Mr Shwetabh Sinha > Clasis Law > New Delhi, India > Lawyer Profile
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4th Floor, Tolstoy House
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New Delhi 110001
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Mr Shwetabh Sinha
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Shwetabh is a Partner in the litigation and disputes team of Clasis Law, Delhi and is a dual-qualified lawyer (enrolled as an advocate in India and registered as a non-practicing solicitor in England & Wales). He also holds a Master’s Degree in International Commercial and Maritime Law from the University of Wales, UK.
He has advised and represented Indian and overseas clients in a wide variety of contentious matters across various sectors including shipping (wet and dry), Insurance and reinsurance, infrastructure, trademarks and Insolvency. He has extensive experience in commercial litigation and Arbitration and issues related to cargo claims, Charterparty disputes, bills of lading, arrest and release of Vessel.
He has handled high-value and complex matters relating to various jurisdictions including Australia, London, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Greece, United States of America. Shwetabh has also successfully defended a reputed Indian company in an International Maritime Arbitration (seat of Arbitration in Geneva) and has been advising P&I Clubs on Maritime issues.
He has also been actively advising and representing Indian and overseas clients on Insolvency and Bankruptcy laws, Arbitration disputes, enforcement and execution of foreign judgments and foreign awards.
During his secondment with a UK law firm (London office), he assisted the team in an admiralty matter and attended proceeding before the Queen’s Bench Division – Royal Courts of Justice.
Languages
English and Hindi
Memberships
Member of the Indian Institute of Maritime Law
Member of the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa
Member of the Supreme Court Bar Association of India
Education
LL.B
LL.M
Solicitor of The Supreme Court of England & Wales
Lawyer Rankings
India > Shipping
Clasis Law‘s admiralty and shipping team advises a diverse client roster on a wide array of matters, encompassing both contentious and non-contentious issues related to charterparties and disputes arising from bills of lading. Leading the Mumbai office, Mustafa Motiwala oversees the litigation and dispute resolution practice, providing counsel and representation across both wet and dry shipping issues. In New Delhi, Shwetabh Sinha co-heads the practice and specialises in contentious work, with extensive experience in complex cases pertaining to dry and wet shipping, as well as insurance claims and trade mark mandates. The practice receives further support from associates Nihal Shaikh and Vishesh Kulkarni.