Biography
Barrister, England and Wales
Advocate,India
LLM (University of Cambridge)
LLM
LLM (University of Cambridge)
Barrister, England and Wales
Advocate,India
LLM (University of Cambridge)
LLM
LLM (University of Cambridge)
Nandakumar Srivatsa holds dual qualifications as a barrister at the Bar of England and Wales and as a solicitor in India. He is one of a select group of practitioners entitled to plead in these jurisdictions and co-heads the firm's English law practice.
Over the past decade, Nanda has developed a unique commercial practice covering the areas of maritime transport and international arbitration. He has extensive experience advising shipowners, charterers, and cargo owners in a wide range of disputes arising from charter parties and maritime transport contracts governed by English law. He has also represented and advised investors, states, international organizations (including an international court), public entities, and international private companies in complex and often geopolitically sensitive cases involving billions of dollars and frequently raising novel issues of international law. Nanda has a thorough understanding of international commercial disputes involving South Asia and is frequently instructed to represent entities from the region.
He is the author of important publications in his areas of expertise, and his co-authored chapter on the procedural framework for challenging arbitrators under ICSID arbitration rules is considered the definitive commentary on the subject. The second edition of this commentary is scheduled for release in 2026.
Nanda studied in India and at Cambridge in England.
EXPERIENCE
XX Representative Cases
Advising charterers (defendants and plaintiffs) (as sole counsel) in two SIAC arbitrations, seated in Singapore and governed by English law, against the owners and sub-charterers, concerning an explosion at sea in one of the cargo holds of the vessel carrying out the transport.
Advising the owners (claimants) in an LMAA arbitration against the charterers, seated in London and governed by English law, relating to non-payment of the price and failure to return the vessel.
Advising an oil and gas company controlled by a European state (claimant) in a ICC arbitration valued at USD 100 million, seated in Singapore and governed by English law, against an Asian energy supplier, concerning the claimant's sale of LNG to the respondent from a vessel.
Advising charterers (defendants) (as sole counsel) in an LMAA arbitration against shipowners, seated in London and governed by English law, concerning the charterers' failure to perform their carriage obligations under a charter party.
Advised a North American oil and gas company in a USD 1 billion ICSID arbitration, seated in London and governed by English law, against two energy suppliers owned by Asian states ( ) concerning the claimant's development of gas fields owned by the respondents.
Advising a European mining company (claimant) in a USD 100 million ICC arbitration, seated in Paris and governed by English law, against a European steel manufacturer, concerning the defendant's acquisition of the claimant's aluminum smelter.
Advising a Middle Eastern fiberglass pipe (GRP) manufacturer in a $100 million ICSID arbitration against Egypt concerning Egypt's selection of GRP pipes for infrastructure projects (water and sanitation).
Advising a European building materials manufacturer (claimant) (as sole counsel) in ICC arbitration, seated in Singapore and governed by English law, against an Asian EPC contractor, concerning the construction and commissioning by the respondent of a dry mortar manufacturing plant.
Advising a European alcoholic beverage producer in a $2 billion ICSID arbitration against Romania concerning Romania's application of its regulatory framework for the taxation of spirits.
Counsel for a European commodities trading company (claimant) (as sole counsel) in a GAFTA arbitration, seated in London and governed by English law, against a Middle Eastern state-owned entity, concerning the sale of wheat ex-ship from the claimant to the respondent.
EXPERIENCE
10 Representative Cases
Advising charterers (defendants and plaintiffs) (as sole counsel) in two SIAC arbitrations, seated in Singapore and governed by English law, against the owners and sub-charterers, concerning an explosion at sea in one of the cargo holds of the vessel carrying out the transport.
Advising the owners (claimants) in an LMAA arbitration against the charterers, seated in London and governed by English law, relating to non-payment of the price and failure to return the vessel.
Advising an oil and gas company controlled by a European state (claimant) in a ICC arbitration valued at USD 100 million, seated in Singapore and governed by English law, against an Asian energy supplier, concerning the claimant's sale of LNG to the respondent from a vessel.
Advising charterers (defendants) (as sole counsel) in an LMAA arbitration against shipowners, seated in London and governed by English law, concerning the charterers' failure to perform their carriage obligations under a charter party.
Advised a North American oil and gas company in a USD 1 billion ICSID arbitration, seated in London and governed by English law, against two energy suppliers owned by Asian states ( ) concerning the claimant's development of gas fields owned by the respondents.
Advising a European mining company (claimant) in a USD 100 million ICC arbitration, seated in Paris and governed by English law, against a European steel manufacturer, concerning the defendant's acquisition of the claimant's aluminum smelter.
Advising a Middle Eastern fiberglass pipe (GRP) manufacturer in a $100 million ICSID arbitration against Egypt concerning Egypt's selection of GRP pipes for infrastructure projects (water and sanitation).
Advising a European building materials manufacturer (claimant) (as sole counsel) in ICC arbitration, seated in Singapore and governed by English law, against an Asian EPC contractor, concerning the construction and commissioning by the respondent of a dry mortar manufacturing plant.
Advising a European alcoholic beverage producer in a $2 billion ICSID arbitration against Romania concerning Romania's application of its regulatory framework for the taxation of spirits.
Counsel for a European commodities trading company (claimant) (as sole counsel) in a GAFTA arbitration, seated in London and governed by English law, against a Middle Eastern state-owned entity, concerning the sale of wheat ex-ship from the claimant to the respondent.