Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law

Mon, 2020-04-06
In the backdrop of the Coronavirus scare affecting the livelihoods of daily wagers and tutors due to the slowing down of the economy, LUMS students are stepping up and playing a part to support the affected and their families. One such story is that of Wardah Noor, a sophomore at the School of Law...
Thu, 2020-03-05
To access the environmental impact of the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Plant, the class of International Environmental Law and International Finance Law from the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL) at LUMS went to Azad Kashmir under the supervision of faculty members Professor Sikander Shah and...
Thu, 2020-03-05
In Commerce and Business, today, the externalities and ‘known unknowns’ of the industry create a myriad of issues that complicate running a successful enterprise. Simultaneously, the growth of the ‘gig economy’ has increased the demands customers have with response times, almost instantaneous. To...
Mon, 2020-03-02
Representatives from UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, Ghazala Mirza and Tauseef Ullah visited the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law at LUMS on February 20 at a session focusing on refugees and gender. UNHCR is a global organisation dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building...
Mon, 2020-02-24
The Centre for Chinese Legal Studies recently concluded a two-week seminar course at the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL), titled Introduction to Chinese Business Law. The course, offered from the February 3 - 20, 2020, was taught by Professor Matthew S. Erie, Associate Professor of...
Fri, 2019-12-20
The Centre for Chinese Legal Studies (CCLS) at the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law at LUMS offered its inaugural course for law students titled, ‘Introduction to Chinese Law’ during its Fall 2019 semester. The course equipped students with an understanding of the Chinese legal system and its...
Thu, 2019-12-19
On Thursday 7 November 2019, Professors Hiba Akbar and Angbeen Mirza hosted Sohail Akbar Warraich, member of the National Commission on the Status of Women, for a talk at SAHSOL. Warraich spoke to students of criminal law about the evolution of Qisas and Diyat laws and its loopholes, as...
Thu, 2019-12-19
On Friday, 29 November 2019, SAHSOL and the Rasheed Razvi Centre for Human Rights hosted Advocate Supreme Court, Faisal Siddiqi for a talk titled “Judiciary and Military: Paradox of continuing Collusion and increasing Conflict.” Advocate Siddiqi presented his working paper where he posed two...
Tue, 2019-12-03
EMERGENCE AND FUTURE OF THE FIRST GBV COURT INPAKISTAN Panelists Judge Rehmat Ali (Learned Additional District and Sessions Judge of the GBV Court) Ms. Asiya Yasin (Public Prosecutor for the GBV Court) Moderators Marva Khan Neha Gauhar  
Wed, 2019-11-20
LUMS alumna, Hadiya Aziz, BA-LL.B 2011, continues to make her alma mater proud. She has recently been awarded the Chevening Scholarship – a selective and prestigious scholarship that is part of the UK government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. The Scholarship...
Wed, 2019-10-23
On October 18, 2019, the Sheikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL) at LUMS held a Dean’s Honour List (DHL) Ceremony to honour 37 high-achieving students. The event, held annually, recognises and celebrates students' academic success in the previous academic year. Dr. Arshad Ahmad, Vice Chancellor...
Mon, 2019-10-21
Hadiya Aziz, a Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law graduate of 2011 has been awarded the Chevening Scholarship. She will be pursuing an LL.M in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Sussex. As the highest-ranking female Chevening candidate this year, Aziz has also been selected for...
Mon, 2019-10-14
On September 20, 2019, the Rashid Razvi Center for Constitutional and Human Rights invited Dr. Muhammad Azeem, Assistant Professor at Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL) and Hamid Khan, Senior Advocate Supreme Court, for a debate on the judicial history of Pakistan at Shaheed Zulfikar Ali...
Mon, 2019-10-14
On September 26, 2019, a workshop on environmental and labour litigation was held at the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL) at LUMS. The session was hosted by Dr. Sara Abraham, a sociologist and lawyer, and Dr. Muhammad Azeem, Assistant Professor SAHSOL. The workshop drew together lawyers,...
Fri, 2019-10-11
On October 11, 2019, the Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL) held a ceremony to mark the inauguration of the Centre for Chinese Legal Studies (CCLS) at LUMS. The Centre, a groundbreaking initiative for research in and the promotion and teaching of Chinese legal studies in Pakistan, has been...
Wed, 2019-10-09
The Rasheed Razvi Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights held its first international conference titled, "Law, Judicial Interventions and Social Change, with a Special Focus on Labour Law" at IBA, Karachi on September 21-22, 2019. The conference was attended by judges, labour activists,...
Thu, 2019-10-03
On October 1, 2019, Jam Kamal Khan, Chief Minister Balochistan, visited LUMS and participated in an interactive session about the province and the steps that can be taken to develop it further. The session was attended by LUMS faculty as well as students at the University who originally hail from...
Fri, 2019-09-27
LUMS has been ranked the number 1 University in Pakistan, among the top 50 in Asia, and top 200 globally according to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Graduate Employability Ranking 2020. This is a remarkable achievement for LUMS and reaffirms that students at the University are receiving a...
Sun, 2019-06-30
LUMS held its 31st Convocation ceremony on Sunday, June 30, 2019.  With 1034 students receiving degrees, this was the University’s largest Convocation ceremony, to date.  Dr. Sania Nishtar, Prime Minister of Pakistan’s special assistant and Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and...
Thu, 2019-06-20
LLJ is a peer-reviewed journal of Shaikh Ahmad Hassan Law School (SAHSOL) at LUMS, intended as a forum for scholarly debates amongst law students, faculty, lawyers, judges, practitioners, and experts on important legal issues. The Journal is currently inviting applications for the position of...
Mon, 2019-06-03
LUMS alumna, Shanza Faiq, BA-LL.B graduate of 2016, has topped the Central Superior Services (CSS) exam and has been inducted into the Foreign Services of Pakistan Group. In 2018, over 11,887 candidates appeared for the CSS exam from all over Pakistan, out of which only 567 were able to qualify. To...
Fri, 2019-05-03
Dr. Parvez Hassan, is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and a founder and member of the LUMS Governing body at LUMS. Dr. Hassan is the Chair Emeritus of the World Commission on Environmental Law of IUCN-The World Conservation Union, and the President of the Pakistan Environmental...
Mon, 2019-04-15
The Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL), along with the Career Services Office (CSO), organised the Annual Law Career Fair and Networking for BA-LLB students (freshmen to super seniors) on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Asifa Irfan Moot Court Room. Several law firms participated in the event...
Mon, 2019-04-01
Sabreena Khalid, a corporate finance associate resident in the New York office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, a Vault Top 50 law firm, conducted an interactive session with BA. LLB students on ‘Law Practice in USA: Recruitment and Networking’ at LUMS on March 27, 2019. Ms. Khalid...
Mon, 2019-03-11
1) The Battle of Narratives https://www.dawn.com/news/1465549/the-battle-of-narratives 2) Between Two Fires https://www.dawn.com/news/1468715/between-two-fires                          
Thu, 2019-03-07
LUMS Team was awarded as the Runners Up team for the Phillip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition, 2019 Pakistan Regional Round. The Moot problem was concerning appropriation of traditional knowledge for commercial purposes, state responsibility for corporate environmental degradation and human rights...
Mon, 2018-11-26
The Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL) conducted the Dean’s Honour List (DHL) Ceremony on Friday, November 16, 2018. DHL is an annual event that highlights and accredits the sterling academic achievements of students in their previous academic year. Among the distinguished guests at the...
Mon, 2018-11-19
The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) hosted its flagship event, the Lahore Open Day 2018 on Sunday, November 18, 2018. The event met with an overwhelming response and many aspiring students along with their parents filled the campus with their reverberating energies. Provided with...
Fri, 2018-11-16
Barrister Momin Malik conducted an interactive session with BA-LL.B students on, “Prospects and Opportunities for Lawyers" in the first ten years of their career on Tuesday, November 13 at Academic Block, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He started the session by giving a brief...
Wed, 2018-10-17
The LUMS Law Alumni Association (LLAA) is one of the three formal alumni associations holding a charter from LUMS, and last year in October, the first Board of LLAA was put in place by the Dean of the Law School in his capacity as the LLAA Patron. On September 3, 2018, the first elections of...