About

Barrister Nudrat B. Majeed, BA Hons. Jurisprudence (Oxon), LL.M (LSE, London), Bar-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn), Advocate High Court, Lecturer, Punjab Judicial Academy, Lecturer, National Management Center, Government of Pakistan

Barrister Nudrat B. Majeed has been in international legal practice since 1997. After obtaining her Civil, District and Sessions Court practice license in Pakistan, she moved to London, United Kingdom where she spent approx. ten years working with Mr. Van Vechten (Johnny) Veeder QC and Mr. Toby T. Landau KC of Essex Court Chambers in the field of international arbitration and litigation.

She combined her practical experience of arbitration and litigation with teaching International Trade Law to Chinese judges and LL.M. students at SOAS, University of London and conducting arbitration training workshops for the United Nations.

Following the guidance of her mentor, Johnny Veeder, Barrister Nudra completed a 4-year B.A. Hons. in Arabic alongside law practice which placed her in the unique position of being able to advise and act as counsel on Common Law as well as Islamic Law issues.

In 2015, she relocated back to Pakistan and has been in active practice in civil / commercial / criminal litigation, domestic / international arbitration and commercial / civil mediation as well as teaching at Government / Law Enforcement and Military institutions.

The success of her swift dispute-disposal rate is, in part, because of her skill in combining multiple modes of dispute resolution and, in other part, because of her extensive association with government personnel / law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Rule of Law Institute of Pakistan CEO of a company for the reform of police, prosecution, judiciary and criminal laws.
Four Golf Road Chambers, Lahore | Islamabad Head of Law Chambers providing litigation and advisory services in: Commercial Law: international arbitration | maritime law and arbitration | white-collar asset tracing; counter-terrorism financing | commercial mediation in contracts for goods / services | cryptocurrency | engineering procurement construction (EPC) | special technology zones. Civil Law: property | land | inheritance; employment | service matters against Govt. and regulatory bodies. Criminal Law: criminal breach of trust | fraud | murder | drug trafficking | forgery | trespass |robbery | contempt of court | INTERPOL.

Accolades:

2010 Frederick Richter Memorial Prize awarded for most meritorious work in the field of Oriental Art, Literature or Music at SOAS, University of London.
1997 Elected President of the London University Postgraduate Law Society.
1996 Commonwealth Scholarship to Oxford, awarded annually to 4 applicants nation-wide.
1995 Media Award for 'Best Theater Actress of the Year'.
1994 Best Extempore Debater, Oxford Union Society.
1992-94 Debate House Opener for Public Debates, Oxford Union Society.
1992-94 Represented Oxford University, Balliol College, in Intercollegiate Tennis Matches.
1992 Shield for Best Debater, Kinnaird College, Lahore
1990 Extra-Curricular Roll of Honour, Lahore College. Awarded to top 3 of 6,000 students.
1990 Academic Roll of Honour, Lahore College. Awarded to top 3 of 6,000 students.
1989 Elected President of the Lahore College Students Union; revived after a 14-year ban.
1988 Secretary, Lahore College Debating Society.
1985-87 Represented Lahore College in 25 All-Pakistan Debating Competitions. Won prizes in 24.
1985 Academic Merit Scholarship for overall 3rd position in Pakistan in Matriculation.

Experience:

2005 Advisor, Attorney-General’s Office Advisor to the Attorney General’s office on the reform of arbitration law in Pakistan. Co-drafted the international arbitration law of Pakistan which was promulgated as the “Recognition and Enforcement (Arbitration Agreements and Foreign Arbitral Awards) Act, 2011 incorporating the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards into Pakistan law.
1998-2009 Litigation | Arbitration Practice, England Worked as junior to Mr. Johnny Veeder QC in international commercial arbitration and litigation in sectors of Mining | Contract | Energy | Foreign Investment | Infrastructure | Regulatory Authorities.
2024 International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Pakistan Representative of ICCA Judiciary Outreach Program.
2024 Arbitration Bill, 2024 Assistance to Govt. Committee on draft Arbitration Bill to replace Arbitration Act, 1940 of Pakistan.
2022-2024 Sihala Police College, Government of Pakistan Advisor to the Commandant, Police College Sihala on policies and rules on gender-based harassment | criminal procedures | role of law enforcement in foreign direct investment | ethics in policing.
2020-2021 Government Working Group, Commercial Courts Commissioned by the Government of Punjab / World Bank to draft a statute establishing Commercial Courts in Punjab province. Conducted training of judges selected as Commercial Court Judges.
2020-2021 Government Working Group, Bilateral Investment Treaties Member, Experts Group advising on reform of Pakistan law on Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and the Indus Water Treaty re water issues.
2018 – 2020 International Law Association Committee on Cultural Heritage Governance Member Pakistan Branch of ILA, for R&D on laws governing global cultural heritage.
2015-2017 Trade Dispute Resolution Organization Act, 2017 Member, legal team for the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan to draft Bill.
2004 United Nations Consultant to Yemen Training of Shari’ah judges, lawyers and government officials on International Arbitration Law and its inter-face with Islamic Law in Muslim countries in a series of United Nations intensive workshops in Sana’a, Yemen.
2000 United Nations Delegate on Trade Law, New York Represented the London Court of International Arbitration in the UN Working Group on Trade Law dealing with international conventions and rules on international arbitration.
Current Since 2022 Centre for Research and Innovation in Maritime Affairs (CRIMA) Visiting lecturer on maritime law and policy.
Current Since 2022 Sihala Police College, Government of Pakistan Visiting lecturer in Rule of Law | Ethics in the Workplace | Water and Maritime | International Arbitration and Enforcement of FDI contracts.
Current Since 2021 Doctor Iqbal Law School, Government College University, Lahore Member, Board of Studies. Lecturer, Family Law. Guest Lecturer, Arbitration.
2020-2021 Kinnaird College for Women University, Lahore Lecturer for Rule of Law and Economic Development on LL.B. Honours program.
Current Since 2019 Civil Services Academy, Government of Pakistan Lectures on Maritime and Water Law, Policy | Indus Water Treaty | South Asia Geopolitics.
2000-2005 Lecturer, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University, Lecturer and Examiner of Masters’ students for LL.M. International Trade Law on the LL.M. Training of Chinese judges on Judicial Exchange Program.
1999-2006 Arbitration International Co-Editor of leading arbitration law journal.