Corporate & Commercial
Shipping & Maritime
Banking
Litigation and Arbitration
Sports, Entertainment and Media
Environmental Regulations
Insurance and Reinsurance
Construction Disputes

ICC-International Court of Arbitration (Sri Lanka Representative)

International Bar Association (IBA)

Sri Lankan Bar Association

Qualified from the Ceylon Law College in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1965

Obtained first class honours and was awarded a scholarship for being placed first in the order of merit.,

Mr. Chakradaran is a co-founder and former senior partner of Afridi & Angell. He was admitted as a member of the Sri Lankan Bar Association in 1966, and began his career practising as an advocate from 1966-79. He was also a visiting lecturer in commercial law and chairman of the Board of Examiners at the Ceylon Law College in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He moved to Dubai in 1979.

Mr. Chakradaran has been associated with numerous high profile maritime casualty and litigation support matters, in which he has achieved immense success. He regularly handles instructions on behalf of P&I clubs, sole insurers and re-insurers, and is engaged in multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution including representation of international parties in arbitration proceedings. Such cases have involved concessions, construction contracts, contractual payment claims, banking matters, commercial agencies, partner disputes, trading of foreign currency futures and other investment matters. He also advises on environmental regulations and issues relating to sovereign immunity and other laws affecting transportation, trade and commerce in the Gulf, Middle East and South Asia regions.

English, Tamil