Cornelius, Lane & Mufti
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Chaired by Salman Butt, the team at Cornelius, Lane & Mufti provides comprehensive tax advice to significant names in the Pakistan market. The group boasts extensive experience in the high courts and the Supreme Court in Pakistan, representing clients in matters challenging the super tax across a range of sectors, sales tax affecting international airports, and the Tax Law Amendment Act. Key contacts include Usman Sahi, Munawar ul Salam, and Shaoib Rashid, who are noted for their 'dedication and expertise'. Waleed Khalid is another notable name in the department.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Usman Sahi, Munawar ul Salam, and Shaoib Rashid stand out for their deep knowledge, clear advice, and strong client focus. They are responsive, professional, and solution-driven. We value their honesty, teamwork, and practical approach. Their dedication and expertise clearly set them apart from others in the field.’
- ‘Excellence in the services, well prepared about the subject matter especially with facts/commercial aspects of the issues in hand. Excellent legal advisors.’
Key clients
- MCB Bank Limited Kot Addu Power Company Limited Sialkot International Airport JDW Sugar Mills Limited Sheikhoo Sugar Mills Limited Indus Sugar Mills Limited Pepsi Cola Pakistan Descon Engineering Limited Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited Pepsi Cola Pakistan Limited Coca Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited Central Power Purchasing Agency Guarantee Limited Lahore Electric Supply Company Limited The Coca Cola Export Corporation The Bank of Punjab Nishat Power Limited National Power Parks Management Company (Pvt.) Limited National Transmission & Despatch Company Limited Fauji Kabirwala Power Company (Pvt.) Limited Orient Power Co. (Pvt.) Limited Saba Power Co. (Pvt.) Limited SEPCO 1 Electric Power Construction Company Ltd. Zameen Media (Pvt.) Limited Crescent Bahuman Limited
Work highlights
Represented National Transmission Company in challenging vires and imposition of Sales Tax on Services by all 04 Provinces of Pakistan before all 04 High Courts on the grounds of being an instrumentality of the Federal Government discharging functions thereof, immune from such taxation under the Constitutional Framework.