Cornelius Law College, Sargodhaha

Barrister Hassan Dastgir (Chairman, Board of Governors)

Bar-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn, 2006)

LL.M. (Kingston University, 2005)

GDL (University of Law, UK, 2005)

LL.B. (University of the Punjab, 2003)

Post Graduate Diploma ‘Self and Personality’ (National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, 2001)

B.A. (Government College, Lahore, 1996)

Barrister Hassan Dastgir has been practicing as a lawyer. Before starting off with my his own law firm, ‘Quadrant, Advocates & Corporate Consultants’, he worked with such prestigious law firms as Qayyum Law Associates, Babar Awan Law Co. and Ashtar Ali & Co., under the direct supervision of Mr. Malik Muhammad Qayyum (Ex Attorney General of Pakistan, Ex Justice Lahore High Court), Mr. Babar Awan (Ex Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs) and Mr. Ashtar Ausaf Ali (Ex Attorney General of Pakistan, Ex Advocate General Punjab, Ex Prosecutor General Punjab). He has been serving as a Legal Advisor to the French Embassy since 2014. He has a number of publicized cases to his credit which could be googled by entering his name.

From 2015 to 2018, Barrister Hassan Dastgir served as the Principal of the Cornelius Law College, and has been teaching ‘Pakistan Penal Code’.

From 2013 to September 2015, he served as the Head of the Department of Law at the Bahauddin Zakariya University, Lahore Campus, Pakistan. There, he taught ‘Criminal Law’ to the LL.B. students; taught and supervised research relating to the subjects of ‘Criminology’ and ‘Comparative Human Rights’ to the LL.M. students; initiated and supervised research on many topics including ‘abortion in Islamic law’, ‘unborn child as the subject of homicide – comparative study of Islamic law and English common law’; and ‘parentage problems and rights of a surrogate child in Pakistan’.

From 2006 to 2012, Barrister Hassan Dastgir taught ‘Pakistan Penal Code’ at Quaid-e-Azam Law College, Sargodha, as a member of the visiting faculty.

Mahar M.Yusuf (Principal)

Retired District & Sessions Judge

Mr. Mahar Muhammad Yusuf did LL.B. in 1984 from the University of the Punjab. He has served as a Judge for more than 30 years and has had a rich experience in all areas of law and litigation. He joined the Cornelius Law College as its Principal in 2018.

Naseer Ahmed Cheema (Advocate High Court)

Mr. Naseer Ahmed Cheema is the leading criminal law practitioner, and thus a very busy lawyer. He has more than 40 years of experience in legal practice. He has served as the President of the District Bar Association. He teaches Criminal Procedure Code.

Saleem Akhtar Katchela (Advocate High Court)

Mr. Saleem Akhtar Katchela is a renowned lawyer. He has been the Secretary of the District Bar Association, and twice its President. Currently, he is serving as the Chairman of the Disciplinary of the Punjab Bar Council. He teaches General Principles of Criminal Law.

Tayyab Hussain Sherazi (Advocate High Court)

Mr. Tayyab Hussain Sherazi has been the President of the District Bar Association. He has more than 20 years of experience as a lawyer. He has particular interest in Hudood laws.

Tayyaba Batool (Coordinator/Incharge LL.B. 5 Years Program)

LL.M. with Distinction (University of the Punjab)

LL.B. Gold Medalist, First Position in the University 2008 (University of the Punjab)

Ms. Tayyaba Batool is the Coordinator/Incharge of LL.B. 5 Years Program. During her academic career, she topped the whole Punjab University in LL.B. She received her LL.M. degree from the same University with Distinction. She has special interest in and teaches Constitutional and Administrative Law. She has a rich experience of teaching for the last 6 years.

Naeem Ahmed Siddiqui (Advocate High Court)

Mr. Naeem Ahmed Siddiqui has been practicing as a lawyer for last 14 years. He has expertise in land revenue laws and transfer of property matters. He is considered as an authority in reading revenue records.

He teaches Land Revenue Act and Transfer of Property Act.

Shahid Zafar Bajwa (Advocate High Court)

(LL.M.)

Mr. Shahid Zafar Bajwa has a special interest in Medical Jurisprudence, which is what he loves to teach. He is the author of the book titled “A Textbook of Principles and Practice Ballistics and Gunshot Wounds”. Currently, he is a PhD scholar at a university in Poland.

Mehwish Waqas Rana

(LL.M.)

Ms. Mehwish Waqas Rana did LL.M. from the University of Sargodha in 2016. She is also a visiting lecturer at the same University. She teaches law of Contract and Banking laws. She also has keen interest in E-Commerce and Cyber Crime laws.

Babar Abbas

M.A. Political Science (Government College, Lahore)

M. Phil International Relations (University of the Punjab)

Mr. Babar Abbas teaches Political Science to the First and Second Years students of the LL.B. 5 Years Program.

Mr. Babar Abbas is also the Head of the Training and Planning Department at Cornelius Law College. He is one of the leading motivational speakers and trainers of the country.

Iqra Siddique

M. Phil History

Ms. Iqra Siddique did M. Phil in History from the University of Sargodha. She has more than 7 years of teaching experience. She teaches Pakistan Studies and also supervises a number of extra-curricular activities.

Sobia Sattar

M.Phil Sociology