Dharshini Bandara
Barrister, Partner
Dharshini Bandara is admitted to the Bar of England and Wales and provides a wide range of legal support to her clients. She assists clients with the cross-border sale and purchase of goods and services, including drafting standard and special sale and service contracts, and resolving commercial disputes. Dharshini has more than 20 years of experience in the shipping industry with respect to charter parties, bills of lading, cargo claims, insurance disputes and casualties. Clients appreciate the flexibility and awareness that Dharshini brings with her experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Dharshini represents the interests of her clients before all the major international arbitration institutions and the English High Court.
Languages: English, Sinhalese, German
Dharshini Bandara assists clients in the following industries:
Career
2011 - Founding Partner, Fleet Hamburg
2002 - Lawyer, Ince & Co.
2001 - Research Associate, Institute of Maritime Law, University of Southampton
1999 - Admitted to the Bar of England and Wales
1996 - LL.B and LL.M, University of Buckingham, UK.
References
- Assisting a German logistics provider and its insurer in relation to an accident on board a chartered vessel carrying high value hazardous cargo. Advising on cross-border issues concerning English, German, US and Japanese jurisdictions.
- Advising a leading engine manufacturer and its subsidiaries on the drafting of general terms and conditions and contracts for specific projects. Representing this client in various cross-border disputes with customers, service providers and joint venture partners.
- Representing a German bank in proceedings in the London High Court against a consortium of insurers in the London market in connection with claims in excess of EUR 10 million under a Mortgage Interest Insurance policy.
- Advising a German Insurer in relation to general average issues arising from the Ever Given casualty.
- Drafting and negotiating a cross-border share purchase agreement worth more than EUR 20 million.
- Representing shipowners, charterers, cargo interests and insurers in various London arbitrations.
- Representing traders in Gafta arbitrations.
Press
- UK-qualified practitioner Dharshini Bandara is well placed to handle maritime law disputes pertaining to ship collisions, loss of cargo and delivery failures, especially those with cross-border elements. She also assists with transactions and insurance mandates in the shipping industry. (Chambers & Partners)
- ..."the 'excellent and goal-oriented' Dharshini Bandara"
(Legal 500) - Dharshini Bandara is always available in case of emergency and very pleasant to deal with. (Legal 500)
- Dharshini Bandara and Markus Eichhorst are very good at bringing together aspects of English and German law. (Legal 500)
