[caption id="attachment_1253476" align="alignnone" width="300"] Dr. Shrikant Hathi[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1033610" align="alignnone" width="294"] Pritish Das[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1033886" align="alignnone" width="300"] Binita Hathi[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1253468" align="alignnone" width="280"] Joni Oraon[/caption]

BINITA HATHI

Binita Hathi is ranked consistently by Legal500 as ‘Leading Individual’ in India since 2005.

Binita Hathi co-heads dispute resolution practice including international and domestic commercial arbitration and litigation.  She excels in commercial disputes; shipping and shipping litigation and arbitration including ship arrest anywhere in India ; contracts; infrastructure and infrastructure litigation and arbitration.

She has extensive experience in resolving international and domestic client disputes through litigation and arbitration and is also known for negotiating amicable settlement between the parties. She is also known for her contractual skills for projects on shipping; infrastructure and the entire gamut of shipping work. enforcement of arbitral award.

She has acted in several institutional international and domestic arbitration under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC),  London Court of International Arbitration, LMAA, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, American Arbitration Association (AAA), ICSID, UNCITRAL, SCC, DIAC, SIAC, CICA, PCA, CIArb, AFA, OHADA (CCJA), ICJ and also under the Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) and ad hoc cases.

Brus Chambers specialisation in arbitration has led to close relationships with arbitration specialists in other countries when the law or procedure of some other jurisdiction becomes pertinent. For all these reasons Brus Chambers has been frequently engaged to handle all aspects of complex international disputes or to serve as lead or co-counsel in international arbitration proceedings, where seat of arbitration is in India or outside India.

Binita Hathi and other solicitors at Brus Chambers are well versed in the many different ADR areas. Thus the firm can respond quickly and effectively to client needs in complex and foreign business disputes. Very often, just knowing the array of choices may shorten the time and energy required to bring the matter to an early resolution.

She is also co-author of the book International Arbitration, Maritime Practice in India and Ship Arrest in India and Admiralty Laws of India. Binita Hathi has sound knowledge and offers practical solutions to clients and has notable expertise in commercial related litigation and arbitration matters. She is praised for her multi-jurisdictional reach.

Successfully completed Contract, a course of study offered by Harvard University .

Successfully completed ‘The Arbitration of International Disputes’, a course of study offered by Leiden University, Netherlands under the guidance of Prof Dr. Eric De Brabandere and Prof. Dr. Giulia Pinzauti. This course covered the entire gamut of the Arbitration of International Disputes, generalities on the international courts and tribunals in The Hague, work of international criminal courts and tribunals, aspects of international arbitration as one of the most common method of international dispute settlement.

DR. SHRIKANT HATHI

Dr. Shrikant Hathi is ranked consistently by Legal500 as ‘Leading Individual’ in India since 2005 and since 2016 listed in Legal500 Hall of Fame in India .

Managing and Practicing Partner Dr. Shrikant Hathi excels in shipping law who stands out ‘as a strong leader and excellent strategist’ and provides ‘an outstanding level of service’, is a good strategist and has excellent reputation in ship arrest; shipping and shipping litigation and arbitration; infrastructure and infrastructure litigation and arbitration, commercial litigation and arbitration.

International and domestic commercial arbitration is also his forte and he is really good at it within all shipping, infrastructure and all types of contractual disputes, he is known for delivering results.

He covers all aspects of admiralty, shipping and infrastructure work with a particular focus on admiralty ship arrest and all aspects of maritime disputes and dry shipping transactional work, is renowned for his expertise in wet and dry shipping also known for project work within oil, gas, infrastructure, construction, energy, mining and other projects.

He is consistently ranked by Legal500 as leading individual for shipping work (since 2005/2006) now listed in Legal 500 Hall of Fame since 2016. Euromoney Expert Guides have also consistently ranked Dr. Shrikant Hathi as Worlds Leading Lawyer’s for Shipping & Maritime and also for Energy & Natural Resource Lawyers. Also IBLJ ranks Dr. Hathi as best shipping lawyer in India.

Dr. Shrikant Hathi is the President of the international network of maritime law firms ‘Shippinglawyers.NET’, He is also the President of the international network of law firms ‘Worldlawyers.NET’.

He is also the co-author of the book “Maritime Practice in India”, this book can also be located at www.maritimepractice.com and “Ship Arrest in India” located at www.admiraltypractice.com.

In Admiralty, Maritime & Shipping matters he advises on ship arrest, all types of shipping disputes representing owners, charterers, suppliers, repairers, cargo owners and their insurers, including P & I clubs and conducts litigation and arbitration., disputes and claims, including casualties, collision, limitation of liability, cargo, unpaid dues, charter party, jurisdiction, conflict of laws, bill of lading, carriage of goods, contract conditions, fire, liens, general average, containers, recoveries, subrogation, casualties, freight forwarders liabilities, multimodal and unimodal, insurance and reinsurance, commercial disputes and advise on financing international trade through letter of credit, bills of exchange and other methods, preparing standard conditions of sale and advise on trade in commodities of all kinds, advising on the terms of contracts, In transactional work he handles all aspects of ship finance, negotiation, bid preparation, sale, purchase and registration.

In projects he advises on all mid-sized to mega sized projects within the areas of infrastructure and construction, oil, gas, energy and mining and other projects and dispute resolutions within these areas.

Dr. Shrikant Hathi holds dual qualification and is registered to practice law in India and United Kingdom. He is a PhD, Masters in law, Advocate on Record in the Supreme Court of India. He is a practicing solicitor in India and United Kingdom. He is located in Mumbai.

PRITISH DAS

Pritish Das is a practicing partner specialising in commercial arbitration and litigation all India, shipping, contracts, corporate including enforcement of arbitral awards and decrees.

His focus is on shipping and shipping litigation, infrastructure and infrastructure litigation and commercial arbitration.

He is very good in analysing contracts, its implications and application of law, detecting and analysing any problem to the proposed contract or to the existing contract, this assist in better strategy be it transactional work or in a dispute resolution. He is also strong in recoveries and claims.

JONI ORAON

She specialises in the entire gamut of shipping including ship arrest; Bill of Lading, Charter parties; Bunker Disputes; Recovery of Unpaid Dues; Cargo Claims; Repairs; Claims; Liens; Towage; Salvage; Pilotage Commodity Disputes; Damage Done or Received by any Ship; Freight, Hire, Demurrage, Laytime; Masters and Crew Claims; Necessaries & Supplies; Contractual Disputes; Letter of Credit; FOB, CIF contracts; Lay time; Demurrage; Safe port; Seaworthiness; Notice of readiness; Breach of warranty; “Deemed earned” clause on freight in a voyage charter; “Off-hire” events in a time charter; Delivery without production of the bill of lading; “Through” bill of lading; Cargo claims; Marine insurance claims; Shipbuilding contract; Ship repair; Arrests or Release of Ships; Ownership, Possession, Building, Equipping; Shipping Litigation & Arbitration; Construction of Ships & Rigs; P&I Clubs, Settlement; Marine Insurance; Short Landing; Sale and Purchase of ship; New Building contract with shipbuilders; Ship Mortgage; Ship Finance; Ship Agency; Port and Jetty Terminals; Port Projects and Developments; Ship and Asset Financing, Mortgage; Ship or Rig Building; agreements; Ship Registration and Flagging; Agreements & Contracts; Port Facilities & Regulations;

She works on Infrastructure and shipping arbitration and litigation.