In this episode of The Fountain Court Podcast, we present a live-streamed discussion from June 2025, jointly hosted by Fountain Court and Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA). The conversation explores the evolving legal landscapes in two key arbitration jurisdictions—India and the UK—against the backdrop of significant recent reforms.
Chaired by Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC, a leading silk at Fountain Court, the panel discusses pivotal developments including the UK Arbitration Act 2025, the liberalisation of India’s legal market, amendments to the MCIA Arbitration Rules, and broader efforts in both jurisdictions to enhance the efficiency and global appeal of arbitration.
Joining Leigh-Ann for this insightful session are:
• Alexander Milner KC: A silk at Fountain Court with a broad practice in litigation and international arbitration, particularly in banking, energy, aviation, and civil fraud. Alex has acted in numerous India-related disputes, including a current arbitration concerning the manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for the Indian market. He has also sat as arbitrator in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Moscow.
• Zal Andhyarujina SA: A door tenant at Fountain Court and a senior advocate in India. Zal practises before the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court, with a focus on high-value international and domestic arbitrations. His areas of expertise include shareholder and company disputes, banking, financial services, real estate, and intellectual property.
• Neeti Sachdeva: Registrar and Secretary General of MCIA, India’s leading arbitral institution. Neeti is a regular arbitrator, teaches international arbitration at three National Law Universities in India, and serves as Secretary and Board Member of the CIArb India Branch.
• Abhijit Mukhopadhyay: President (Legal) and General Counsel (Europe) at the Hinduja Group. Based in London since 2001, Abhijit is widely recognised as a leading Indian General Counsel. He has held senior roles with global arbitration bodies including the ICC and CPR, and has played a key role in promoting arbitration in India.
• Sudeshna Guha Roy: Partner at Saraf & Partners in Mumbai. Sudeshna specialises in both domestic and international arbitrations, with particular experience in shareholder disputes, investor exits, infrastructure and real estate matters, and enforcement proceedings. She also advises on cross-border insolvency issues.
This episode offers a comparative, practice-oriented look at how legal frameworks in both the UK and India are evolving to meet the demands of modern dispute resolution.
For more information on Fountain Court’s Indian practice, please visit https://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/international/asia-pacific/.
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In this episode of The Fountain Court Podcast, we present a live-streamed discussion from June 2025, jointly hosted by Fountain Court and Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA). The conversation explores the evolving legal landscapes in two key arbitration jurisdictions—India and the UK—against the backdrop of significant recent reforms.
Chaired by Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC, a leading silk at Fountain Court, the panel discusses pivotal developments including the UK Arbitration Act 2025, the liberalisation of India’s legal market, amendments to the MCIA Arbitration Rules, and broader efforts in both jurisdictions to enhance the efficiency and global appeal of arbitration.
Joining Leigh-Ann for this insightful session are:
• Alexander Milner KC: A silk at Fountain Court with a broad practice in litigation and international arbitration, particularly in banking, energy, aviation, and civil fraud. Alex has acted in numerous India-related disputes, including a current arbitration concerning the manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for the Indian market. He has also sat as arbitrator in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Moscow.
• Zal Andhyarujina SA: A door tenant at Fountain Court and a senior advocate in India. Zal practises before the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court, with a focus on high-value international and domestic arbitrations. His areas of expertise include shareholder and company disputes, banking, financial services, real estate, and intellectual property.
• Neeti Sachdeva: Registrar and Secretary General of MCIA, India’s leading arbitral institution. Neeti is a regular arbitrator, teaches international arbitration at three National Law Universities in India, and serves as Secretary and Board Member of the CIArb India Branch.
• Abhijit Mukhopadhyay: President (Legal) and General Counsel (Europe) at the Hinduja Group. Based in London since 2001, Abhijit is widely recognised as a leading Indian General Counsel. He has held senior roles with global arbitration bodies including the ICC and CPR, and has played a key role in promoting arbitration in India.
• Sudeshna Guha Roy: Partner at Saraf & Partners in Mumbai. Sudeshna specialises in both domestic and international arbitrations, with particular experience in shareholder disputes, investor exits, infrastructure and real estate matters, and enforcement proceedings. She also advises on cross-border insolvency issues.
This episode offers a comparative, practice-oriented look at how legal frameworks in both the UK and India are evolving to meet the demands of modern dispute resolution.
For more information on Fountain Court’s Indian practice, please visit https://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/international/asia-pacific/.
Season 3: Episode 3 - Lessons in defending significant Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal cases Part 1
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Season 3: Episode 3 - Lessons in defending significant Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal cases Part 1
This is the third episode of season three of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Marianne Butler, a barrister at Fountain Court.
Marianne has a core specialism in professional regulation and discipline, with considerable expertise in undertaking highly discreet investigations and defence work for city law firms and individuals in respect of complaints made against them. She is ranked in both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 for Professional Discipline and was awarded the Chambers & Partners ‘Professional Discipline Junior of the Year’ in 2022.
Joining Marianne in the discussion are:
Timothy Dutton CBE KC: A senior silk at Fountain Court who advises and has acted in many of the most prominent and complex professional disciplines in the field. He is ranked in both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 as a leading silk and a Star Individual in Professional Discipline respectively. He is described in the directories as “The King of Law Society Regulatory Work”.
Patricia Robertson KC: A senior silk at Fountain Court who frequently appears in high profile disciplinary cases before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and regularly advises magic circle firms and major national firms on compliance and on handling Solicitor Regulation Authority investigations. She is ranked in in both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 for her work in Professional Discipline.
Richard Coleman KC: A silk at Fountain Court who has substantial experience of disciplinary proceedings and investigations in relation to the financial services industry and the legal profession and is regularly instructed in matters involving the Financial Conduct Authority, the Financial Reporting Council, the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Solicitors Regulation Authority. He is ranked in both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 for Professional Discipline.
Fergal Cathie: A partner at Clyde & Co who has a particular focus on complex disputes and regulatory investigations involving legal professionals. He has acted in some of the most sensitive and high-profile regulatory investigations and disciplinary cases, advising law firms and individuals on professional conduct issues, including their regulatory exposures and reporting obligations. Fergal is ranked in Chambers & Partners for professional discipline and has previously been listed among The Lawyer’s 'Hot 100'.
Michael Stacey: A partner at Russell-Cooke who has a particular specialism in regulatory and public law matters. He acts for regulators, businesses, charities and private clients in regulatory investigations, disciplinary proceedings, judicial reviews, professional liability disputes and other regulatory litigation. Michael is ranked in Chambers & Partners for professional discipline and as a Next Generation Partner by The Legal 500.
Iain Miller: A partner at Kingsley Napley who specialises in legal ethics, investigations and public law matters. Acting in many of the leading cases relating to the regulation of lawyers in England and Wales, he has advised a number of large law firms on Solicitors Regulation Authority related issues. Iain is ranked in The Legal 500’s Hall of Fame and Chambers & Partners for professional discipline.
In part one of this episode, we explore the lessons learnt from defending the most significant cases in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in recent years. This specifically includes Solicitors Regulatory Authority investigations, focusing in particular on the human cost of the process, the importance of co-operation from the outset and how to manage clients’ expectations as well as issues of privilege, amongst other matters.
The second part of this discussion will follow in due course and focuses on SDT proceedings.
For more information about Fountain Court’s professional discipline practice, please visit
https://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/expertise/professional-discipline/
The Fountain Court Chambers Podcast
In this episode of The Fountain Court Podcast, we present a live-streamed discussion from June 2025, jointly hosted by Fountain Court and Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA). The conversation explores the evolving legal landscapes in two key arbitration jurisdictions—India and the UK—against the backdrop of significant recent reforms.
Chaired by Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC, a leading silk at Fountain Court, the panel discusses pivotal developments including the UK Arbitration Act 2025, the liberalisation of India’s legal market, amendments to the MCIA Arbitration Rules, and broader efforts in both jurisdictions to enhance the efficiency and global appeal of arbitration.
Joining Leigh-Ann for this insightful session are:
• Alexander Milner KC: A silk at Fountain Court with a broad practice in litigation and international arbitration, particularly in banking, energy, aviation, and civil fraud. Alex has acted in numerous India-related disputes, including a current arbitration concerning the manufacture and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for the Indian market. He has also sat as arbitrator in London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Moscow.
• Zal Andhyarujina SA: A door tenant at Fountain Court and a senior advocate in India. Zal practises before the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court, with a focus on high-value international and domestic arbitrations. His areas of expertise include shareholder and company disputes, banking, financial services, real estate, and intellectual property.
• Neeti Sachdeva: Registrar and Secretary General of MCIA, India’s leading arbitral institution. Neeti is a regular arbitrator, teaches international arbitration at three National Law Universities in India, and serves as Secretary and Board Member of the CIArb India Branch.
• Abhijit Mukhopadhyay: President (Legal) and General Counsel (Europe) at the Hinduja Group. Based in London since 2001, Abhijit is widely recognised as a leading Indian General Counsel. He has held senior roles with global arbitration bodies including the ICC and CPR, and has played a key role in promoting arbitration in India.
• Sudeshna Guha Roy: Partner at Saraf & Partners in Mumbai. Sudeshna specialises in both domestic and international arbitrations, with particular experience in shareholder disputes, investor exits, infrastructure and real estate matters, and enforcement proceedings. She also advises on cross-border insolvency issues.
This episode offers a comparative, practice-oriented look at how legal frameworks in both the UK and India are evolving to meet the demands of modern dispute resolution.
For more information on Fountain Court’s Indian practice, please visit https://www.fountaincourt.co.uk/international/asia-pacific/.
