One Essex Court

Abra Bompas is recommended in Chambers & Partners Commercial Dispute Resolution, and in Who’s Who Legal for Company and Partnership.  Her practice covers the broad spectrum of commercial dispute resolution in the High Court (both led and unled) and the Court of Appeal, as wells as in international arbitration.  Abra often acts for clients in disputes arising in (but not limited to) the banking and finance sector (including insolvencies and mis-selling), in contractual claims across a range of industries, in share sale / warranty claims, shareholder actions and fraud claims. Abra was also seconded to the FSA (now FCA).

In litigation, Abra is acting as part of the One Essex Court counsel team for the Claimant in SKAT v Solo Capital Partners LLP and Others.  The Danish Customs and Tax Administration authority’s claim is for US$1.5 billion and has been brought against c. 100 defendants.  It arises out of an alleged international conspiracy to deceive the authority.  The claims are pleaded under English law, alternatively Danish law.  The case was named one of “The Top 20 Cases of 2021” by The Lawyer.

Abra acted successfully in the Commercial Court in Yukos Finance B.V. and Others v Lynch and Others [2019] EWHC 2621 (Comm).  The Lawyer named the case one of “The Top 20 Cases of 2019”.  The claim was for up to circa £35 million.  The Yukos parties made claims under Russian law against five individuals  arising out of the auctions of Yukos Oil in Russia in 2007.  Abra acted for the Fifth Defendant, a senior former employee of a Russian investment bank. 

With Zoe O’Sullivan QC, Abra acted successfully for the McLaren group in CRS GT Limited v McLaren Automotive Limited and Others [2018] EWHC 3209 (Comm), an expedited Commercial Court dispute between the supercar manufacturer McLaren and one of its suppliers, CRS.  CRS alleged that it had certain contractual rights in relation to two McLaren race cars which are eligible to race in the GT3 and GT4 race series respectively.  The case involved a complex mandatory interim injunction.

Called 2008, Lincoln’s Inn.

Combar; LCLCBA; FSLA.

University College London (2006 BA Hons History, first class); BPP Law School (GDL; BVC).