Saunak Irani-Nayar

Commercial

Saunak joined 3PB to undertake a specialist, Commercial third-six pupillage, becoming a tenant in July 2023. He joined us from another well-regarded chambers, based in Bristol.

He graduated with a degree in Economics (University of Cambridge, 2.i), and is an effective advocate who approaches cases with previous, direct experience of commercial and financial issues, and business management. His workload focuses on business-to-business disputes and consumer credit cases.

Typical areas in which he receives instructions include:

Contractual and business-to-business disputes Consumer credit and consumer contracts Sale of goods / supply of services Fast-track trials, particularly in Business and Property Courts work

Saunak has a strong, active client base for a barrister of his level of call. He receives instructions from the litigation team of a major international law firm, and has regularly acted for defendant banks in claims relating to mis-selling, secret commissions and unfair relationships under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (“CCA 1974"). His instructions in these claims have included drafting and advisory assignments.

His recent instructions have included: a fast-track trial in a joint-liability breach of contract claim (under s.75 CCA 1974); matters concerning professional negligence; and multiple interim hearings in commercial matters in the County Court. He has also acted in multi-day trials and all-day strike-out hearings. Across his instructions, he attracts excellent feedback, and repeat instructions, from clients who praise his approach to finding wider solutions to their disputes, and his focus on client care.

Before his pupillage, Saunak worked for a barrister specialising in commercial and employment litigation, drafting pleadings, skeleton arguments and conducting research in a range of cases involving mortgage fraud, professional negligence and unfair dismissal.

Saunak has been awarded several scholarships and prizes for his academic results; was ranked 2nd in his year on the Bar Professional Training Course, and 1st in his year on the Graduate Diploma in Law (University of Law).

Inns of Court College of Advocacy (ICCA), Bar Professional Training Course, Outstanding (ranked 2nd in year) University of Law, Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), Distinction (ranked 1st in year) University of Cambridge, MA (Hons) Economics, 2.i