Deepak Nambisan
Call date
1998
"Gets things done, often before you think of asking – and everything is always of an exacting standard" - Chambers & Partners 2010
Deepak is widely recognised as one of the leading junior commercial barristers in London. He is recommended in The Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, Chambers Global Guide and Legal Experts and by Legal Week as one of its "Stars at the Bar". Other market comments in the legal directories in recent years have included:
- "pegged for future stardom"
- "clever and commercially aware"
- "well-liked for his 'approachability, conscientiousness and switched on brain'"
- "sources praise him for his 'dynamism and drive'"
- "clever and capable"
- "praise abounds for his 'diligence and commitment'"
- "continues to win plaudits for his effective work"
- "lauded for his 'sensible and dedicated' approach to his work"
Deepak has acted in many of the major commercial disputes of recent times, including Tajik Aluminium v Ermatov, AWG v Morrison, BAA v Ryanair, EIRC v Curzon and Codelco. Much of his work is international and he has wide experience of the laws of other jurisdictions, including BVI, Chilean, Cypriot, German, Kazakh, Kenyan, Russian, Swedish, Swiss and Tajik law. Deepak is also a member of the New York Bar.
Deepak regularly appears as an advocate before a wide range of tribunals and is equally comfortable as sole Counsel or as part of a larger team of barristers. He was seconded to a leading City firm at the beginning of his career and understands the demands placed on solicitors and the need for all members of a team, no matter how large or how small, to work together closely and to add value. He is always contactable, no matter how minor the query, and provides intelligent, robust and (most importantly) commercial solutions to his clients’ problems. He encourages and welcomes all feedback, whether given to him directly or to his clerks.
Deepak has been one of the Attorney General's Junior Counsel to the Crown since 2001 and he is the co-author of Paolini & Nambisan on Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance (2008, Informa). In 2009 the book was awarded the prestigious BILA Prize for "the most notable contribution to literature in the field of law as it affects insurance."
Deepak is also the co-author of the chapter on company directors in Simpson, Professional Negligence & Liability (2005-). He is legal advisor to the hit BBC1 drama series Mistresses and he is also a trustee of the charity Anno's Africa, a creative arts education project for children in Kenya.
Practice Areas:
Deepak has particular expertise in the following practice areas, listed in alphabetical order (please click on the link above to download a copy of Deepak's full CV):
- Arbitration
- Aviation
- Banking, finance & financial services
- Civil fraud & asset tracing claims
- Commercial litigation
- Commercial disputes in the sports & entertainment industries
- Competition law follow-on damages claims
- Employment law with a commercial dimension
- Insurance & reinsurance, including D&O insurance
- Professional negligence
- Regulatory, disciplinary & administrative law
Current Work:
Please do not hesitate to contact Deepak or his clerks if you would like further details about his capacity, or current workload:
- Acting for major agricultural enzyme technology developer in multi-million pound fraud claim
- Acting for leading underwriters in US$75m arbitration arising out of the collapse of Fortress Re
- Multi-jurisdictional finance and fraud claim arising out of a US$350m worldwide freezing injunction concerning the proceeds of sale of the main oil terminal in Batumi, Georgia
- Acting for automotive, clothing and furniture manufacturers in a number of multi-million pound follow-on damages claims arising out of the Threads and Fasteners cartels
- Acting for various D&O insurers in a wide variety of coverage disputes
- Acting for major US software developer in Swiss Rules arbitration
- Acting for production company in dispute with major terrestrial broadcaster over archive Formula 1 footage
Pro Bono Work:
- Bar Pro Bono Unit work
- Legal Adviser, University House Legal Advice Centre, Bethnal Green
- Assisted on a number of death row appeals to Privy Council
Interests:
Family, friends, travel, Ibiza and a winning battle to avoid Blackberry ownership