Defined matter
An opinion, document review, regulatory response or specified proceedings, with a clear question and deliverable.
Counsel & consultingLegal counsel.
Legal counsel.
Practical direction.
JUSNREM Counsel & Consulting advises on commercial arrangements, public powers, regulatory obligations and disputes.
JUSNREM Counsel & Consulting advises on commercial arrangements, public powers, regulatory obligations and disputes. Led by Khurram Chughtai, whose legal practice spans more than twenty years, the work connects the legal position with the documents, approvals, institutional responsibilities and remedies needed to act on it.
An instruction may concern a transaction, an existing dispute, a proposed law or institution, or a change in the way an organisation operates. We examine the applicable legal framework, identify the available routes and prepare the instruments and procedures required for the agreed course of action.
01 / Service scope
Business and finance
Establishing, financing or changing a business and its commercial relationships.
Corporate, commercial, investment and trade
We advise on business structures, ownership, investment and commercial relationships, from a proposed venture through a transaction or reorganisation. The work can include acquisitions, joint ventures, shareholders’ arrangements, distribution and franchising, licensing, technology transfer and domestic or cross-border commercial contracts.
Possible agreed outputs
Legal due-diligence findings; transaction options; negotiated agreements; corporate approvals; completion and implementation requirements.
Banking, project finance and restructuring
We examine the legal structure of financing and security arrangements and their relationship with the underlying business or project. Advice can address borrowing, investment, project contracts, corporate restructuring and the rights and obligations affected by financial or organisational change.
Possible agreed outputs
Financing and security documentation; conditions-precedent and approvals schedules; legal risk allocation; restructuring options and implementation documents.
Tax and revenue
We advise on legal questions arising from tax notices, assessments, recovery and revenue disputes, and on tax-law issues connected with business arrangements. The instruction begins with the relevant records, procedural stage and decision required. Accounting, valuation and specialist tax-computation work are identified separately where needed.
Possible agreed outputs
Legal position and response; record and issue schedule; representation within the accepted scope; coordination of related commercial documentation.
Employment, service rules and organisational change
We advise businesses and public institutions on employment and service arrangements, including the legal consequences of restructuring and post-privatisation change. Work can address service rules, employment policies, separation arrangements, benefits and the allocation of obligations between an institution and its workforce.
Possible agreed outputs
Policy and service-rule review; employment and separation documentation; transition provisions; legal assessment of liabilities and disputes.
02 / Service scope
Public institutions and projects
Carrying out a public project, developing legislation or governing an institution.
Public law, regulation and institutional governance
We advise public institutions, regulated businesses and persons affected by public decisions on statutory powers, institutional mandates, regulatory requirements and administrative procedure. The work can include governance arrangements, delegated authority, public finance responsibilities and the legal basis for action or review.
Possible agreed outputs
Mandate and authority analysis; regulatory position notes; governance instruments; approval and accountability arrangements; responses to regulatory decisions.
Legislative drafting and public policy
We assess an existing legal framework and develop legislative proposals suited to the policy objective and the institutions expected to implement them. Instructions may cover primary legislation, rules, regulations, amendments and the reconciliation of overlapping responsibilities or inconsistent provisions.
Possible agreed outputs
Legislative gap analysis; options papers; draft instruments and explanatory notes; consultation issues; consequential amendments and transition arrangements.
Public procurement, PPP and infrastructure
We advise procuring institutions, project sponsors, investors and contractors on the legal and transactional framework for projects. The work connects the procurement route and approval process with land, funding, project agreements, allocation of risk, implementation responsibilities and the management of contractual change.
Possible agreed outputs
Procurement and approval analysis; tender or contract review; project and joint-venture agreements; implementation responsibilities; claims and dispute provisions.
03 / Service scope
Technology and the digital economy
Adopting technology, developing a digital service or understanding a regulatory dependency.
Technology, telecom, data and intellectual property
We advise on technology procurement and development, telecom and digital-service arrangements, intellectual-property rights, licensing and technology transfer. Data and cybersecurity instructions address legal duties, governance, contractual responsibilities and institutional oversight, with technical assessment assigned to appropriately qualified specialists where required.
Possible agreed outputs
Technology and licensing agreements; data-responsibility analysis; legal review of security and information-governance requirements; regulatory and policy documents.
Fintech, digital assets and emerging systems
We examine a proposed business model, the rights and obligations it creates and the regulatory questions that must be resolved before implementation. Work may address market-entry options, preparation for regulatory engagement, commercial and governance arrangements, and legal responsibilities for data, financial-crime controls and customer treatment. Future Intelligence and other emerging-system assignments can include legal risk assessment, procurement terms and decision-making safeguards.
Possible agreed outputs
Regulatory-perimeter and dependency analysis; issues for regulator engagement; contract and governance proposals; implementation conditions and review mechanisms.
04 / Service scope
Disputes and remedies
Responding to a notice, assessing a claim or pursuing an agreed route to remedy.
Litigation, disputes, investigations and enforcement
We assess the legal position, evidence, procedure and remedies in commercial, regulatory, public-law and other agreed disputes. Instructions may include pre-action advice, responses to notices or inquiries, pleadings, negotiation, representation and enforcement. The forum, responsible counsel and scope of representation are confirmed for each matter.
Possible agreed outputs
Case and evidence assessment; procedural plan; notices and responses; pleadings; settlement terms; advice on enforcement and review.
05 / Service scope
Individuals and families
Family matters, support obligations and immediate protective needs.
Family and personal rights
A proposed partner-led service for family and international family matters, including custody and guardianship, maintenance and protection from domestic violence. The scope would be agreed with Asma Muzaffar, Partner, Islamabad, with attention to the relevant forum, immediate protective needs and any cross-border dependencies.
Possible agreed outputs
Advice on the legal position and available remedies; preparation of the evidential record; applications, responses or representation within the accepted scope.
Connected legal judgmentFrom the decision
From the decision
to implementation.
Commercial and public-law experience meet in the same instruction: authority, approval, ownership, funding, contractual responsibility and remedy can be examined together.
Legislative and institutional work extends beyond policy objectives to the powers, procedures, records, financial arrangements and review mechanisms needed for implementation.
Technology work draws on longstanding ICT, telecom, data, intellectual-property and governance experience, alongside continuing research into emerging systems.
Working together
Shape the instruction.
Every engagement should identify the client, conflicts position, relevant jurisdictions, responsible professionals, deliverables, dependencies and terms. Cross-border work requires the appropriate qualified counsel for each jurisdiction. Contact alone does not establish acceptance of an instruction or responsibility for a deadline.
Transaction or project
A phased instruction covering legal structure, documentation, approvals and agreed implementation support.
Institutional or legislative assignment
Diagnosis, options, draft instruments, consultation support and an implementation or transition framework.
Continuing counsel
A proposed recurring arrangement with agreed priorities, included work, response arrangements and review points.
Briefing or training
A proposed tailored session for a board, institution or professional team, with an agreed subject and practical materials.
Research or pilot
A separately scoped inquiry or test with defined participants, evidence, safeguards, evaluation criteria and limits on reliance.
Practice and researchDistinct purposes.
Distinct purposes.
Defined responsibilities.
JUSNREM Counsel & Consulting is the professional practice through which legal and consulting engagements are discussed and undertaken. KSC.JUSNREM presents the wider work in authorship, research and institutional development. Research programmes and proposed pilots have their own purpose and stage of development; their existence does not establish a completed client deployment or a separate regulated professional entity.
Research and proposed pilotsMeet the teamStart with the decision.
A commercial decision, an institutional challenge, a family matter or a legal dispute. Send a short, non-confidential account of the matter, the principal parties, relevant countries and any deadline. We will consider the scope, conflicts, availability and professional responsibilities before an instruction is accepted.