Income Tax Litigation
Strategic representation in assessment, appellate, reference and constitutional proceedings arising under the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
View capability →Specialist tax, constitutional and public law practice
Rigorous legal analysis. Focused courtroom advocacy.
Barrister Faheem Ali Memon & Associates represents public institutions and private parties in legally significant fiscal and administrative disputes, from first advice through appellate and constitutional proceedings.
800+ mattersHigh Court litigation portfolio
Panel Advocate, FBRRegular institutional representation
MSc FinanceAccounting and management expertise
Lincoln’s InnBarrister-at-Law
The Practice
Specialist representation for disputes that turn on difficult questions of law.
The practice is built around close statutory interpretation, disciplined examination of the record and concise formulation of the issue that determines the case.
This approach produces advocacy that is structured for the forum, commercially aware and prepared for scrutiny at every stage of the appellate process.
How we approach a matter →Sales Tax & Customs
Advice and advocacy in disputes involving sales tax, customs valuation, classification, recovery, jurisdiction and statutory procedure.
View capability →Constitutional & Public Law
Judicial review of administrative and fiscal action, with close attention to jurisdiction, due process and statutory safeguards.
View capability →Opinions & Appellate Strategy
Research-led legal opinions, questions of law, case assessment and appellate planning for complex institutional disputes.
View capability →Method
From statutory text to decisive submission.
Statute first
The controlling provision is identified before the argument is built.
Record focused
The material facts are separated from background noise and procedural clutter.
Issue led
Submissions are organised around the precise question the court must decide.
Appeal ready
Every stage is approached with the next forum and the complete record in view.
Principal Counsel
Barrister Faheem Ali Memon
A London-trained Barrister, MSc Finance graduate and regular High Court litigator whose portfolio exceeds 800 matters.
His work combines close statutory interpretation with a sophisticated understanding of finance, accounting and commercial reality. Since 2022, he has regularly represented the Federal Board of Revenue before the High Court of Sindh.
Professional qualificationBarrister-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn
Academic backgroundLaw, finance, accounting and management
Primary forumHigh Court of Sindh, at Karachi
Judicial Recognition
Appreciation recorded by the High Court of Sindh.
ITC No. 10 of 1994 · reported as 2024 PTD 1448 · paragraph 22
View recognition and context →“Ordinarily, the level of assistance provided to this Court by Counsel representing FBR has remained disappointing; however, in this case involving complex legal and factual questions, the learned Counsel for the department has assisted us in a befitting manner; compelling us to record our appreciation of his performance.”
BC
Educational Wing
The Barristers’ Chambers
Practice-oriented legal and taxation education for students and young professionals who want to understand how legal principles operate in real files, proceedings and advocacy.
Practice-oriented teachingFrom statutory text to courtroom application.
Specialist tax curriculumStructured learning for a demanding professional field.
Research and draftingSkills for litigation, advisory work and professional growth.
Knowledge Centre
A structured resource for Pakistani tax jurisprudence.
Case notes, statutory commentary, legal updates, questions of law and practical research tools will be brought together in one searchable library.
Jurisdiction, statutory forums and the limits of premature civil proceedings
Civil procedure · Tax litigation
Read preview →Framing concise questions of law in appellate tax litigation
Appellate strategy · Drafting
Read preview →Reading charging provisions alongside exemptions and procedural safeguards
Statutory interpretation
Read preview →Professional Enquiries
Discuss a matter with the practice.
For litigation, advisory, institutional, professional collaboration or course-related enquiries, contact the office with a short description of the matter.
Contact the OfficeProfessional and course enquiries are received through the Karachi office.