Abhinav Bhushan

⚒️ What do you do?

My current role is Chief Executive, Asia & Member, International Arbitrator at 39 Essex Chambers which I started in late August 2021. 39 Essex Chambers, unlike other English barrister sets, has significant presence in Asia with offices in Singapore & Malaysia and members living in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and Hong Kong.  

The onward plan is to build further in Asia! I am focusing on increasing our accessibility and providing cohesive advocacy and arbitral services to our clients in Asia. This includes, among others, providing clients, access to 39 Essex’s world-class barristers, arbitrators, adjudicators, and mediators. I am also acting on institutional international arbitrations as an arbitrator.  

🏆 What is your proudest achievement?

My proudest achievement has been to contribute to the evolution of arbitration and its practice in jurisdictions that did not have a developed arbitration bar or userbase: through trainings, master classes, arbitration literature, and assisting the next generation of arbitration lawyers.  

⌛ There are now 25 hours in a day! How do you spend your extra hour?

Sometimes, I spend that extra hour researching on new restaurants in Singapore (or at my next travel destination), or reading non-law related articles while scrolling on my phone. Sometimes a chunk of that hour is spent on watching “Reels” on Instagram. 😉 

🚀 If you weren't a lawyer, what would you do?

An Astro photographer who also has a food & travel blog.  

😋 Your favourite food haunt (bonus points if it's off the beaten track!)

Try the Vietnamese Delight Pho 99 at Amoy Street. Quick, healthy, inexpensive and yum!