UK Bar
Practice Areas
Jamsheed acts as counsel, arbitrator or expert and practises in England & Wales, Mauritius and the AIFC.
The core of Jamsheed’s work revolves around international commercial and investor-State arbitration, complex commercial, financial and corporate cross-border litigation and arbitration-related court proceedings.
Career
Jamsheed was trained at a top-ranked banking and finance set and has worked in the International Arbitration Group of a magic-circle law firm on several commercial and investment arbitrations.
Professional Memberships
He is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and is on the arbitrator panels of various institutions. Jamsheed lectures on the practical aspects of international arbitration at the University of Paris II Pantheon-Assas and Tashkent State University of Law.
Personal
He holds a PhD in international arbitration law from the Sorbonne and currently teaches Arbitration Law at the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas.
Work Highlights
Notable cases
Sole counsel in relation to the setting aside of an award in a multi-jurisdictional dispute involving parallel arbitrations and parallel court proceedings: Flashbird Ltd v Compagnie de Securite Privee et Industrielle SARL [2021] UKPC 32]
President of an ICC tribunal in London-seated arbitration of a dispute in the IT and Telecommunications sector of a major Asian economy
Counsel in LCIA arbitration of a multi-million USD shareholder subscription dispute relating to oil and gas infrastructure in a West-African port
Expert Witness under English law in a multi-million USD claim under a consolidated loan agreement and surety agreements
Counsel in a claim for recovery under surety agreements governed by English law before the DIFC Courts
Languages Spoken
Jamsheed is fully bilingual (English and French) and handles both common law and civil law issues.
Industry Sector Expertise
Jamsheed has worked on numerous high-profile matters in various sectors and areas, including infrastructure, offshore corporations and trusts, mergers and acquisitions, hotel and tourism, shipping, fisheries, insurance, pharmaceutical, construction, telecoms and IT, technology products, renewable energy, and mining.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
England & Wales, Mauritius and the AIFC.
