Commercial Arbitration vs. Civil Litigation in Pakistan: A Cost-Benefit Reality Check
This study compares the cost and benefits of commercial arbitration and civil litigation in Pakistan and offers a realistic guideline to businesses to analyze their dispute resolution strategies. It can determine the real financial cost of either method using direct costs (e.g., legal fees, tribunal costs), indirect costs (e.g., business disruption, tied-up capital), time-to-resolution risk, and enforcement risk. The results indicate that arbitration may be faster, particularly when expedited, but the cost-reducing nature is not assured because of the high counsel, tribunal, and expert charges. Moreover, the benefits of arbitration can be diminished by the time it takes to implement the award. The paper ends with a decision matrix to businesses and suggestions on how to make arbitration more efficient and the ability of courts to enforce the decision so that arbitration continues to play an important role in the Pakistani legal system.
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Commercial Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Pakistan, Dispute Resolution, Cost–Benefit Analysis, Enforcement, Procedural Delay
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(1) Kamran Abdullah
Deputy Registrar, Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Aisha Rasool
Senior Director Research and Publication, Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Cite this article
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APA : Abdullah, K., & Rasool, A. (2023). Commercial Arbitration vs. Civil Litigation in Pakistan: A Cost-Benefit Reality Check. Global Legal Studies Review, VIII(I), 106-114. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2023(VIII-I).13
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CHICAGO : Abdullah, Kamran, and Aisha Rasool. 2023. "Commercial Arbitration vs. Civil Litigation in Pakistan: A Cost-Benefit Reality Check." Global Legal Studies Review, VIII (I): 106-114 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2023(VIII-I).13
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HARVARD : ABDULLAH, K. & RASOOL, A. 2023. Commercial Arbitration vs. Civil Litigation in Pakistan: A Cost-Benefit Reality Check. Global Legal Studies Review, VIII, 106-114.
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MHRA : Abdullah, Kamran, and Aisha Rasool. 2023. "Commercial Arbitration vs. Civil Litigation in Pakistan: A Cost-Benefit Reality Check." Global Legal Studies Review, VIII: 106-114
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MLA : Abdullah, Kamran, and Aisha Rasool. "Commercial Arbitration vs. Civil Litigation in Pakistan: A Cost-Benefit Reality Check." Global Legal Studies Review, VIII.I (2023): 106-114 Print.
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OXFORD : Abdullah, Kamran and Rasool, Aisha (2023), "Commercial Arbitration vs. Civil Litigation in Pakistan: A Cost-Benefit Reality Check", Global Legal Studies Review, VIII (I), 106-114
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TURABIAN : Abdullah, Kamran, and Aisha Rasool. "Commercial Arbitration vs. Civil Litigation in Pakistan: A Cost-Benefit Reality Check." Global Legal Studies Review VIII, no. I (2023): 106-114. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2023(VIII-I).13