Maanas Jain joins International Commercial Team

We are delighted to welcome Maanas Jain to Outer Temple’s International Commercial team, further bolstering our team of specialist international arbitration and commercial litigation practitioners.

Maanas joins our team of internationally recognised specialists in London to fulfil ever-growing demand within the global commercial market. Maanas is a market leading barrister practising in international commercial arbitration, investment treaty disputes and complex commercial litigation. He has extensive experience of both court and arbitration advocacy and also accepts appointments as arbitrator. Maanas is equally comfortable acting as part of a counsel team, as well as lead advocate.

After starting his career at the Bar, Maanas spent over a decade in private practice at two leading international firms.  In this time, he acted for some of the world’s top financial institutions and Fortune Global 500 companies. He has advised, represented, and conducted advocacy for corporations and States in complex, high-value commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under all major arbitral rules (LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID) and across a broad range of sectors (including energy, finance, life sciences, technology, and infrastructure). 

Maanas has substantial experience handling disputes involving States or State entities, and has a particular focus on cases with an Asia-Pacific or Middle-East connection, markets in which Outer Temple Chambers maintains a strong existing presence.  Maanas is also widely sought after to represent parties in arbitration-related court matters and complex commercial litigation.

This blend of highly specialised work whilst in private practice, coupled with his prior experience at the independent Bar, has afforded Maanas a unique insight into the barrister-solicitor relationship, which will no doubt be a major advantage in his practice going forward.

Commenting on his move, Maanas said “I am incredibly excited to mark my return to the English Bar at Outer Temple Chambers.  The international commercial team have an outstanding reputation, and I look forward to working alongside such a talented team as I continue to build my own practice in the years to come”.  

Director of Clerking, Chris Gittins said, “We are delighted to welcome Maanas to the team. His experience in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific markets will make him a key asset to chambers. Our recent recruitment within the International Commercial team makes it a very exciting time to be at Outer Temple.” 

Deputy Head of Chambers for the Business Team, Nicolas Stallworthy KC, said, “The members of Outer Temple’s International Commercial Team are widely recognised as market leaders in the Middle-East, offering a wide range of sector specialisms and vast jurisdictional knowledge.  Maanas’ arrival brings yet further depth of experience and expertise to our offering and will enhance our presence and impact in this market.”

Find out more

To find out more about Maanas, visit his profile, or contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801 for a confidential discussion.

News 21 Oct, 2025