Ardavan 

ARZANDEH

Dr Ardavan Arzandeh joined NUS Law in 2021. He is an alumnus of the University of Bristol, where he read law as an undergraduate (LLB: 2006), postgraduate (LLM: 2008) and doctoral student (PhD: 2011). Ardavan has received Lord Hardwicke and Lord Denning Scholarships from Lincoln’s Inn, and was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Lincoln’s Inn) in July 2012.

Ardavan’s principal research expertise is in commercial conflict of laws. He is interested in exploring various questions arising in this area from doctrinal, historical, and comparative perspectives. He is the author of Forum (Non) Conveniens in England: Past, Present, and Future. This is the first book-length study devoted entirely to examining the forum (non) conveniens doctrine’s past, present, and future from the perspective of the law in England. Additionally, Ardavan has published articles in leading generalist and specialist law journals, including the Law Quarterly Review, Legal Studies, International & Comparative Law Quarterly, Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, and the Journal of Private International Law. Ardavan’s work has been cited by the UK Supreme Court (Villiers v Villiers [2020] UKSC 30, and  Enka v Chubb [2020] UKSC 38), the US Court of Appeals for the 6^th Circuit (Prevent USA Corp v Volkswagen AG, 17 F.4^th 653 (6^th Cir. 2021)), and the High Court of Hong Kong (Fong Chak Kwan v Ascentic Ltd [2020] HKCFI 1889).

Between 2012 and 2020, Ardavan was employed as Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol.

• Commercial Conflict of Laws
• International Commercial Litigation
• Private Law Disputes