Pragmatic Legal

Our Areas of Expertise

Contract Management
Construction Disputes
Litigation

Contract Management (Legal)

Our wide experience has shown us that contracts need to be scrutinized from initiation till to the finalization of the transaction.

Unique contract management system is followed by us with the intent of minimizing/avoiding disputes during the course of the execution of contracts and transaction by ensuring strict adherence to the terms of the contracts by our clients.
This serves a two-fold purpose:
1. Minimizing/avoiding the scope of disputes.
2. Strengthening the position of our clients in the event of arising of dispute.

Our Contract Management Services

Pre-contract phase

Scrutinizing tender documents.
Clarification/advice.
Drafting contracts.
Vetting contracts.

Execution phase

Reminders to fulfill obligations.
Stage-wise monitoring.
Drafting and vetting legal communications/notices.
Negotiation/mediation.

Services we provide in the area of contracts

Legal opinion on contractual terms.
Legal analysis involving extensive study of terms of contracts and furnishing reports thereof for the benefit of the clients.
Assisting and participating in negotiation of terms of contracts prior to its finalization.
Advise on beneficial structuring of transaction.

We provide the services in a diverse array of commercial contracts.

Construction Disputes and Claims Management Advisory Services

Professional approach to plan, schedule, and monitor the project.
Maximizing contractual benefits of the clients and safeguarding the interest of the project.
Securing profit and saving on cost.
Reducing risk related to contractual obligations.
Avoiding unjustified claims and the threat of litigation.
An integrated document covering all potential claims.
Solid groundwork for negotiation, arbitration, and litigation.
Quantification and apportionment of delay to extend the time claim.
Quantification and apportionment of cost for prolongation, disruption, acceleration, variation cost, and overrun cost claims.
Cost overrun investigation and claims.
Addressing other challenges faced in the construction sector.

Litigation

“We attempt to add meaning, purpose and passion to the practice of law”.

The objective of Pragmatic Legal is to deliver high quality and cost-effective solution to our clients in varying economic conditions and changing legal and regulatory environment. We deal litigation cases in the area of Arbitration, civil, criminal matters of all nature, anti-corruption law, service, labour and industrial disputes, Negotiable Instrument Act, land and revenue, family, consumer, national green tribunal, real states, insolvency and bankruptcy, insurance, motor accident claims and compensation, Interest on delayed payments to MSMEs and Ancillaries, cases etc.

Team

Pragmatic Legal's Key Counsels:

M. Z. Chaudhary Advocate

Mr. M. Z. Chaudhary (B.A. LL.B) is a Lead member of Pragmatic Legal. He is practicing law in Supreme Court of India, various High Courts dealing with Civil, Arbitration, Commercial law, original side as well appellate side. His core legal practice is in criminal law. He has been also dealing in civil writs, criminal writs, etc. He has been in legal practice since the last 52 years.

Aftab Ali Khan Advocate

Mr. Aftab Ali Khan is practicing at New Delhi, India. His Core area of practice is civil and criminal cases. He is admitted as an Advocate-on- Record on the role of the Supreme Court of India. He has an active litigation practice of 20 years in a wide variety of disputes involving various disciplines of Constitutional, Civil and Criminal Laws.

He has also conducted several international and domestic commercial arbitrations in the energy and infrastructure sector. While Supreme Court of India is the primary forum of practice, other forums of practice include the Delhi High Court, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) and Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB).

Tabaarak Husain Advocate

Mr. Tabaarak Husain (M.A., LL.B, Executive MBA) had served in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited for over 37 years. He is a former Deputy General Manager (Law) at BHEL. He has been presently practicing Law in the Supreme Court of India since 2020. He has widely dealt with commercial law, Business Law, construction law, and arbitration cases of BHEL with his extensive work and knowledge base in engineering and construction of projects, contract management, and numerous construction contracts.

Sumesh Dhawan Advocate

Mr. Sumesh Dhawan has expertise in corporate and commercial laws, particularly in the field of insolvency and restructuring. He has extensive experience in the field of corporate insolvency.

He has extensive experience in arguing matters before the Supreme court, high courts and other specialised Tribunals like board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR), Appellate authority for industrial and financial reconstruction (AAIFR), etc.

Sunil Kumar Grover Advocate

Mr. Sunil Kumar Grover {B.E. (Mech. Engg., LL.B)} is a Techno-Commercial-legal professional with 38 years experience in the Capital Goods industry in the areas of power, transportation, renewables, battery energy storage systems and EVs. He has superannuated as an Executive Director from BHEL. His specialisation has been framing of contracts and project execution. Also as head of legal function he has experience of arbitrations, legal vetting of domestic and international contracts and risk analysis. Earlier he has worked in the vigilance department, carried investigations, disciplinary proceedings and recommended advices in both internal and CVC matters.

He is practising law in Delhi High Court and Supreme Court of India.

Sandeep Garosa Advocate

Mr. Sandeep (B.A., LL.B) is practicing law in the District Courts of New Delhi, Delhi High Court, and Supreme Court of India. He has been practicing in the Supreme Court since the year 2008. His area of practice is arbitration, civil, and criminal as well.

R. A. Chaudhary Advocate

Mr. R.A. Chaudhary (B.A., LL.B) is practicing law in the Supreme Court of India. His area of practice is civil and criminal law. He has 27 years of legal practicing experience in all courts of Delhi. While the Supreme Court of India is the primary forum of practice, other forums of practice include the Delhi High Court, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), and arbitration.

Shoeb Ahmad Khan Advocate

Mr. Shoeb Ahmad Khan (B.A., LL.B) is practicing law in the Supreme Court since 2000. He is also appearing in all Delhi Courts as well. His core legal practice is in the field of criminal law and land and revenue matters.

Safeer Farooqui Advocate

Mr. Safeer Farooqui (B.A., LL.B) is practicing law in the Supreme Court since 2010. He is also appearing in all Delhi Courts as well. His core legal practice is in the field of criminal law and commercial law.

Technical advisors in case of engineering contracts disputes:

Manoj Kumar Sharma

Mr. Manoj Kumar Sharma is former Executive Director at Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (a Govt. of India enterprises, one of the largest engineering and manufacturing company of its kind). He has extensive and varied experience of 40 years in power sector from concept to commissioning of projects including coal, hydro, nuclear, GAS based utilities and industrial power projects in all facet i.e. marketing, engineering, manufacturing of equipment, site erection and commissioning, also handled renewable energy, oil rigs and defence and water management verticals.

He is a BE Electrical Engineering (1974 to 1978) from IIT, Roorkee.

Strategic Management: University of Maryland, Washington, D.C., USA. (In addition to various other management courses during the course of service.

Rakesh Lodwal

Mr. Rakesh Lodwal is a former General Manager from Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited. He has extensive and varied experience of 37 years in manufacturing, execution of EPC contracts in power projects, Contract Management, Project Management, Sub-Contracting Management, Commercial Management, Materials Management, dispute resolution, and Arbitration.

He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi in the year 1982.

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