4 New Square Chambers

4 New Square Chambers

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Saaman Pourghadiri

Saaman Pourghadiri

4 New Square Chambers, London

Position

Barrister, 4 New Square Chambers

Career

Saaman Pourghadiri has a diverse commercial and chancery practice including particular expertise in banking/financial services, civil fraud, pensions, professional negligence and offshore matters. He has been recognised as a leading junior for his work in commercial disputes, banking, and pensions.

Saaman regularly appears as an advocate in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division. His work is often characterised by its size, novelty or complexity. Recent highlights include one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases, a $1 billion multi-jurisdictional civil fraud, a c£60m professional negligence action involving solicitors and counsel in the pensions sector and a substantial banking trial in the Commercial Court.

Saaman’s work is often international in nature. His work in the English courts often involves conflict of law, jurisdiction or foreign law issues. Saaman is also regularly instructed in offshore matters.

Memberships

The Association of Pension Lawyers The Commercial Bar Association The Chancery Bar Association The Financial Services Lawyers Association

Saaman is a trustee of RCJ Citizens Advice.

Education

Saaman studied law at the University of Oxford where he was awarded the Peter Carter prize for the best examination results at his college.

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

Leading junior4
Saaman Pourghadiri – 4 New Square ‘Saaman is excellent in all respects. He is very bright, extremely user-friendly (clients really like him as well) and works very hard. He is always responsive and a go-to counsel for professional negligence matters.’
London Bar

Commercial litigation

Leading junior5
Saaman Pourghadiri – 4 New Square Chambers ‘Saaman is a senior junior in a junior's clothes: he punches above his weight and provides first-class support on all of the matters he works on. He is effective in court, liked and trusted by judges, and works well both as part of a team and as sole counsel.'
London Bar

Fraud: civil

Leading junior4
Saaman Pourghadiri – 4 New Square Chambers 'His advocacy style is lovely - disarming, charming and extremely persuasive.'
London Bar

Pensions

Leading junior3
Saaman Pourghadiri –4 New Square ‘Saaman presents arguments clearly and persuasively, and demonstrates good judgement on which points to press and which to leave.'
London Bar

Professional negligence

Leading junior5
Saaman Pourghadiri – 4 New Square Chambers ‘His analysis of the facts and the law is excellent.’

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