Amrit joined Spencer West in December 2022, having amassed 20 years of experience practising at Eversheds, TLT, and a leading law firm in the West End. Recognised for his exceptional track record in chancery litigation, Amrit represents a diverse client base including corporate entities, entrepreneurs, real estate investors, developers and businesses spanning the retail, leisure, manufacturing, travel and professional services sectors.
Amrit’s expertise encompasses substantial cross-border contractual disputes, civil fraud, interlocutory applications (domestic and international), director and shareholder claims, all forms of insolvency, insurance and property litigation. His advisory scope extends to regulatory, probate and private prosecutions. Known for his strategic and pragmatic approach, Amrit collaborates seamlessly with leading counsel and industry experts to deliver tailored and effective litigation solutions.
A seasoned litigator, Amrit is regularly instructed to appear in the High Court, both Appellate courts and specialist tribunals across the UK. He is also highly skilled in mediation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
Amrit’s client portfolio features high and ultra-high net-worth individuals (HNWIs/UHNWIs), and family offices from the UK, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. His notable clients include royalty, heads of state, Premier League football club owners (West Ham UnitedF.C. & Chelsea F.C.), luxury hoteliers, property developers, and pioneers in technology and medicine. Key industries in which he advises include real estate, retail, manufacturing and professional services.
His brand and reputation protection practice is highly regarded, representing high-profile individuals, multinational corporations, and sovereign states in complex, high-value financial disputes. Amrit’s expertise extends to international high-net-worth divorce cases, ensuring privacy while safeguarding personal and business reputations.
Amrit’s career highlights include representing clients in the UK Supreme Court on four occasions and before the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
Amrit’s current notable cases include:
- successfully shielding a Tier 1 Saudi Royal/Emir of a Saudi Province against a $1.2 Billion.
- A successful application for summary judgment relating to a civil fraud involving wider fraud of £100 Billion and assisting a multinational corporation bank in obtaining summary judgment from the High Court.
- Acting for Premier League football clubs on successful payouts against its insurance broker for COVID losses without going to court.
Amrit has been featured in The Financial Times, Bloomberg, and the Evening Standard, and has been recognised by Spear’s and The Legal 500.
Notable cases:
On 17 February 2025, a decision made by the High Court of Justice to throw out a $1.2 billion bankruptcy petition against a Tier 1 Saudi Royal and Emir of the Al-Bahah Province in Saudi Arabia, was upheld by the Court of Appeal. Amrit and his team continue to successfully represent HRH Prince Hussam Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in the case, which has attracted global attention over several years, centred on an alleged debt dispute with a Kuwaiti Telecoms Company, Mobile Telecommunications Company KSCP (“MTC”) dating back to 2010.
This case has been covered by Law Gazette and The Arabian Post.
