Chambers of Poonam Melwani KC

Barrister specialising in commercial law, banking and finance, commercial fraud and professional negligence.

Recently he has appeared as junior counsel for a group of investors in bribery, conspiracy and unfair prejudice proceedings arising out of an investment in a security company in the High Court and Court of Appeal, King v Kings Solutions Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 1099 (Ch), [2022] BCC 529, King v Stiefel [2022] 1 All ER (Comm) 990, King Security Systems v King [2021] EWHC 325 (Ch) (instructed by Macfarlanes LLP and Teacher Stern LLP), lead counsel for the Respondent in a Court of Appeal case concerning the scope of the rule against reflective loss Broadcasting Investment Group v Smith [2022] 1 WLR 1 (instructed by Gowling WLG LLP), junior counsel for the Claimant in a claim under the Financial Collateral Regulations, ABT Auto Investments v AAPICO Investment [2023] 2 All ER (Comm) 42 (instructed by Clyde & Co LLP), counsel for the Claimant in an art fraud case, Fap Art Management v Philbrick [2022] EWHC 603 (QB) (instructed by Clyde & Co LLP), lead counsel for the Respondents in the Supreme Court in a the leading case concerning the test for setting aside a judgment on the ground that it was procured by fraud, Takhar v Gracefield Developments [2020] AC 450 (instructed by Gowling WLG LLP), and junior counsel for the Malaysian government in a claim against the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund arising out of the 1MDB scandal, Minister of Finance Inc v International Petroleum Investment Co [2020] 2 All ER (Comm) 269 (instructed by Eversheds Sutherland LLP).

COMBAR; ChBA

BA Law (1st) Downing College, Cambridge University LLM (Comm) Downing College, Cambridge University BVC (2nd in year) Nottingham Law School