International Arbitration
Sahana is developing an international arbitration practice to complement her commercial experience. Prior to coming to the Bar, Sahana worked as a stagiaire in the International Arbitration team of an international law firm in Paris, assisting with filings in a multi-billion dollar ICC Arbitration. In 2018, Sahana spent time working for a renowned Middle-Eastern law firm in the Dubai International Finance Centre and working in the Registry of the DIFC Courts.
In 2023, Sahana was awarded a distinction in her LLM in International Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary University of London’s School of International Arbitration. Sahana was awarded a distinction for her dissertation entitled “Arbitral Awards and Third Parties: Towards a Principled Approach to Preclusive Effect?”.
Selected Cases
- C v D (Ad-Hoc) (ongoing) – acting as junior counsel (led by Anna Laney KC) bringing a multi-million OMR claim for extensions of time and damages for out-of-scope work carried out under a contract for the construction of a hotel in Oman.
- X v Y and Z (ICC) (ongoing) – acting as junior counsel (led by Roger ter Haar KC) defending a multi-million dollar claim for damages following termination of a contract for construction works in the Middle East.
- A v B (LCIA) – Acting as junior counsel in a USD 5 million arbitration regarding a contract for services in Saudi Arabia.
- Advising on issues relating to the jurisdiction of an arbitrator and conflicting dispute resolution clauses in successive commercial contracts.
- Drafting an application and supporting evidence to set aside an arbitral award in the DIFC Courts on the grounds of public policy.
Awards
- Norman Tapp Memorial Prize, Grays Inn
- Internship Award, Grays Inn
- Pegasus Scholarship, Inner Temple
- Jonathan Brock KC Memorial Prize, Runner-up, LCLBA – “Forum non conveniens: Is Spiliada still fit for purpose or holed below the water-line?”
- International Professional and Legal Development Grant 2019, Bar Council
Events
Articles
- Adjudication and Collateral Warranties – Court of Appeal reverses TCC decision in Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Limited v Simply Construct (UK) LLP [2022] EWCA Civ 823
- Adjudication – a useful weapon for liquidators or a blunt sword?
News
Qualifications
- LLM International Dispute Resolution, Queen Mary University of London
- MA (Hons) Law with French Law, Christ Church, University of Oxford.
- Certificat Supérieur de Droit Français et Européen (ERASMUS Scholar), Université Paris II (Panthéon-Assas)
- BPTC, BPP University
Languages
- Professional working French
- Intermediate spoken Kannada
- Basic Spanish
- Basic Hindi
Memberships
- COMBAR
- LCIA Young International Arbitration Group
- TECBAR
- Society of Construction Law
- LCLCBA
- Young Fraud Lawyers Association
