Pranay Jha
Pupil
Pranay has a broad practice, accepting instructions across the full range of Chambers’ practice areas, with a particular interest in civil fraud, banking and finance disputes, and appellate litigation. He also has experience in sports law, having worked on a range of disputes involving breaches of the Premier League Rules, International Transfer Agreements, and commercial ventures between sports leagues.
Pranay was previously an Associate at Allens, a leading Australian law firm, where he worked on various market-leading shareholder class actions and regulatory investigations. He was also a Judicial Assistant at the NSW Supreme Court where he worked on close to 50 commercial cases.
Prior to joining the bar, Pranay graduated from the Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney with First Class Honours, and from the Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford with a Distinction overall, and in each of his papers. At Oxford, he was also awarded the Peter Birks Prize for ranking first in his cohort in Restitution of Unjust Enrichment.
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Examples of Recent Cases
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Instructions as Sole Counsel
Smart Outdoor Media Limited v Webster - instructed unled in High Court proceedings concerning a breach of confidence claim between a company and its former employee.
Quinn v Vita (Sheff) Operating Company - instructed unled in the County Court in an application to set aside default judgment and strike out claim.
Azzuro Associates v Ullah - instructed unled in the County Court in a claim for the finalisation of a charging order and relief under section 423 of the Insolvency Act.
Oury Clark Solicitors v Love - instructed unled in intermediate track proceedings in the County Court for a claim concerning the recovery of fees due under a services agreement.
Azzuro Associates v Kumanan - instructed unled in the County Court in an application for payment of judgment by instalments.
Confidential advice to a company as sole counsel in relation to breach of confidence, and breach of restrictive covenants by its former senior employee.
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Appeals
Byers v Ningning - appeal before the Privy Council concerning equitable compensation for a breach of directors’ Sequana duties to creditors (assisting Niranjan Venkatesan KC during pupillage).
Aviator LLC v Stribe - appeal before the Court of Appeal concerning the appropriate choice of law rules applicable to issue estoppel (assisting Sam O’Leary during pupillage).
Kuvera Properties Pte Ltd v Far East Opus Pte Ltd [2026] SGCA 34 - appeal in the Singapore Court of Appeal concerning the application of limitation periods to claims for misrepresentation (assisting Steven Elliot KC during pupillage).
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Civil Fraud
Smart Outdoor Media Limited v Webster - High Court proceedings concerning a breach of confidence claim between a company and its former employee (instructed unled).
AirX v May - claim against former employee for alleged breach of confidence (assisting Richard Mott KC during pupillage).
Confidential advice to a company related to breach of fiduciary duties arising from a joint venture agreement (with David Cavender KC).
Confidential advice to a company in relation to potential breach of confidence, and breach of restrictive covenants of its former senior employee (instructed as sole counsel).
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Commercial
Varanium Focus Fund v Nomura International Plc - claim concerning the scope of Braganza duties in a swaps agreement (assisting Sandy Phipps during pupillage).
Cleveland Cable Company v Seval Kablo - claim for breach of contract arising from alleged defects in a contract for the supply of industrial cables (assisting Sandy Phipps during pupillage).
Confidential advice concerning the termination of a multi-billion-pound manufacturing agreement (with Sonia Tolaney KC).
Confidential mediation concerning a professional negligence claim brought against a firm of auditors (with Sonia Tolaney KC).
Oury Clark Solicitors v Love - claim for the recovery of fees due under a services agreement (instructed unled).
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Group Actions
Various Claimants v Glencore Plc & Ors - market-leading shareholder class action against Glencore Plc. The claims centre on allegations of (in some cases, admitted) unlawful conduct by Glencore’s subsidiaries in multiple countries around the globe, and alleged false statements and dishonest non-disclosures to the market by Glencore (assisting Richard Mott KC during pupillage).
Various Claimants v Boohoo Plc - claim of over £100 million under s90A FSMA against Boohoo Plc, alleging misleading statements and dishonest non-disclosures to the market in relation to unlawful practices and working conditions in its supply chain (assisting Richard Mott KC during pupillage).
Various Claimants v British Gas - group action against British Gas in relation to commissions paid to brokers for energy supply contracts (assisting Nathaniel Bird during pupillage).
Gutmann v Apple Inc - CAT collective opt-out proceedings against Apple in relation to alleged defects in iPhones (assisting Niranjan Venkatesan KC during pupillage).
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Sports Law
Confidential advice concerning set-off rights under an international transfer agreement between two football clubs (with Daniel Toledano KC).
Burnley FC v Everton FC - follow-on claim brought against Everton FC for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules (assisting Sonia Tolaney KC and Douglas Paine during pupillage).
Confidential advice concerning breach of a joint venture agreement between two sports leagues (assisting Nick Sloboda KC during pupillage).
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Scholarships & Awards
Peter Birks Prize for Restitution of Unjust Enrichment (2025) (University of Oxford)
JB Watt Travelling Scholarship (2024) (University of Sydney in support of BCL at Oxford)
Ivan Roberts Scholarship (2024) (University of Sydney in support of BCL at Oxford)
Walter Reid Memorial Prize for Law Honours (2021) (University of Sydney)
University of Sydney Academic Merit Prize (2021) (University of Sydney)
University of Sydney Dean’s List of Academic Excellence (2021) (University of Sydney)
Ranked First in Public Law (2019) (University of Sydney)
Vice Chancellor’s Global Mobility Scholarship (2018) (University of Sydney)
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Publications
P Jha ‘Equitable compensation for distress in commercial contexts’ (2025) 50(2) Monash University Law Review 1.
P Jha and H Higgins ‘Problems with universal characterisations: the nature of third-party liability for breach of confidence and its remedial significance’ (2024) 98 Australian Law Journal 763
P Jha ‘A Clearer Accounts Rule: Challenging the Inflexible Application of the Clear Accounts Rule’ (2024) 47(3) Melbourne University Law Review 635.
P Jha and A Zheng ‘Constructive Notice and Passive Retention Scenarios in Unconscionable Conduct Cases’ (2023) 37(1) Commercial Law Quarterly 4
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Previous Employment
Allens, Associate (Commercial Disputes), 2022-2024
NSW Supreme Court, Tipstaff (Judicial Assistant), 2023
University of Sydney, Sessional Academic, 2023
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Selected Matters (as solicitor)
Appellate
- Acting for Insurance Australia Group Limited in special leave application to the High Court of Australia arising from business interruption insurance test cases.
- Acting for the appellant in Marino v Bello (No 3) [2022] NSWCA 181, special leave application concerning scope of tort of abuse of process.
Class Actions:
- Acting for CIMIC Group Limited in a shareholder class action alleging breach of continuous disclosure obligations in respect of CIMIC’s Middle East operations.
- Acting for Insurance Australia Group Limited in a shareholder class action alleging breach of continuous disclosure obligations in respect of its business interruption policies.
- Acting for Insurance Australia Group Limited in a policyholder class action in respect of its business interruption policies.
Regulatory Investigations
- Acting for a major bank in a regulatory investigation concerning alleged breaches of section 912A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
- Acting for the trustee of a superannuation fund in respect of alleged breaches of obligations under section 52 of the Superannuation Industries (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth).
Environmental Social and Governance Litigation
- Acting for a major bank in relation to a request to inspect books by shareholders under section 247A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
- Advising a major bank in relation to potential liability arising in respect of compliance with ESG policies.
- Advising a major bank in relation to potential liability arising in respect of compliance with human rights policies.
Public Law
- Acting for a client in respect of claims under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) against the New South Wales Police Force.
- Advising a client in respect of section 48B and section 417 requests for Ministerial Intervention under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth).