Bhavul Haria

I have over 10 years' experience in commercial litigation, both domestic and international. I have advised clients in a wide range of complex and high value disputes, and I have extensive High Court experience in cases involving fraud, insolvency, employment, banking and contractual disputes. My clients include corporate entities as well as ultra-high-net-worth individuals. I am also a member of Fieldfisher's CIS group.

My recent work for clients includes:

• Acting as the lead associate for an ultra-high-net worth client in a fraud claim worth USD 3 billion (JSC Commercial Bank PrivatBank v Kolomoisky & Others). This case is one of the largest and most high-profile disputes to ever come before the English Courts. The dispute involved multiple interlocutory hearings both at the High Court and the Court of Appeal in relation to the Court’s jurisdiction and the discharge of a Worldwide Freezing Order (along with other interlocutory issues). The dispute culminated in a fifteen week trial in 2023. This trial was one of the Lawyer magazine's 'Top 20 Cases of 2022'.
• Acting for a high-net-worth client in a multi-million pound fraud claim. The dispute spans multiple jurisdictions including the BVI, Thailand and the Maldives, and involves complicated issues of jurisdiction and security for costs.
• Assisting a worldwide international mobile payments company in conducting an internal corporate investigation regarding allegations of fraud.
• Acting for an ultra-high-net-worth client in respect of an application to set aside a Worldwide Freezing Order in respect of a claim alleging conspiracy to divert oil monies valued at over US$350 million.
• Acting for a major publishing and promotions company in its contractual dispute with sponsors.
• Acting for a Dutch company in a multi-million dollar Bilateral Investment Treaty arbitration claim under ICSID Rules relating to an investment made in a household name transport business in the host State.
• Acting for a major UK manufacturing business in its contractual dispute against Nigerian entities.

Prior to joining Fieldfisher, I completed a Classics degree at Durham University and worked at an asset management firm for six months. In my spare time, I am a Harlequins RFC season ticket holder, and also enjoy cricket, golf and skiing.