Sophie Weber
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 4 : Commercial Dispute Resolution
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Band 4
About
Provided by Sophie Weber
Practice Areas
Sophie undertakes a broad range of commercial work in litigation and arbitration both as sole counsel and as part of a team. She has particular expertise in contractual disputes, banking and fraud cases arising from her involvement in Aston Martin MENA Ltd v Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd, Jinxin Inc v Aser Media Pte, Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners LLP, Marex Financial v Sevilleja (Supreme Court), Edgeworth Capital (Luxembourg) Sà rl v Aabar Investments PJS, S&P Global v Deutsche Apotheker and Dar Al Arkan v Al Refai. Sophie also has substantial experience in conflicts of laws and jurisdiction matters (both from her postgraduate studies and from cases she has been involved in) and various interim injunctions. Sophie is fluent in French, German (native) and Luxembourg (native), which has led to her being regularly instructed in cases which utilise her language skills. Sophie can provide advice in any of the languages she speaks. Sophie has provided expert opinions on English law for use in foreign proceedings. In 2023, Sophie was appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel.
Career
Called 2011, King’s College London/Université Paris 1, LLB (First class, top of the year), Oxford BCL (Distinction) and MPhil (Distinction).
Professional Memberships
COMBAR, Middle Temple.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Sophie is a very clever and very dedicated junior; she's very much into the documents and invaluable in preparations for trial."
"Her oral advocacy is really good. She is extremely clear and logical in her submissions and she reads the court well."
"A wiz with the evidence, she gets her head around complex facts and knows how to test and tell a story."
"Sophie is a very clever and very dedicated junior; she's very much into the documents and invaluable in preparations for trial."
"Her oral advocacy is really good. She is extremely clear and logical in her submissions and she reads the court well."
"A wiz with the evidence, she gets her head around complex facts and knows how to test and tell a story."
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