Abdi Mehmood v. NADRA and Others (Reported as 2018 CLC 1588)
    In this case, I represented a Pakistani-born person whose parents were Somali. Under S. 4
    of the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951, he is entitled to Pakistani citizenship but state
    authorities refused to implement this provision. The Court granted his petition
  8. Mahera Sajid v. SHO and Others (Reported as 2018 CLC 1858)
    This was a habeus corpus petition where I represented an Islamabad resident whose
    husband became victim of enforced disappearance on 14th March, 2016. Justice Athar
    Minallah of Islamabad High Court issued a judgment recognizing the state’s obligation to
    provide financial support to families of victims and also reiterated numerous other
    important human rights principles.

News & Announcements

𝐇𝐄𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐄𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐈𝐇𝐂

Share Views: 51 𝐇𝐄𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐄𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫...

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬? 𝐒𝐂 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬

Share Views: 46 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬? 𝐒𝐂 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬...

𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 and 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐈𝐑 𝐞𝐭𝐜 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞: 𝐈𝐇𝐂

Share Views: 163 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 and 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐈𝐑 𝐞𝐭𝐜 𝐚𝐫𝐞...

Publications

𝐇𝐄𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐄𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐈𝐇𝐂

Share Views: 51 𝐇𝐄𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐄𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫...

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬? 𝐒𝐂 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬

Share Views: 46 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬? 𝐒𝐂 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬...

𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 and 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐈𝐑 𝐞𝐭𝐜 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞: 𝐈𝐇𝐂

Share Views: 163 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 and 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐈𝐑 𝐞𝐭𝐜 𝐚𝐫𝐞...

Publications

𝐇𝐄𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐄𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐈𝐇𝐂

Share Views: 51 𝐇𝐄𝐂 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐄𝐂 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫...

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬? 𝐒𝐂 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬

Share Views: 46 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬? 𝐒𝐂 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬...

𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 and 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐈𝐑 𝐞𝐭𝐜 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞: 𝐈𝐇𝐂

Share Views: 163 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬, 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 and 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐈𝐑 𝐞𝐭𝐜 𝐚𝐫𝐞...

Contact Me Anytime!

Legal advise for all your legal needs

Get in touch with us right now for legal help. We will direct your query to the relevant Specialist based on your legal issue, who will contact you within 48 hours.

Contact Info

Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.
Scroll to Top