National Conference on Continuing Legal Education
Islamabad, 21 October 2014, Serena Hotel
8:30 –
9:00 am
Registration
9:0010:00 am
PLENARY SESSION 1
Welcome Address: Dr. Tariq Hassan, President, Continuing Legal Education Institute of
Pakistan
Keynote Speaker: Honourable Chief Justice (R) of Pakistan, Mr. Justice Tassaduq Hussain
Jillani
Distinguished Speaker: Honourable Judge John R. Tunheim, U.S. Federal Court
SESSION 1: EMERGING TRENDS IN
PRIVATE LAW
10:0011:00 am
SESSION 2: CURRENT STATUS OF LEGAL
EDUCATION
1. General Economic Laws: Corporate
and Commercial Laws
1. Legal Education: The Role of Law
Schools
 “34 Years of Imparting Legal
“Recent Developments in Corporate and
Education: The IIU Experience” Dr.
Commercial Law: Implications and Way
Muhammad Munir International
Forward”
Islamic University;
 Dr. Parvez Hassan, Senior Advocate

“Legal Education in Pakistan: New
Supreme Court of Pakistan, Senior
Dynamics, New Challenges”,
Partner, Hassan & Hassan;
Professor Arshad Nawaz Khan
 Mr. Muzaffar Ahmed
School of Law, Quaid-e-Azam
Mirza, Director/HOD Litigation,
University;
Legislation and General Counsel

“Enhancing the Level of Legal
Division, Securities & Exchange
Education: Nurturing Talent and
Commission of Pakistan
Research”, Ms. Shaaista Sarki,
 Mr. Mujtaba Jamal, MJLA LEGAL
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute
Moderator: Mr. Jahanzeb Awan, Partner,
of Science & Technology, School of
Khalid Anwer & Co., Karachi.
Law, Karachi.
(Sponsor: School of Law, Lahore)
Moderator: Dr. Osama Siddique,
(Sponsor: CLE Institute of Pakistan)
11:00 am12:00 pm
2. Specialized Laws (1): Securities and
Competition Laws
“Regulatory Barriers to Economic Growth:
Role of Counsel and Challenge”
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2. Judicial Training: The Role of
Judicial Academies
Chair: Justice (R) Syed Jamshed Ali,
Former Judge, Supreme Court of

Dr. Joseph Wilson, Chairman,
Competition Commission of
Pakistan
 Mr. M. Abdul Aleem, Secretary
General, Overseas Investors
Chambers of Commerce & Industry;
 Mr. Khozem Haidermota, Senior
Partner Haidermota BNR.
Moderator: Dr. Tariq Hassan, Advocate
Supreme Court, Partner, Hassan & Hassan,
Advocates.
(Sponsor: Overseas Investors Chambers of
Commerce and Industry)
Pakistan
 “The Role of FJA in the Promotion of
Continuing Legal/Judicial Education”
Dr. Faqir Hussain, Director General,
Centre of Excellence for Law and
Judicial Education / Federal Judicial
Academy;
 Dr. Khurshiq Iqbal, Dean, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy
Moderator: Mr. Muhammad Amir Munir,
“Judging in Social Context: A New
Dimension in Judicial Education in Pakistan”,
Senior Instructor, Punjab Judicial Academy.
(Sponsor: CLE Institute of Pakistan)
12:-00 pm
– 1:00 pm
3. Specialized Laws (2): Intellectual
Property Laws
“Encouraging Creativity and Growth: IP
Reform and Enforcement”
 Engr. Aamir Hassan, Director
General, Intellectual Property
Organization;
 Ms. Ameena Saiyid OBE, Chairman
ACIF / MD Oxford University Press;
 Mr. Hasan Irfan Khan, Advocate
Supreme Court.
Moderator: Mr. Amar Naseer, Legal
Director, Unilever Pakistan.
(Sponsor: Anti-Counterfeit & Infringement
Forum)
1:00-2:00
pm
President Supreme Court Bar
Association of Pakistan
LUNCH
SESSION 3: EMERGING TRENDS IN
PUBLIC LAW
2:00 –
3:00 pm
3. Legal Education Standards and
Reform: The Role of Bar Councils
 Mr. Muhammad Ramzan Chaudhry,
Vice Chairman, Pakistan Bar Council;
 Mr. Azam Nazeer Tarar, Chairman
Legal Education Committee,
Pakistan Bar Council;
 Mr. Akhtar Ali Khan, Vice Chairman,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council;
Moderator: Mr. Kamran Murtaza,
1. Constitutional Law
 Mr. Muneer A. Malik, Senior
Advocate Supreme Court;
 Mr. Hamid Khan, Senior Advocate
Supreme Court of Pakistan;
 Mr. M. Akram Sheikh, Senior
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SESSION 4: CONTINUING LEGAL
EDUCATION
1. Advanced and Professional Legal
Studies
 “The State of Legal Education in
Pakistan: Understanding Why CLE is
Essential“ Dr. Osama Siddique;
 “Continuing Legal Education: The
Advocate Supreme Court.
Moderator: Dr. Tariq Hassan.
(Sponsor: Hassan & Hassan, Advocates)
3:00 -4:00 2. Administration of Justice
pm
“Case Management Strategies in the United
States”
 US. Federal Court Judge Honourable
John R. Tunheim;
 Mr. Charles L. Jenkins, U.S.
Department of Justice, Resident
Legal Advisor.
"The Need for Continuing International Law
Education in Pakistan”, Mr. Ahmer Bilal
Soofi, Advocate Supreme Court and
President RSIL.
(Sponsor: Research Society of International
Law)
Moderator: Honourable Mr. Justice
Sarmad Jalal Osmany, Supreme Court of
Pakistan.
(Sponsor: US Embassy Islamabad / CLDP)
Role of Law Schools”, Professor
Ahmed Ali Khan, Bahria Law
University;
 “Continuing Legal Education:
Development, Regulation &
Reform”, Mr. Momin Malik, The
Institute of Legal Studies,
Islamabad/Lahore/Multan.
Moderator: Mr. Owais Aziz, CLE Institute of
Pakistan
(Sponsor: CLE Institute of Pakistan)
2. Need for Training & Retraining in
Emerging Fields
 “Advocacy Training for Newly
Qualified Lawyers: Why it is
Necessary and How it Can be
Delivered”, Barrister Darren Dunn,
U.K. Government Prosecutor,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office;
 “Bridging the Gap: Graduate to
Associate”, Barrister Haider Rasul
Mirza and Barrister Syed Reza Ali,
University College Lahore;
 “Going Beyond the Textbook”, Ms.
Nida Tareen and Ms. Rabia Pasha,
School of International Law,
Islamabad;
 “Street Law Clinics as a Function of
Continuing Legal Education”, Ms.
Fazia Haswary, Hamdard Law
School, Karachi
 “Legal Aid and Postgraduate Legal
Training”, Professor Akmal Wasim
and Barrister Haya Zahid, The Legal
Aid Office, Karachi.
Moderator: Ms. Asma Ahmed,
CLE Institute of Pakistan
(Sponsor: CLE Institute of Pakistan)
4:00-5:00
pm
3. Labor Laws
 “Labour Laws and Fundamental
Rights”, Justice (R) Rasheed A.
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3. International Experience &
Proposal for Pakistan
Rizvi;
“Unintended Consequence of 18th
Amendment or Design After the
Event”, Justice (R) Shahid Anwar
Bajwa;
 “Fire and Safety Regulations: The
2012 Baldia Factory Fire as a Case
Study” Mr. Faisal Siddiqi, Partner,
MCAS & W Law Associates;
 “Juridical Responses to Collective
Bargaining Units/Trade Unions under
Labour Laws of Pakistan”, Mr. Syed
Muhammad Ghazenfur, Law Clerk
to the Chief Justice of Pakistan.
Moderator: Mr. Karamat Ali, Executive
Director Pakistan Institute of Labour.
Education & Research
(Sponsor: Pakistan Institute of Labour
Education & Research)

Chair: Honourable Chief Justice of the
Islamabad High Court, Mr. Justice
Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi.

“CLE in the United States”, Drew
Miller, International AttorneyAdvisor, Commercial Law
Development Program, U.S.
Department of Commerce;

“CLE and Post-Graduate Residency
Programs in the United States ”,
Fred Rooney, Attorney-at-Law,
Senior Fulbright Law Scholar to
Pakistan;

“How CPD Works in the England and
Wales and School of Law’s CPD
Program”, Mr. Ehsan Chugtai,
Solicitor, Supreme Court of England
& Wales, and Chairman, School of
Law, Lahore.
Moderator: Syed Bulent Sohail, CLE
Institute of Pakistan
(Sponsor: CLE Institute of Pakistan)
5-6pm
PLENARY SESSION 2
Resolution on Continuing Legal Education in Pakistan
 Mr. Kamran Murtaza, President Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan;
 Mr. Salman Butt, Chairman, Pakistan Bar Council and Attorney General of
Pakistan;
 Mr. Muhammad Ramzan Chaudhry, Vice Chairman, Pakistan Bar Council Barrister
Zafarullah Khan, Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice & Human Rights.
 Dr. Tariq Hassan, President, Continuing Legal Education Institute of Pakistan.
Closing Keynote Address:
Honourable Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan, MR. JUSTICE NASIR UL MULK
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