Dr. Chintan Chandrachud has joined Brick Court Chambers in London as a tenant - a full member of Chambers..Brick Court Chambers is one of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in the United Kingdom, known for Commercial, EU/Competition and Public Law..Before moving to Brick Court, Chandrachud was a solicitor at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, London. His practice encompasses commercial litigation, tax litigation and international arbitration. He has been listed by Chambers & Partners as an “associate to watch”, and by Legal 500 as a “key lawyer”, for tax litigation..Chandrachud holds a BCL from the University of Oxford, an LL.M. from Yale Law School, and a PhD in comparative constitutional law from the University of Cambridge.He taught constitutional law at St Catherine’s College and Christ Church, Oxford. He is also widely published on constitutional law issues and is the author of two books - Balanced Constitutionalism: Courts and Legislatures in India and the United Kingdom and The Cases that India Forgot..Brick Court Chambers' most prominent members in recent history include Jonathan Sumption, who was joint head of chambers and was appointed directly to the UK Supreme Court in 2012, and Sir Sidney Kentridge QC, who represented Nelson Mandela in the Treason Trial in South Africa..Chandrahcud is part of a growing pool of Indian lawyers to be called to chambers in the UK. Most recently, Senior Advocate Zal Andhyarujina joined Fountain Court in London as a door tenant..Among the other lawyers to have been called by chambers in the United Kingdom over the past few years are Senior Advocate Arvind Nayar, who was called to 4 New Square, and Sherbir Panag, who was called to White Collar Crime setup Foundry Chambers. Founder and Managing Partner of Trust Legal Sudhir Mishra was called to No5 Barristers Chambers in the United Kingdom in October 2020..In 2019, Senior Advocate Ritin Rai accepted an offer to join 7 King’s Bench Walk Barristers in London. That same year, former AZB and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Partner Percival Billimoria, who was recently designated as a Senior Advocate by the Delhi High Court, was admitted as a Door Tenant at Outer Temple Chambers..In June 2018, Swathi Sukumar was called as a door tenant at Hogarth Chambers. In September of that year, Abhimanyu Bhandari was invited to join 4 Pump Court as an Associate Member..In 2016, Pulkit Deora was called to Enterprise Chambers. Senior Advocate Gaurav Pachnanda was called in to Fountain Court Chambers that year. In August 2014, Nakul Dewan was invited to join 20 Essex Street. A few months later, ASG and Senior Advocate Gourab Banerji joined Essex Court Chambers..In 2012, former Assistant Profesor at Jindal Global Law School, Vishavjeet Chaudhary, was invited to join Lamb Building in London.Former Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium is a member of 3 Verulam Building, while leading Senior Counsel Harish Salve is a member of Blackstone Chambers.
Dr. Chintan Chandrachud has joined Brick Court Chambers in London as a tenant - a full member of Chambers..Brick Court Chambers is one of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in the United Kingdom, known for Commercial, EU/Competition and Public Law..Before moving to Brick Court, Chandrachud was a solicitor at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, London. His practice encompasses commercial litigation, tax litigation and international arbitration. He has been listed by Chambers & Partners as an “associate to watch”, and by Legal 500 as a “key lawyer”, for tax litigation..Chandrachud holds a BCL from the University of Oxford, an LL.M. from Yale Law School, and a PhD in comparative constitutional law from the University of Cambridge.He taught constitutional law at St Catherine’s College and Christ Church, Oxford. He is also widely published on constitutional law issues and is the author of two books - Balanced Constitutionalism: Courts and Legislatures in India and the United Kingdom and The Cases that India Forgot..Brick Court Chambers' most prominent members in recent history include Jonathan Sumption, who was joint head of chambers and was appointed directly to the UK Supreme Court in 2012, and Sir Sidney Kentridge QC, who represented Nelson Mandela in the Treason Trial in South Africa..Chandrahcud is part of a growing pool of Indian lawyers to be called to chambers in the UK. Most recently, Senior Advocate Zal Andhyarujina joined Fountain Court in London as a door tenant..Among the other lawyers to have been called by chambers in the United Kingdom over the past few years are Senior Advocate Arvind Nayar, who was called to 4 New Square, and Sherbir Panag, who was called to White Collar Crime setup Foundry Chambers. Founder and Managing Partner of Trust Legal Sudhir Mishra was called to No5 Barristers Chambers in the United Kingdom in October 2020..In 2019, Senior Advocate Ritin Rai accepted an offer to join 7 King’s Bench Walk Barristers in London. That same year, former AZB and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Partner Percival Billimoria, who was recently designated as a Senior Advocate by the Delhi High Court, was admitted as a Door Tenant at Outer Temple Chambers..In June 2018, Swathi Sukumar was called as a door tenant at Hogarth Chambers. In September of that year, Abhimanyu Bhandari was invited to join 4 Pump Court as an Associate Member..In 2016, Pulkit Deora was called to Enterprise Chambers. Senior Advocate Gaurav Pachnanda was called in to Fountain Court Chambers that year. In August 2014, Nakul Dewan was invited to join 20 Essex Street. A few months later, ASG and Senior Advocate Gourab Banerji joined Essex Court Chambers..In 2012, former Assistant Profesor at Jindal Global Law School, Vishavjeet Chaudhary, was invited to join Lamb Building in London.Former Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium is a member of 3 Verulam Building, while leading Senior Counsel Harish Salve is a member of Blackstone Chambers.
