Dr Satya Talwar Mouland

Instructed to act for consumers in secret commissions cases following the Supreme Court decision in Hopcraft.

Instructed as sole counsel to advise on a partnership dispute concerning allegations of breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.

Advised on a secret commission case.

Advised on the recovery of sums where the bank was refusing to open the required cheque accounts.

Advised on jurisdiction and choice of law in a high-value and high-profile sports arbitration spanning three jurisdictions.

Advised on obtaining a worldwide freezing injunction against cryptocurrencies contained in a crypto wallet.

Advised on a personal injury dispute arising on board a cruise ship.

Eletson Gas LLC v A Limited & Ors [2025] EWHC 1855 (Comm). Advising and drafting documents for court on the ownership of Eletson Gas LLC and who was entitled to appoint an arbitrator on behalf of the company. The decision has a particular impact on questions of issue estoppel related to arbitral awards.

As sole counsel, won permission to appeal to a Circuit Court Judge relating to the non-payment of a letting agent’s fee, applying the decision in Bailey and another (Respondents) v Angove’s PTY Limited (Appellant) [2016] UKSC 47.

As sole counsel, won a one-day trial related to non-payment of a commercial debt under the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 where there was only an implied oral agreement to its terms, including extensive cross-examination of witnesses.

Frequently instructed in misrepresentation and undue influence claims arising under guarantees and indemnities entered into by business owners and consumers.

Advised on a claim for breach of the FCA Rules in relation to a trading account run on a third-party platform.

Drafted statements of case concerning breach of guarantees for the purchase of a vehicle, including in misrepresentation and negligence.

Drafted statements of case alleging breach of contract and breach of duty of care concerning negligent repairs by a garage to a vehicle.

Advised on the application of the rule in Henderson v Henderson in the context of claims for breach of contract, mistake and misrepresentation.

Drafted a skeleton on a professional negligence claim concerning the non-payment of solicitors’ fees.

Drafted Grounds of Appeal related to a public authority decision to tax biofuel.

Instructed to advise on alleged misappropriation of assets under a share purchase agreement with a view to private prosecution.

Gable Insurance AG v Dewsall & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 884: Part of a team working on a multi-million-pound fraud dispute, including assisting with drafting documents for court and independently conducting search and seizure orders.

Drafted an affidavit related to search and seizure orders in the context of a multi-million-pound fraud dispute, which was used as a model by more senior counsel and a KC.

Advised on a worldwide freezing injunction in respect of a cryptocurrency wallet

Drafted court applications and affidavits for an urgent freezing injunction running to 100-pages given the complexity of issues in a multi-jurisdictional context.

Instructed to advise and draft documents related to s. 212 and s. 214 insolvency proceedings against directors.

Advised on the enforcement of an arbitral award in light of ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, including with regard to the US bankruptcy court’s jurisdiction to set aside arbitral awards under the New York Convention.

Drafted a recognition application in a multi-jurisdictional insolvency context.

Advice relating to securing goods given to a company where there was no express agreement and on whether a security interest could have arisen post-insolvency.

Regularly instructed as sole counsel on winding-up petitions in the Insolvency Court

Advised on the merits of recovery under a reinsurance contract with a complex factual background involving prior proceedings in foreign jurisdictions.

Regularly asked and independently instructed to advise and provide submissions for insurers in shipping claims including issues of subrogation.

Drafted court applications for insurance claims related to shipping contracts.

Provided advice to P&I clubs concerning the interpretation of insurance policies.

An LCIA arbitration: A dispute concerning the shipment of coal and allegations of repudiatory breach of contract (led).

Advised and drafted submissions relating to a provider of aviation services in an ICC arbitration concerning challenges to jurisdiction. The case concerned a Consortium Agreement concluded in an African state containing different agreements to arbitration. The central issues revolved around the Fiona Trust decision and “centre of gravity” in multiple contracts with conflicting arbitration clauses.

Successfully applied to an LMAA tribunal for orders for concurrency for cargo claims under related charterparties.

Drafted submissions under GAFTA, LCIA and LMAA Rules relating to force majeure, frustration and demurrage.

Assisted in drafting an arbitration award concerning re-delivery of bunkers and lost business opportunities, including issues of conflicting expert evidence and quantification.

Assisted in drafting an award under the Singapore Arbitration Act concerning a claim for hire based on breaches under a charterparty.

Advised and assisted in drafting costs submissions related to a s. 69 English Arbitration Act application in a GAFTA arbitration.

A GAFTA Arbitration: Assisted a senior member of Chambers on costs submissions related to a GAFTA award on unpaid fees for corn shipments from Ukraine.

Advised on multi-modal transport bills, where portions of the journey were by ship and other portions by train, related to a theft of cargo claim.

Drafted statements of case concerning a distribution agreement for the delivery of goods, including allegations of breaches of customs laws (China) and bribery.

Instructed to advise on compliance with Land Registry requirements for removal of restrictions on a lease.

Represented parties in court as regards rent repayment orders and HMO licenses.

Provided advice and drafted documents for court on acquisition orders under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 as well as with regards to collective enfranchisement under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993.

Drafted defences for disrepair claims.

Successfully obtained judgments set aside related to possession.

Drafted defences in relation to breaches of building contracts.

Regularly appears as sole advocate in the County Courts on s. 21 and s. 8 possession claims for both landlords and tenants.

Drafted statements of case concerning the commission of a tort by an airline carrier.

Advice on multi-modal transport bills, where portions of the journey were by ship and other portions by train across several jurisdictions.

Regularly instructed on County Court trials involving compensation under EU Regulation 261 and defences related to “extraordinary circumstances”.

A salvage arbitration: Led by Vasanti Selvaratnam KC and together with Ravi Aswani (now KC), instructed on a multi-million-pound salvage arbitration concerning the sinking of a ship off the coast of Sri Lanka. Sole responsibility for drafting the skeleton argument on questions of environmental harm off a coastal state and interpretation of relevant conventions relating to damage to the environment.

Drafted submissions relating to force majeure in an FOB context in a GAFTA arbitration.

S. 58 challenge related to a GAFTA arbitration in an FOB contract.

Drafted submissions relating to a laytime/demurrage clause concerning import bans and a failure to load.

Provided advice in relation to the potential strike out of a claim relating to damage to port infrastructure.

Advised on Prevention of Delivery clauses and notice requirements in the context of demurrage claims including drafting claim submissions.

Advised on the ownership of a Vessel against the background of competing claims for ownership.

Negligence claim relating to a Houseboat.

Advised on personal injury claim on board a cruise ship including related conflicts of laws issues.

Regularly instructed in high-value cargo claim submissions drafting against more senior opponents.