4-5 Gray's Inn Square Chambers India Desk in Collaboration with VALS LEGAL, India
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square India Desk, English law specialists. Headed by 4-5 Barrister Jayesh Jotangia. In collaboration with VALS LEGAL, Indian Law and International specialists.
This strategic alliance joint venture caters to the growing demands of an ever-evolving global commercial landscape that spans Asia, Middle East and the UK.
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square has a strong team of English Law Barristers, including KC’s, who are able to represent Indian clients in legal cases requiring English Law advice and representation, covering UK and worldwide cross border Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration.
Additionally, we have highly regarded Arbitrators, Adjudicators, and Mediators available to appoint.
Over the years, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square has developed a dedicated team of Counsel specialising in India and UK bilateral dispute resolution and litigation services. The relationship between the two countries has always been strong and continues to strengthen with advancements in specific industries including manufacturing, technology, defence, science, retail, fintech, climate, green energy, pharmaceutical and, health to name a few.
The India – UK Legal Desk at 4-5 is an initiative focusing on dispute resolution at an early stage of a conflict between companies linked commercially in the two jurisdictions. 4-5 Counsel can advise with drafting arbitration clauses, advising as to interim measures/relief applications, bringing or defending challenges or enforcement proceedings in connection with arbitral awards. In particular, 4-5 Counsel offers advice on commercial and regulatory matters between the two countries.
Our members can also appear before Arbitrators in India, UK, Singapore and, Dubai and are familiar with the different rules of each arbitral seat. We also have members who have rights to conduct litigation and can be instructed directly for advice and representation with public access licences at the Bar
VALS LEGAL is a prominent full-service law firm headed by Mr Vaibhav Shukla, with headquarters in Mumbai. With a pan-Indian presence in Mumbai, Delhi, Indore and in Dubai, VALS LEGAL has with over 65 years of experience in the legal industry representing Indian clients. They specialise in Indian based commercial Litigation and Arbitration and worldwide International litigation (where appropriate) and International Arbitration.
Civil Litigation
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square provide specialist English Law advice, advocacy and ADR Mediation representation, covering Commercial and Chancery areas of practice. Commercial Contract disputes, Company Law, Finance, Insolvency, Commercial Debt recovery, Intellectual Property, Construction, Trusts. Sport Media and Entertainment, Employment Law. Members appear in courts and tribunals in England & Wales and in overseas jurisdictions, acting for both domestic and foreign clients, including individuals, corporations, and public bodies.
Arbitration
4-5 Counsel act on behalf of International corporates and businesses in a variety of areas and in multi jurisdictions. These cases include complex issues of state Immunity, enforcement, rights and obligations under a sale and purchase agreement, termination of contracts, jurisdiction, and calculation of expectation loss.
The team has multi-lingual barristers trained under many different common law and civil law systems.
We regularly work with international clients in the UK, India, Europe, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, US, Latin America and Caribbean, under ICSID, PCA, LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, DIAC, ADCCAC, LMAA, UNCITRAL, AAA-ICDR, CAS and ad hoc rules.
We act for claimants and respondents at every stage of their disputes, from advice drafting arbitration clauses to bringing or defending challenges of enforcement proceedings in connection with arbitral awards. Our investment treaty arbitration experience is similarly extensive.
Our depth of expertise combined with our flexible and attractive fee structure enables us to supply our clients’ legal needs effectively, efficiently, and affordably. 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square also offers a fixed price service tailored to disputes requiring a quick resolution.
Arbitrator and Adjudicator Appointments
4-5 Arbitrators have arbitrated commercial matters under the rules of every major arbitral institution, in non-institutional and investment treaty claims and before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The group has experience as neutrals and have also been appointed, and serve as Chair, in a wide variety of International commercial and as Adjudicators in worldwide construction disputes.
4-5 English Law Barristers, Adjudication, Arbitration and Mediation Counsel
Timothy Straker KC, Jacqueline Perry KC, Gerard Clarke, Jayesh Jotangia, Hasit Seth, Arran Dowling-Hussey, Dr Arun Kasi, Josep Galvez, Rajdeep Choudhury, Rupert Beloff, Jane Lambert, Boris Lazic, Naveen Agnihotri, Elizabeth Nicholls, Ramya Nagesh, Andrew Taylor, Rosalee Dorfman Mohajer, Alexander Bunzl.
4-5 Arbitrators, Adjudicators and Mediators
Caroline Kenny KC, James Bridgeman SC, Andrew Singer KC, Hasit Seth , Josep Galvez, Rajdeep Choudhury, Leonora Riesenburg, Arran Dowling-Hussey, Dr Arun Kasi, Iain Christie, Naveen Agnihotri.
For all enquiries please contact Emily Martin [email protected] and Stephen Somerville [email protected] on +44 207 404 5252.
