Midland Circuit • Regional Bar
Costs
Leading junior1Sofia Ashraf –St Philips Chambers ‘Sofia is technically-minded with great commercial awareness, coupled with a professional and pragmatic approach.'
St Philips Chambers
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Sofia Ashraf
St Philips Chambers, West Midlands
- Phone0121 246 7015
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Work Department
Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
Position
Sofia Ashraf completed pupillage at a mixed common law set with a particular focus on Costs, Commercial and Civil litigation including Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Insurance, Fraud and Credit Hire.
Prior to pupillage, Sofia spent the first five years of her practice employed by two separate top tier law firms. Initially, Sofia spent over three years as an advocate at national Legal 500 firm practising in Public and Regulatory law, Coronial law, Costs, Insurance, Fraud and Personal injury and Clinical Negligence. Sofia then joined an international Legal 100 firm where she spent almost two years specialising exclusively in Costs as well as managing her own team.
Having worked both in house and at the self employed Bar, Sofia prides herself on being able to bring a unique perspective to her practice.
Sofia accepts instructions in the following practice areas: Costs, Civil Litigation, Fraud, Credit Hire, Insurance, Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Coronial and Regulatory.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2009.
Languages
French, Italian and Punjabi.
Memberships
The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
Personal Injury Bar Association
Northern Circuit
Education
Bar Vocational Course – Nottingham Law School, 2009
Master of Laws – University of Nottingham, 2008
Bachelor of Laws (Hons) – Keele University and Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV, 2007
Mentions
Midland Circuit • Regional Bar
Inquests and inquiries
Leading junior1Sofia Ashraf –St Philips Chambers
Midland Circuit • Regional Bar
Personal injury
Leading junior3Sofia Ashraf –St Philips Chambers ‘Sofia is a first-class barrister and is very good technically. Her level of knowledge and expertise and range of specialisms would leave you thinking she has been at the Bar for far longer. She is very clever, personable and is a brilliant advocate who will always fight her client’s corner. Her attention to detail is fantastic and she leaves no stone unturned.’