Sudhanshu Swaroop KC
Barrister, Twenty Essex
Sudhanshu practices arbitration, commercial and public international law. He has acted in leading and landmark cases across his areas of practice.
Sudhanshu’s commercial practice encompasses shipping, international trade, energy, natural resources, banking and insurance and sanctions. He has particular experience of group and tort claims against multinational corporations, having acted in several of the important English cases. His work often involves challenges to jurisdiction, enforcement and applications for freezing orders and other urgent relief. He also has significant experience of cases with a connection to India and is co-chair of the India Committee of the Commercial Bar Association.
His public international practice has included some of the leading cases of recent times, both in the English courts and in international courts and tribunals. His practice includes investment arbitration and related court proceedings, immunities, foreign act of state, law of the sea, international environmental law and human rights. He has acted for various states (including as lead counsel for the United Kingdom), for state officials, for corporations and for NGOs.
Drawing on his background in public international and commercial law, Sudhanshu has developed expertise in climate change. He has been acting in several of the major international test cases (see “Recent work” below), which have attracted worldwide media coverage. He has also lectured extensively on climate change law, both in relation to states and corporations.
Sudhanshu has been shortlisted for “International law Silk of the Year” (The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024) and has previously been recognised as one of The Lawyer magazine’s “Hot 100” lawyers. He has been described as a “superb strategist and technician, one to keep on speed-dial for important cases” (The Legal 500 UK Bar 2020) and as an advocate who is “calm, clear and commands great respect” (The Legal 500 UK Bar 2024).
Sudhanshu accepts appointments as an arbitrator.