Boutique by Design - International by Instinct
Gaurav is a triple-qualified Solicitor and has acted in several high-value international arbitrations with leading international arbitration institutions including the ICC, SIAC, LCIA, and ICSID. He has also acted in commercial litigation before the courts of England & Wales.
Prior to joining Hamish Lal Partners, Gaurav worked with a specialist disputes law firm in London for several years. He has also worked with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, World Bank Group in Washington D.C. where he advised on project finance transactions relating to infrastructure and energy projects in Africa, development finance transactions relating to European projects, and public international law.
Gaurav has practiced as an Advocate in India, and has worked with Judges of the Madras High Court and Justices of the Supreme Court of India. He is passionate about writing on legal issues, and was awarded the Michael Mustill Prize 2020 by the International Dispute Resolution Centre, London and St. John’s College, Cambridge. He has published in leading peer-reviewed journals such as:
The maxim of ne ultra petita is well-understood. But, Tribunals also enjoy discretion to conduct arbitrations efficiently. What happens when these two concepts clash? What if the parties do not seek a particular relief, but a tribunal orders it believing such relief aids efficiency? The Paris Court of Appeal considered the above in Tecnimont […]
The Singapore High Court in DRL v DRK [2026] SGHC 32 upheld an Award rendered by a SIAC-administered arbitral tribunal which had terminated an arbitration on the basis that it was impossible to proceed with the arbitration due to sanctions. The situation is nuanced. We say this because – different to Singapore – Courts in […]
Hamish Lal was the Presiding Arbitrator of a Tribunal that also included Sir Patterson Cheltenham (former Chief Justice of Barbados) and Ms Vicki Telford B. Arch, MBC, FCIArb, RA, BIA. The Tribunal sat at the University of the West Indies on 26 February 2026 at the Final Hearing of the Berrys International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition […]
Hamish Lal has been Author of Part A of the Manual of Construction Agreements, published by LexisNexis, since 2015. The Manual of Construction Agreements is a comprehensive guide to the law and practice governing construction contracts, with a focus on the major standard form agreements. Part A provides an in‑depth analysis of the relevant areas […]
Hamish Lal has been both General Editor and the International Case Note Editor of the Construction Law Journal, published by Sweet & Maxwell, since 2022. Ece Tahan is Editorial Assistant of the Construction Law Journal. The Construction Law Journal provides an authoritative forum to which construction law professionals can turn for guidance, comment, and informed […]
Case law on FIDIC Contracts is always instructive. In Uniform Building Contractors Ltd v Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago [2026] UKPC 2, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council looked at the FIDIC Yellow Book (1999 Edition). The Judgment provides authoritative guidance on (i) the proper analysis of variations; (ii) the limits […]
