Supreme Court terms lawyers' vigilance 'foundational' for protecting clients' case from dismissal

ISLAMABAD: Emphasising the importance of diligent case presentation, the Supreme Court on Saturday reiterated that an advocate’s absolute vigilance was a “foundational requirement” for protecting a client’s case from dismissal in default. This principle is also “reverberated across the world with one voice by dint of a legal maxim ‘Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt’, thereby implying that the law assists the vigilant, not those who sleep over their rights”, observed Justice Muhamm

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