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About
Provided by Rachel Toney
Practice Areas
Shipping & Commodities
Commercial
Administrative & Public
Employment
Career
Globally ranked “exceptional” leading senior junior (Shipping & Commodities and Administrative & Public law).
Wealth of litigation, arbitration and mediation expertise in a wide range of admiralty, shipping and commercial matters with particular emphasis on shipbuilding and superyachts, having long been instructed in many of the high-value new-build disputes involving the world’s largest and best known superyachts. A uniquely qualified market leader in the field of employment and personal injury related shipping matters.
As Special Advocate, regularly instructed in nationally and internationally high profile, sensitive, national security and human rights cases involving the FCDO, the NCA, the Home Office and the Security Services. Work includes multi-party private law claims and Judicial Reviews in the Appellate Courts and deprivation/deportation/exclusion appeals before the Special Immigration Appeals Tribunal. Rachel has appeared in many of the leading cases in this field.
Shortlisted for Legal 500 UK Bar Shipping Junior of the Year 2022
Shortlisted for Chambers & Partners UK Bar Human Rights & Public Junior of the Year 2024
Professional Memberships
Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR); London Shipping Law Centre; British Maritime Law Association.
Personal
Oxford University (1997 BA Law with Legal Studies in Europe, 1st); Konstanz University, Germany (1999 LLM Comparative Law); Called 1998, Lincoln’s Inn; Hardwicke Scholar; Wolfson Scholar; junior counsel to the Crown C Panel 2004; junior counsel to the Crown Panel B 2008; appointed to Attorney General’s Panel of Special Advocates, 2010.
Fluent German, working knowledge of French.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Rachel Toney is recognised as a leading junior special advocate. She is appointed to represent the interests of individuals and NGOs challenging government actions in armed conflict and other sensitive and high-profile matters.
Rachel Toney is a highly commended junior with ability across wet and dry shipping matters including collisions, indemnity claims and charter party actions. She offers niche expertise in shipping-related employment and personal injury claims. Toney has a flourishing shipbuilding and superyacht disputes practice. She also routinely acts as a mediator and arbitrator.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Rachel has a good background in litigation. She is really focused, thorough and has attention to detail."
"Rachel is extremely good at producing high-quality written work which is concise, to the point and highly persuasive."
"Her judgement, her intellectual ability, legal analysis, her tactical and strategic thinking are all strong."
"Rachel has a good reputation in the shipping market."
"Rachel rolls up her sleeves to help clients on maritime matters. We are grateful for her expertise."
"Rachel has a good background in litigation. She is really focused, thorough and has attention to detail."
"Rachel is extremely good at producing high-quality written work which is concise, to the point and highly persuasive."
"Her judgement, her intellectual ability, legal analysis, her tactical and strategic thinking are all strong."
"Rachel has a good reputation in the shipping market."
"Rachel rolls up her sleeves to help clients on maritime matters. We are grateful for her expertise."
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