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81 CHANCERY LANE
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Shaman Kapoor
Position
Shaman is a Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers where he is joint-head of the Costs & Litigation Funding Group and a member of the Management Board. He specialises in costs litigation, litigation funding, arbitration, group actions, common law and commercial litigation. He is currently instructed in the group actions relating to claims for head injury in sport against regulatory bodies in Rugby Union, Rugby League and Associated Football. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Mediator, a Deputy District Judge, a Lead Advocacy Tutor for Lincoln’s Inn and a School Governor. He serves the Committee at the London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association. He is a contributing author to the Thomson Reuters’ ‘The White Book Supplement: Costs & Litigation Funding following the Civil Justice Reforms: Questions & Answers”. He is a regular speaker at the leading seminars on costs.
Career
Called in 1999, Shaman is routinely against leading counsel and is highly regarded for his independent work as well as his contribution in a team. He has been a mediator since 2015, a Deputy District Judge since 2019 and a Fellow of ciarb since 2024.
Languages
French and Punjabi
Memberships
LCLCBA
PIBA
PNBA
Combar
Education
Secondary education – Tiffin School for Boys
LLB Hons Law with French – Manchester Metropolitan University
Bar Vocational Course & Pgdl – Inns of Court School of Law & City University
LLM – University College London
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Costs and litigation funding
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Shaman Kapoor –39 Essex Chambers ‘Shaman is incredible to work with. He is consistently impressive in all respects – advisory, advocacy, mediation, seminars – everything. He is practical, strategic, commercially astute, and, importantly, exceptionally approachable.’
39 Essex Chambers has ‘become a powerhouse for costs and litigation funding work’, with members bringing extensive expertise in related areas such as commercial and insurance litigation, construction, arbitration, and clinical negligence and personal injury. Nicola Greaney KC acted for the proposed class representative in the first judgment from the CAT dealing with the enforceability of litigation funding post-PACCAR. In Reem Zuhri v Vardags Limited, Shaman Kapoor represented the defendant as the High Court held that Part 36 CPR does not apply to Solicitors Act assessments.