- Advising Lahore Ring Road Authority in connections with all aspects of construction and acquisition of Lahore Ring Road Project.
- Advising The Urban Unit in connection with legal due diligence on Punjab Housing and Town-Planning Agency (PHATA) and project land regarding six affordable housing schemes in Punjab.
- Advising Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in connection with setting up and executing projects, including representing them in various disputes resolutions forums and courts.
- Advising Ansaar Management Company and its UK-based investors Real Equity for all (Reall) and Places for People (PfP) in connection with all aspects of their development and construction-related matters in Pakistan for affordable housing projects.
Jahandur
Shahzada Jahandur Durrani
-Partner and Head of Department
Jahandur is a founder member and managing partner of Durrani Law Associates. He has more than 15 years of working experience with local and international law firms, including in-house with companies. He has in-depth knowledge and experience to deal with complex legal issues in multi-jurisdictional transactions. In addition, part of his practice revolves around disputes resolution, including arbitration. Jahandur also specializes in banking and finance matters and currently advising several major banks in Pakistan.
Jahandur also has extensive work experience in the UK, where he regularly advised UK-based companies in connection with their legal and transactional matters.
- Advising the Government of Punjab in connection with setting up oversight mechanism for running Public Sector Companies in Punjab keeping in view the compliance of Corporate Governance Rules.
- Drafting Punjab Housing and Development Authority Law and Rules in line with Federal Affordable Housing Program, including advising PHATA on Public-Private Partnership strategies and models.
- Advising Base of Pyramid Asia (“BOPA”) in connection with legal due diligence on Sindh Microfinance Bank Limited (“SMFB”) for the purposes of acquisition of equity interest.
- Advising Pak Oman Microfinance Bank in connection with the recovery of write off loans from the customers.
Jahandur understands how to work with highly entrepreneurial clients and get a deal done. Put simply, I know I can trust him.
~ A happy client
Qualifications
Professional
- Admitted as Advocate, Punjab Bar Council, 2004
Academic
- LLM, Queen Marry, University of London, 2011
Professional Memberships
- Life Member Lahore Bar Association
- Life Member Lahore High Court Bar Association
- Life Member Lahore Tax Bar Association
- Member Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
- Member Young ICCA
- Member Young Arbitration Group
- Member Executive Committee, Lahore High Court Bar Association (2009 -10)
Recent work
- Assisted Honourable Judge regarding registration fee for the rent agreement which is not required when registered under Punjab Rented Premises Act. [Reference cases reported as HASCOL Petroleum Limited v. Rent Registrar etc. PLD 2018 Lah 713];
- Assisted Honourable Judge regarding Voluntary Retirement Separation Scheme when it is accepted with free will and volition, the same cannot be cancelled and withdrawn as it is a concluded contract between the parties. [Reference cases reported in a consolidated judgement as Wali ur Rehman v. State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan etc. 2018 PLC (CS) 1230.]
Contact Information
Phone:+92 (0) 300 9436732
Email: jahandur@hotmail.com
Client Reviews
Jahandur is approachable, makes complex issues easy to understand and is always thorough.
Whenever I leave a meeting with Jahandur I always feel confident about the advice received and most importantly pleased that he is my lawyer.
The lack of jargon is refreshing in an industry that often makes issues more complicated than they need to be.
His contribution undoubtedly ensured a successful outcome for all.
Jahandur’s pragmatic and commercial approach in advising his clients shines through even when dealing with complex or technical areas of law.