Tony Singla
Tony Singla has a broad practice which covers all aspects of Commercial litigation and Competition law. He also has experience of Public law and Sports law cases.
Tony is recommended for Commercial litigation in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories, where he is described as an "up and coming" junior who is "fast establishing an excellent reputation for commercial disputes".
In 2010, Tony was identified as one of five "rising stars" at the Bar by The Lawyer magazine, in an article profiling "the most talented and promising legal practitioners at work today". In addition, Tony has acted in a number of the cases identified by The Lawyer as the top cases of 2010 and 2011.
Tony's commercial cases include: Michael Cherney v Oleg Deripaska ($4 billion claim relating to a disputed shareholding in Rusal), Nomihold Securities v Mobile Telesystems Finance (Commercial Court proceedings to enforce a $200 million LCIA arbitration award), ITV v Scottish Television (£30 million contractual dispute relating to the Channel 3 television network), AXA Seguros v Allianz Insurance (reinsurance claim arising out of hurricane damage to Mexico's highway structure), Bloomsbury International v Holyoake (£200 million fraud proceedings arising out of the collapse of the British Seafood group), and Skype v Joltid (multi-billion pound licensing dispute against the founders of Skype).
Tony's competition cases include: Imperial Tobacco v OFT (successful appeal against £100 million fine for retail pricing practices in the tobacco industry), Intel v Commission (ongoing appeal against €1 billion fine for infringement of Article 102 in the supply of computer chips), the Construction Cartel Appeals (acted in 5 appeals against the OFT's decision on cover pricing in the construction industry), and Virgin Media v BSkyB (Article 102 claim relating to the supply of pay TV channels). In addition, Tony is acting in a number of cartel damages claims, on behalf of both claimants and defendants.
Tony has also acted in several high-profile Public law and Sports law cases, including R (on the application of Luton Borough Council and Nottingham City Council and others) v Secretary of State for Education (successful judicial review of the Government's decision to cancel the Building Schools for the Future programme) and Stanford v Digicel (sponsorship dispute over the Stanford 20/20 for 20 cricket series in the West Indies).
Tony is a Retained Lecturer in Law at Oxford University, where he teaches Contract law and Competition law.
