Practice area
White Collar Criminal Litigation
Defence in fraud, corruption, money-laundering, cheque and cybercrime matters before NAB, FIA, the Banking Courts and the Special Courts.
White collar matters are documentary cases. They are constructed from bank statements, company filings, call records and paper trails, and they are defended in the same currency, by dismantling the prosecution's own record.
The chambers appears in investigations and trials before the National Accountability Bureau, the Federal Investigation Agency, the Banking Courts and the Special Courts, and in the bail and quashment petitions that accompany them before the High Court of Sindh.
What we handle
- Representation during NAB inquiries, investigations and call-up notices
- FIA notices, investigations and trials, including the Corporate Crime Circle
- Money-laundering allegations under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010
- Cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery under sections 406, 420, 468 and 471 PPC
- Dishonoured cheque prosecutions under section 489-F PPC
- Cybercrime and electronic fraud matters under PECA, 2016
- Banking Court proceedings under the Financial Institutions (Recovery of Finances) Ordinance, 2001
- Bail and quashment petitions before the High Court of Sindh
- Freezing orders and the release of attached accounts and assets
How a matter proceeds
- 01
Respond to the notice properly
The reply to a first call-up notice is evidence. It is drafted, not improvised, and you do not attend alone.
- 02
Secure liberty
Where arrest is threatened, pre-arrest bail or a protective order comes before anything else.
- 03
Reconstruct the record
We assemble the transaction trail ourselves rather than accepting the investigator's summary of it.
- 04
Trial strategy
Documentary prosecutions are met with documentary defence: reconciliation, authorisation, and the absence of dishonest intent.
- 05
Parallel proceedings
Civil recovery, regulatory action and criminal prosecution often run together and must be handled as one strategy.
White Collar Criminal Litigation: common questions
I have received a call-up notice from NAB. Should I attend?
Yes, but not without counsel and not without a prepared written reply. Non-appearance can itself lead to coercive action. What you say at that first appearance tends to define the case.
Can accounts frozen in a money-laundering case be released?
An attachment can be challenged before the Special Court, and the scope of a freeze is often far wider than the allegation justifies. Applications to release operating accounts succeed more often when moved early with a clear reconciliation.
Is a section 489-F case really criminal?
Yes. Dishonestly issuing a cheque that is dishonoured is an offence carrying imprisonment, and it is frequently used as leverage in what is fundamentally a commercial dispute. It needs a criminal defence, not just a settlement discussion.
Related work
Other practice areas
- Practice area
Civil Litigation
Suits, appeals and injunctions before the Civil Courts and the High Court of Sindh: declarations, possession, specific performance and recovery.
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Property Law Matters
Title, transfer, possession and inheritance disputes over property in Sindh, together with the due diligence that prevents a dispute from arising.
- Practice area
Civil Liability Litigation
Claims for damages and compensation arising from negligence, defamation, malicious prosecution and professional or institutional failure.
- Practice area
Rent Law Matters
Ejectment, rent recovery and tenancy disputes before the Rent Controller under the Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979.
Consultation
Instruct the chambers.
Bring the complete file, including any document you consider unhelpful. You will receive a considered view of your position before any money is committed to litigation.