Expertise

Muizz has worked on arbitrations, both in UK and India, conducted under the rules of the LCIA, the ICC, the SIAC and the MCIA. He also advises clients with arbitration-related litigation mandates before the English High Court. He has worked on disputes across a wide range of sectors including aviation, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and media and entertainment. Muizz has also been appointed as a tribunal secretary in a multi-million-dollar arbitration.

Experience

• Representing a British Virgin Islands company in ICC arbitration arising from a loan and security agreement, defending a claim for recovery of amount.
• Represented an Indian airline company in LCIA arbitration arising out of a shareholder agreement, defending allegations of corporate misgovernance against the company.
• Represented a Norwegian oil and gas company in an ad-hoc arbitration against a state-owned company in India, arising from a farm out agreement defending a claim for recovery of due amount.
• Represented a Dutch company in SIAC emergency arbitration arising out of a shareholder agreement, defending a claim against triggering of the change of control clause.
• Represented an Indian technology service company in an ad-hoc arbitration and settlement proceedings, arising from a software development agreement.

Career

Muizz has practised in India for four years and previously worked with a leading law firm in India as a member of the disputes team. He has also briefly clerked with a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India. Graduating from the University of Cambridge LLM programme, Muizz attended as a J.N. Tata Scholar specializing in commercial law and graduated with First Class Honours.