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Salim Moollan KC
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Position
Salim Moollan specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration. He has acted as counsel in high profile investment arbitration cases (White Industries v India, Philip Morris v Australia, Cairn Energy v India), and currently acts as lead counsel in a number of prominent investment arbitrations for both States and investors. In the commercial field, he acts in high-value cases in (in particular) the energy and telecoms fields. He frequently sits as arbitrator (party-appointed and chair) in investment and commercial arbitrations. He has an in-depth knowledge of the procedural regimes of all major international arbitral institutions, being a past chairman and vice-chairman of UNCITRAL, a past Vice-President of the ICC Court, a past member of the LCIA Court, a member of the World Bank’s ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and a former editor of the ICSID Law Review; and having worked closely with these and other institutions in the establishment of an African platform for international arbitration in Mauritius. The holder of a mathematics degree from Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (in addition to a first class law degree from Cambridge University and to a degree in economics and political science from Sciences-Po, Paris), he also has a unique grasp of technical and quantum expert issues. He is also called to the Mauritian Bar and appears from time to time before the Mauritian Courts in complex and high value cases. He frequently appears in the Privy Council on issues ranging from civil law to administrative law and tax matters. He is a Visiting Professor in International Arbitration Law at King's College London.
Salim Moollan is a foreign lawyer registered to practice in Singapore (“Registered Foreign Lawyer”). In order to comply with Singapore immigration and employment law, Salim is employed by and practises primarily through a private limited company incorporated under the laws of Singapore.
Education
Lycée Labourdonnais, Mauritius (1981-1988)
French Baccalauréat, Mathematics and Physics, Mention Trés Bien avec les Félicitations du Jury. French Government scholarship for the best baccalauréat results in Mauritius.Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Paris (1988-1990)
Classes préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles scientifiques.École Polytechnique, Paris (1990-1993)
Diplôme de l’École Polytechnique (Advanced Mathematics and Physics).Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) (1993-1995)
Political science and economics degreeDowning College, Cambridge (1995-1997)
BA (Law), First Class Honours in Part I and Part II (MA: 2001) Harris Scholarship Senior Harris ScholarshipInns of Court School of Law, London (1997-1998)
BVC (Bar Vocational Course) Middle Temple’s Queen Mother Scholarship