Poonam Melwani KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : Shipping & Commodities
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About
Provided by Poonam Melwani KC
Practice Areas
Poonam Melwani KC is Head of Quadrant Chambers. She is a commercial silk who practises across the full spectrum of commercial, insurance, energy and shipping law, providing advisory and advocacy services. Poonam’s clients want her for their “difficult cases” where innovative thinking and oversight of a large team, complex issues and multi-strands are necessary. Praised as “clever, imaginative and user-friendly … diligent and fights very hard for her clients.” Poonam has been ranked as a ‘Leading Silk’ over many years by the Legal Directories and is shortlisted for Shipping, Commodities & Aviation Silk of the Year 2023 at the Legal 500 Bar Awards. She was also shortlisted for Shipping Silk of the Year at the Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards 2020. She represents clients in a wide variety of jurisdictions and arbitral regimes including ICC, LCIA, LMAA and ad hoc, as well as English High Court Litigation, mainly in the Commercial Court and the Appellate Courts.
Professional Memberships
COMBAR, Supporting Member LMAA
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Poonam Melwani KC is a well-regarded silk who approaches shipping and commodities cases within the context of a far-reaching commercial practice. She is regularly instructed in charter party, bill of lading and general contract disputes. Her practice also includes disputes regarding alleged fraud.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Poonam is a very important and influential leader. She is very hard-working."
"Poonam is strong on all fronts. She is open-minded and adaptable to client feedback."
"Poonam is a go-to counsel for any complicated matter."
"Poonam is a very important and influential leader. She is very hard-working."
"Poonam is strong on all fronts. She is open-minded and adaptable to client feedback."
"Poonam is a go-to counsel for any complicated matter."
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