Nehali Shah

Barrister
Date of call: 2008
Email: nshah@oeclaw.co.uk

Nehali Shah’s practice spans the wide range of commercial dispute resolution. She has experience (both led and unled) before the Court of Appeal, High Court, County Courts and variety of other Tribunals, both arbitral (e.g., LCIA and ICC) and regulatory. Core practice areas include (but are not limited to) energy, commodities, banking and finance, and conflict of laws and jurisdiction.

Past years have been substantially committed to perhaps the flagship Russian-related litigation before the London Courts: Berezovsky v. Abramovich [2012] EWHC 2463 (Comm). The 3-month Commercial Court trial, which concluded in January 2012, involved a claim for damages in excess of $4 billion for intimidation and breach of trust and included a raft of associated issues and interlocutory skirmishes (e.g., [2011] EWHC 1143).

More recent work includes:

Phoenix Life Assurance v. FSA [2013] EWHC 60. Expedited Commercial Court proceedings concerning the proper interpretation of a with-profits policy;
Sulamerica & Ors v. Enesa & Ors [2012] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 275; [2012] 1 Lloyd's Rep 671. At first instance and before the CA for Brazilian insureds under policies insuring their interests in one of the world’s largest hydroelectricity projects in a claim for an anti-suit injunction. The case re-considered the correct approach for determining the proper law of an arbitration agreement;
Arsanovia Ltd & Ors v. Cruz City 1 Mauritius Holdings [2012] EWHC 3702 (Comm). s67 challenges to LCIA awards in relation to a JV development of slum-clearance land known as the 'Santacruz Project' in Mumbai;
Regulatory proceedings before the RDC of the FSA;
Claims concerning LIBOR and EURIBOR manipulation; and
In the Matter of Gordon Ramsay Holdings Ltd Urgent and novel injunctive relief dismissing a winding up petition.
Drafting a number of proceedings regarding interest rate swaps and related facility agreements.

Scope of practice

Agency
Arbitration & ADR
Asset tracing & freezing orders
Banking & finance
Breach of trust / fiduciary duty
Breach of warranty
Civil fraud
Conflict of laws & jurisdiction
Economic torts
Energy, oil & gas and utilities
Equity
Guarantees
Injunctive relief
(incl. anti-suit injunctions)
Professional negligence
Sale of goods and supply of goods & services

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