Salvin S. Nand is a registered Barrister in Fiji with over 14 years of legal experience with strong litigation background in Estate and Property and Intellectual Property Laws in Fiji.

Mr. Nand is currently serving as a director to the board of directors with the South Pacific Stock (SPX) Exchange and has also served as the acting chair to the board of directors at SPX.

Mr. Nand is appointed as an external academic to the University of the South Pacific in 2023. 

Prior to establishing his legal practice, Mr. Nand was a respected Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Fiji. Salvin has been researching and teaching intellectual property and corporate laws in the Pacific for past 10 years. He holds double master of laws; a master of laws in intellectual property from the Queensland University of Technology jointly offered by the World Intellectual Property Organisation. He has a second Master of Laws degree from the Victoria University of Wellington. Mr. Nand is a co-editor of Asia-Pacific Journal of Education, Business, and Society (APJEBS). Further to legal studies, he has completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Governance and Public Policy at the University of Fiji.  Mr. Nand has been an active advocate with World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) promoting advancement of Intellectual Property right within the South Pacific. Mr. Nand has received the Vice Chancellor Research Excellence Award for his research and publication in the areas of intellectual property, public policies and small to medium enterprises issues in the Pacific.

Research Papers Published 

• Nand .S. Salvin, [2017] ‘Protection of Intangible Heritage Pertaining to the Indenture Experience in the Republic of Fiji’ accepted for publication with the University of Fiji Law Review, Vol 1, No. 1 2017.
• Nand .S. Salvin, [2017] ‘Guilty at Last: First Copyright Piracy Prosecution in Fiji’ accepted for publication with the University of Fiji Law Review, Vol 1, No. 1 2017.  
• Nand .S. Salvin [2015] “The Implication and Enforcement of Competition Law in the South Pacific Countries” International Journal on Trade, Business, Economics and Law Sri Lanka Judges Journal, Vol. 1, 2015.
• Nand .S. Salvin [2013] “Creative Industries– the Next Most Valuable Economic Sector” 2013 Pacific Studies: Creative, Innovation, Access to Knowledge, and Development in Pacific Island Countries, Vol 36, No 1/2. p 94-104; ISSN 0275-3596 &ISBN 0-939154-77-3.
• Nand .S. Salvin [2012] “Protecting and Revitalizing Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Culture:  for an equitable future in Fiji” WIPO Journal 2011, The World Intellectual Property Organisation 2012. 
• Nand .S. Salvin [2010] “Regulation of Insider Trading: A Need for Reform” 2010 (Fiji Institute of Applied Studies Journal, Vol 8. No. 2, p 147-206; ISSN 1728-7456.

Chapter in a Book

• Nand .S. Salvin [2015] “A Study of Small and Micro Enterprise Regulatory Impediments in Fiji” in Kala Sridhar & Guanghua Wan (Eds.) Urbanization in Asia: Governance, Infrastructure and the Environment, 2015, Springer Publications India, p199-211. ISBN 978-81-322-1637-7 ISBN 978-81-322-1638-4 9; DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-1638-4.

• Nand .S. Salvin [2014] “Legislative Review Key to Unlocking Public Service Delivery Impediments for SMEs: Case of Fiji” in Gurtoo, Anjula, Williams, Colin (Eds.) Developing Country Perspectives on Public Service Delivery, 2014, Springer Publications, London, ISBN 978-81-322-2159-3.

Research Funding and Consultation

• [2016] Research Assistant Representing Fiji, Global Research Project on Insolvency Practice Regulation, organised by Queensland University of Technology (Australia) and Insol International. Successful
• [2014] Recipient of Vice Chancellors Research Grant Scheme 2014 Research Topic: Disability Standards: The Challenge of Achieving Compliance with the

“Antidiscrimination Legislative provisions” Successful

• [2010] Legal Policy Consultant Fiji Institute of Applied Studies Project for Fiji National Centre for Small and Medium Enterprise Authority. Project “Regulatory impacts on small and micro enterprises” Successful.