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International arbitration

Blackstone & Gold

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Blackstone & Gold is steered by Baldev Bhinder. Commodities, fraud, financial and insurance disputes sit at the heart of the firm. Bhinder deals with a variety of jurisdictions, alongside appearing as lead counsel in Singapore courts.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Small highly motivated highly knowledgeable team, top of the field in commodities and related finance work ’

  • ‘They are all good listeners and approach all situations from an open mind and with great patience.’

  • ‘Highly experienced and thorough in their research and step by step strategy and process to follow.’

  • ‘Baldev is always accessible, something which we value especially when there is an urgent situation to deal with. He is quick to grasp the situation and provoke our thinking with his probing questions. Challenges us on our views which brings in clarity in our own thoughts to deal with the matter. ’

  • ‘Baldev and Raman have been constant pillars of their practice. It's been a pleasure working with them on the contentious issues we face in our business. They are really good at their work. Explain complex legal things in simple terms, their ability to break down the issue into small parts, convey what is relevant and what is not, focus on the core issue does inspire confidence that we are in safe hands. ’

  • ‘I have always my interactions and engagement with Baldev. He has shown to be highly knowledgeable in the field of law and was able to provide effective and smart responses to different legal situations. This shows his ability to weld his legal prowess flawless.’

Key clients

  • Alvari Pte Ltd
  • Avani Resources
  • Export Development of Canada
  • Tata Group
  • Pertamina
  • Idemitsu International
  • Global Transit Trading
  • QBE Insurance
  • Agrocorp International
  • Eurasia Centre AG

Work highlights

Acting for a global insurance company in respect of AAA arbitration proceedings with claims in excess of $150m involving allegations of fictitious trades under a trade credit policy.
Acted for a Singapore commodities trader in SIAC proceedings against an Indonesian miner in respect of a novel issue as to which party should bear the loss for a third-party hacking, spoofing and diversion of payment.
Acting for commodities giant TATA International in securing three separate arbitration awards (one LCIA, two separate DIAC proceedings) against different entities in respect of a dispute arising from the sale of commodities.

Practice head

Baldev Bhinder