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Chambers of Poonam Melwani KC
Quadrant Chambers
QUADRANT HOUSE, 10 FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4Y 1AU
England
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Position

Principal areas of work are shipping, energy, commodities, commercial litigation, and insurance. Cases include Granville Oils & Chemicals Ltd v Davies Turner Co Ltd [2003] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 356; Assimina Maritime Ltd v Pakistan National Shipping Corp (The Tasman Spirit) [2005] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 525; Bandwidth Shipping Corp v Intaari (The Magdalena Oldendorff) [2008] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 7; Hashwani v OMV Maurice Energy Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 177; MCH Realty LLC v CFS 915 LLC [2016] EWHC 2877 (Comm); The Zagora [2017] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 194; Glencore Energy UK Ltd v OMV Supply & Trading [2018] EWHC 895 (Comm).

Career

Called to the Bar in 1999. Appointed Silk in 2019

Memberships

COMBAR

Education

Educated at Lancing College (1989-94), Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge (1995-98), and the Inns of Court School of Law (1998-99

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Shipping

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5

Christopher Smith KCQuadrant Chambers 

Regional International Arbitration – The Bar > Shipping and commodities

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2

Christopher Smith KC  – Quadrant ChambersAn incredibly efficient and persuasive silk.’

Middle East: The English Bar > Commercial

(Leading silks)Ranked: Tier 2

Christopher Smith KCQuadrant Chambers