"An exceptional junior who can hold his own with any silk." "A real star of his generation, whilst being likeable and easy to work with."
Tony Singla is widely recognised as one of the leading juniors at the Commercial Bar.
In 2014 Tony was awarded Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year at the Chambers Bar Awards where it was said that “he has long been considered a leading commercial junior, as evidenced by his wealth of experience in the most high profile cases”. In 2018 Tony was nominated by Legal 500 as Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year and as Competition Junior of the Year by Chambers & Partners. In 2019 Tony was nominated as Insurance Junior of the Year by Chambers & Partners.
Across the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories, Tony is identified as a leading junior in seven fields: Banking and Finance, Civil Fraud, Commercial Litigation, Competition Law, Insurance and Reinsurance, Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law, and Professional Negligence. Tony is also recommended for Banking and Finance in Who’s Who Legal and is ranked in Chambers Global in the areas of Commercial Dispute Resolution and Competition Law. He has been featured by The Lawyer in its “Hot 100”, by Chambers & Partners as one of the junior “Stars at the Bar”, and by The Lawyer as a “rising star” in an article profiling “the most talented and promising legal practitioners at work today”.
Tony Singla is widely recognised as one of the leading juniors at the Commercial Bar.
In 2014 Tony was awarded Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year at the Chambers Bar Awards where it was said that “he has long been considered a leading commercial junior, as evidenced by his wealth of experience in the most high profile cases”. In 2018 Tony was nominated by Legal 500 as Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year and as Competition Junior of the Year by Chambers & Partners. In 2019 Tony was nominated as Insurance Junior of the Year by Chambers & Partners.
Across the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories, Tony is identified as a leading junior in seven fields: Banking and Finance, Civil Fraud, Commercial Litigation, Competition Law, Insurance and Reinsurance, Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law, and Professional Negligence. Tony is also recommended for Banking and Finance in Who’s Who Legal and is ranked in Chambers Global in the areas of Commercial Dispute Resolution and Competition Law. He has been featured by The Lawyer in its “Hot 100”, by Chambers & Partners as one of the junior “Stars at the Bar”, and by The Lawyer as a “rising star” in an article profiling “the most talented and promising legal practitioners at work today”.
Tony is regularly instructed as sole counsel and as a member of large teams in heavyweight litigation and arbitration (led by silks within and outside Brick Court). He frequently conducts oral advocacy (often against silks) in trials and interim applications in the High Court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, and before arbitral tribunals (ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules).
Tony’s current and recent commercial work includes: acting in a number of group shareholder actions brought under sections 90 and 90A FSMA 2000; the Lloyds/HBOS Litigation (acting for Lloyds in 5 month trial of group litigation brought by 6,000 shareholders arising out of Lloyds' acquisition of HBOS); The Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan and others (claim to recover alleged secret commissions worth hundreds of millions); Fundo Soberano de Angola v Dos Santos (claim to recover $3 billion of assets alleged to have been fraudulently misappropriated); Financial Reporting Council v Deloitte (acting for Deloitte in 7 week hearing of disciplinary proceedings brought by the FRC in connection with the audit of Autonomy plc); Republic of Djibouti v DP World ($2 billion LCIA arbitration involving allegations of bribery and corruption in Africa); Single Buoy Moorings Inc v Zurich Insurance plc (acting for insurers in $1 billion coverage dispute concerning damage to a North Sea platform); and Terra Firma v Citibank ($2 billion claim by Terra Firma arising out of its acquisition of EMI).
Tony has also appeared in three Supreme Court appeals: Eclairs v JKX Oil & Gas (concerning the duties of company directors and the scope of the proper purposes doctrine); The Alexandros T (concerning Articles 27 and 28 of the Brussels Regulation); and VTB Capital plc v Nutritek (concerning jurisdiction in respect of tort claims and piercing the corporate veil).
In competition law, Tony’s current cases include the applications for collective proceedings orders in the Trucks Litigation (acting for Iveco), the FX Rigging Litigation (acting for Citigroup), and in Merricks v Mastercard (acting for Mastercard). He is also frequently instructed (led and unled) for defendants in follow-on damages actions in the High Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Tony is the co-author of Accountants’ Negligence and Liability (2016) and a contributing author of Competition Litigation: UK Practice and Procedure (2019).
Between 2006 and 2011, Tony was a Retained Lecturer in Law at Oxford University where he taught Contract Law and Competition Law.
“A real star of his generation, whilst being likeable and easy to work with.”
Tony is widely recognised as one of the leading juniors at the Commercial Bar. In 2014 Tony was awarded Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year at the Chambers Bar Awards and in 2018 Tony was nominated by Legal 500 as Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year. Across the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories, Tony is identified as a leading junior in six commercial fields: Banking and Finance, Civil Fraud, Commercial Litigation, Insurance and Reinsurance, Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law, and Professional Negligence. He is also ranked for Commercial Dispute Resolution in Chambers Global.
Tony is regularly instructed as sole counsel and as a member of large teams in heavyweight commercial litigation (led by silks within and outside Brick Court). He frequently conducts oral advocacy in trials and interim applications in the Commercial Court and the Chancery Division. He has also appeared on numerous occasions in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Tony has acted in some of the largest and highest-profile commercial disputes in recent years. His current and recent commercial work includes: The Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan and others (claim to recover alleged secret commissions worth hundreds of millions); Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse (claim for rescission of State guarantees for $2 billion loans on the basis of alleged bribery and fraud); Fundo Soberano de Angola v Dos Santos (claim to recover $3 billion of assets alleged to have been fraudulently misappropriated); Financial Reporting Council v Deloitte (acting for Deloitte in 7 week hearing of disciplinary proceedings brought by the FRC in connection with the audit of Autonomy plc); the Lloyds/HBOS Litigation (acting for Lloyds in 5 month trial of group litigation brought by 6,000 shareholders arising out of Lloyds' acquisition of HBOS); Republic of Djibouti v DP World ($2 billion LCIA arbitration involving allegations of bribery and corruption in Africa); Single Buoy Moorings Inc v Zurich Insurance plc (acting for insurers in $1 billion coverage dispute concerning damage to a North Sea platform); and Terra Firma v Citibank ($2 billion claim by Terra Firma arising out of its acquisition of EMI).
Tony’s notable cases in particular fields are listed below, but his general commercial cases include the following:
Tony is regularly instructed as sole counsel and as a member of large teams in heavyweight arbitration (led by silks within and outside Brick Court). He frequently conducts oral advocacy in arbitration (ICC, LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules) and in arbitration-related applications in the Commercial Court, including applications for interim relief under section 44 and applications under sections 67, 68, and 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
In recent years Tony has appeared in a large number of confidential arbitrations. By way of example, Tony's recent international arbitration experience includes Republic of Djibouti v DP World ($2 billion arbitration involving allegations of bribery and corruption in Africa). He is also currently instructed in a range of high value arbitrations seated in London, Mauritius, and Lisbon. Tony appeared in the long-running Nomihold Securities v Mobile Telesystems Finance dispute, which involved an application to set aside registration of a $200 million LCIA arbitration award on the basis of fraud and an appeal to the Court of Appeal on the scope of the ordinary course of business exception in a worldwide freezing order granted post-award.
“Particularly impressive ability to be completely on top of the detail of a very fact-heavy case but also cut through to its key points.”
“Tony Singla is an “astute, independent thinker” who is regarded as being absolutely “fantastic to work with””.
Tony is identified as a leading junior in Banking and Finance in Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and Who’s Who Legal. His current and recent clients include Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Lloyds Banking Group. He has also acted for fund managers, investment companies, and private equity firms. Notable cases include:
“His advocacy on interim applications and interlocutory hearings suggests that he has a very fine career as a leader ahead of him.”
"Solicitors really respect him."
Tony is identified as a leading junior in Civil Fraud in Chambers & Partners. Notable cases include:
“An exceptional junior who can hold his own with any silk.”
“Very good on his feet and puts in a lot of work in the preparation and analysis of his cases.”
Tony Singla is widely recognised as one of the leading juniors at the Competition Bar. In 2018 Tony was nominated as Competition Junior of the Year at the Chambers Bar Awards. He is identified as a leading junior in Competition Law in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. He is also ranked for Competition Law in Chambers Global.
Tony is regularly instructed as sole counsel and as a member of large teams in heavyweight competition litigation (led by silks within and outside Brick Court). He frequently conducts oral advocacy (often against silks) in trials and interim applications in the High Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Tony’s current competition cases include the applications for collective proceedings orders in the Trucks Litigation, the FX Rigging Litigation, and in Merricks v Mastercard. He is also frequently instructed (led and unled) for defendants in follow-on damages actions in the High Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Notable cases include:
Notable cases include:
“He is outstanding - formidably clever and a strong team player.”
“Very bright, an excellent advocate and his paperwork is terrific.”
Tony is identified as a leading junior in Insurance in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. In 2019 Tony was nominated as Insurance Junior of the Year at the Chambers Bar Awards. Notable cases include:
"He has a phenomenal intellect and is really a joy to work with: incredibly bright, commercial and sensible."
“He fully commits to the case and has the intellectual firepower to come up with the right analysis.”
Tony is identified as a leading junior in Professional Negligence in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. He is also ranked by Legal 500 in the related area of Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law. He has considerable experience of negligence claims brought against accountants, barristers, and solicitors (many of which are confidential). Tony is the co-author of Accountants’ Negligence and Liability, a specialist practitioner text. Notable cases include:
Tony has considerable experience in conflicts of laws and has acted in a number of substantial jurisdiction disputes in recent years. Notable cases include:
Education
Winchester College (1996 - 2001)
Pembroke College, Oxford University (2002 - 2006)
Inns of Court School of Law (2006 - 2007)
Qualifications
BA (Hons) Jurisprudence (2005) (First Class)
Bachelor of Civil Law (2006) (Distinction)
Bar Vocational Course (2007) (Outstanding)
Scholarships & Prizes
Oxford University
Pembroke College, Oxford
Lincoln’s Inn
Co-author (with Simon Salzedo QC) of Accountants’ Negligence and Liability (Bloomsbury, 2016)
Contributing author of Competition Litigation: UK Practice and Procedure (OUP, 2019)
"No restitutionary remedies for cartel victims", Solicitors Journal (November 2008)
"The remedies (not) available for breaches of Article 81 EC", (2008) European Competition Law Review 201 - 205
"Procedural aspects of unfair prejudice and the re-use of company names", (2008) Company Lawyer 214 - 216
"The fiduciary duties of resigning directors", (2007) Company Lawyer 275 - 276
"Unfair prejudice in the Privy Council", (2007) Law Quarterly Review 542 - 546