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Sonia Tolaney KC

Sonia Tolaney KC

One Essex Court, London

Position

Specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, in particular domestic and international banking (including all aspects of credit and security), domestic and international commercial fraud and asset tracing, corporate and personal insolvency, professional negligence and insurance and reinsurance. Some notable cases include: Deutsche Bank AG v Provincia di Brescia (Comm) (2022); Deutsche Bank v Busto di Arsizio [2021] EWHC 2706 (Comm); Qatar Airways v Airbus (2022); Lehman Brothers Holdings Plc and LB Holdings Intermediate 2 Limited [2021] EWCA Civ 1523; Vale v Steinmetz [2021] EWCA Civ 1087; WEX v Travelport [2020] EWHC 2670 (Comm); Sabbagh v Khoury [2019] EWHC 3004 (Comm); LLB Verwaltung (Switzerland) AG v Group Seven & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 614; Deutsche Bank v Unitech [2019] EWHC 969 (Comm); ECU v HSBC [2018] EWHC 3045 (Comm); Privatbank v Kolomoisky [2018] EWHC 3308 (Ch);  Deutsche Bank v Savona [2018] EWCA Civ 1740; Greenwood v Goodwin – RBS Rights Litigation [2017]; Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (In Administration) v. Deutsche Bank & Bank of New York Mellon [2016]; Rosneft v. HM Treasury [2015] EWHC 248; Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander v. UBS [2014] EWHC 2540 (Comm); Deutsche Bank v. Sebastian Holdings [2014] EWCA Civ 1100; HSH Nordbank AG v. Intesa Sanpaolo SpA [2014] EWHC 142;  Berezovsky v. Abramovich [2012] EWHC 2463 (Comm); Centrica v. Accenture [2010] EWCA Civ 912; UBS AG v. HSH Nordbank AG [2009] EWCA Civ 585 (CA); British Energy Power & Energy Trading Ltd v. Credit Suisse [2007] 2 Lloyds’s Rep 427; and Morgan Grenfell v. Arrows Autosports Limited [2004] All ER (D) 76.

Career

Called 1995; KC 2011. Appointed Deputy High Court Judge (QBD), authorised to sit in the Commercial Court (2016). Appointed as the Attorney General to the Duchy of Lancaster (2021). Elected a Bencher of Middle Temple (2013). Elected Chair of the Commercial Bar Association (2019-2021).

Education

Oxford University (Jurisprudence MA). Academic awards include: Sheelagh Griffiths Award (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Jurisprudence); Parker Scholarship (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Jurisprudence); and Asbury Scholar of the Middle Temple.

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

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Sonia Tolaney KC – One Essex Court ‘Sonia is a leading silk in this space. She is very commanding when in court – she has the ear of the judges.  Excellent drafting – very good with clients including at C suite level. Fabulous advocate.’
London Bar

Commercial litigation

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Sonia Tolaney KC –One Essex Court 'Very powerful advocate who identifies and develops arguments naturally and delivers with real force. Energetic and knowledgeable about the market, the law, and practice.'
London Bar

Fraud: civil

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Sonia Tolaney KC –One Essex Court ‘Sonia is in a class of her own on civil fraud claims. She has the ear and the trust of the court.’
London Bar

Insolvency

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Sonia Tolaney KC – One Essex Court ‘Very bright, tenacious and extremely effective advocate. A good rapport in court and with the team makes her also easy to work with.’  

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