Kamal Aggarwal

Specialisms & expertise

• Applying for or opposing urgent injunction applications
• Disputes involving directors, shareholders, partners and/or members
• Contract disputes involving either UK or overseas parties and/or subject matter
• Construction disputes by way of litigation, adjudication and arbitration
• Gaming, international high value debt recovery and agency disputes
• Multi-party disputes involving directors’ breach of fiduciary duties, negligence, conflict of interest and substantial property transactions
• Breach of warranty claim actions representing both claimants and defendants following company acquisitions or disposals
• Obtaining world-wide freezing orders and securing substantial assets obtained by fraud and breach of fiduciary duties
• Tracing and pursuing individuals both in the UK and overseas to recover sums due to casino and other clients
• Claims involving financial assistance, minority shareholder rights, transactions at an undervalue/ preference and directors’ duties
• Construction disputes relating to RAF runway contract and part demolition and construction of a major care home facility.

Client stories & examples of work

• Multi-party disputes involving directors’ breach of fiduciary duties, negligence, conflict of interest and substantial property transactions
• Breach of warranty claim actions representing both claimants and defendants following company acquisitions or disposals
• Obtaining world-wide freezing orders and securing substantial assets obtained by fraud and breach of fiduciary duties
• Tracing and pursuing individuals both in the UK and overseas to recover sums due to casino and other clients
• Claims involving financial assistance, minority shareholder rights, transactions at an undervalue/ preference and directors’ duties
• Construction disputes relating to RAF runway contract and part demolition and construction of a major care home facility.

Achievements & other appointments

Kamal heads the Firm’s Thames Gateway office at Crossways Business Park and leads the Commercial Litigation and Construction teams in the Dispute Resolution department.

Kamal has acted as Chair of The Thames Gateway (Kent) Chamber of Commerce, the North Kent Employment and Skills Board and is a member of the Thames Gateway Kent Partnership.

Kamal is ranked in Chamber & Partners as a Leader in his Field. In Chambers UK 2015 his clients say: "He is an excellent representative of the business and it’s values: client care and professionalism. He sets the benchmark for the firm brilliantly”. Other client comments about the commercial litigation team include "They have an exceptional team. I have yet to meet an individual at the firm who falls below the high standards they set themselves and provide to their clients.” “They are particularly good at understanding exactly what we need, which gives us reassurance and confidence.” “They’re very commercially minded and very practical. Good-quality people and very professional.”

Profile

Kamal joined the firm in 1992. He became a partner in 1997, Head of the Thames Gateway office in 2005 and Deputy Senior Partner in 2014.

Kamal became Chair of Abigail's Footsteps in September 2015.