Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Sept 14: Senior Advocate Gaurav Pachnanda will be joining Fountain Court Chambers, London as a Door Tenant (an overseas associate).
This announcement was made by Fountain Court Chambers in London today. Gaurav Pachnanda, while confirming that he has accepted the invitation from Fountain Court, said that he will be joining shortly.
Fountain Court Chambers is a set of self-employed commercial barristers, with Chambers in the Temple, London. Moreover, Fountain Court has long been regarded as a premier set within the ‘magic circle’ of leading Commercial Chambers of barristers in London.
Amongst those who have been or are a part of Fountain Court are Lord Bingham, Lord Goldsmith PC QC, Lord Falconer and Lord Justice Underhill. Its current Door Tenants include Sir Francis Jacobs, former Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Communities.
Gaurav Pachnanda is the fourth Senior Advocate from India to join a set of Barristers’ Chambers in London. Harish Salve joined Blackstone Chambers in July 2013, Gopal Subramanium joined 3 Verulam Building in November 2013 and Gourab Banerji joined Essex Court Chambers in October 2014.
From 2010 to 2015, Gaurav Pachnanda was the Senior Additional Advocate General for Jammu and Kashmir, at New Delhi for representing the State before the Supreme Court of India in cases involving intricate issues of administrative and constitutional law.
Talking to EXCELSIOR, Gaurav Pachnanda said, “while the bulk of my legal practice is before courts and tribunals in Delhi, a significant part of my practice is already comprised of international commercial arbitrations”, adding “this association will only formalise my presence as a counsel in the international commercial arbitration space through Fountain Court”.
“So, I do not expect this association to make any major new demands on my time, in relation to my practice as a Senior Advocate in India”, he further said, adding “of course, Fountain Court’s reputation for excellence in commercial litigation and arbitration internationally was the main reason why I decided to associate with them. This gels very well with my core areas of interest”.
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