Tony Singla KC KC > Brick Court Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Well-known for expertise in handling competition claims, Brick Court Chambers‘ members acted in various recent high-profile proceedings, including the trucks litigation, Merricks v Mastercard, Kent v Apple, and Alex Neill Class Representative Ltd v Sony. Marie Demetriou KC is instructed by NYK in McLaren v MOL, NYK and others, proceedings under section 47B of the Competition Act 1998, discussing the question of whether defendants can communicate with class members and the nature of the Tribunal’s role at the certification stage.  Helen Davies KC remains instructed by Daimler in emissions litigation, whereas Tony Singla KC is defending Serco in group shareholder litigation brought under section 90 FSMA based on allegedly misleading information published to investors. Jennifer MacLeod appears unled for the CMA in an intervention into the first collective proceedings trial in the Competition Appeal Tribunal regarding a class of millions of consumers alleging overcharging for telephone services.

With ‘strength in-depth in sanctions as well as insurance,’ members of Brick Court Chambers continue to be instructed on significant and high profile cases within insurance and reinsurance, with members acting on a broad range of claims, ranging from cases related to the Russian aviation claims, to the Covid-19 business interruption cases. Noted for ‘having the court’s ear in a way that other silks do not,’ Mark Howard KC, alongside Tony Singla KC, Stephen Midwinter KC and Edward Ho  have been involved in AerCap v AIG (& Others) involving imposed sanctions prohibiting AerCap and other lessors from continuing the leasing of aircraft and parts to Russian airlines. Michael Bolding and Tom Wood are further key names from the set.

Noted for being ‘one of the top chambers with a hugely impressive array of silks and juniors,’ Brick Court Chambers continues to receive instructions for its members in significant and high-profile cases including Various Claimants v Glencore Plc in which Helen Davies KC led Tony Singla KC and Kyle Lawson in acting for a FSTE 100 Plc in defence of a S.90/90A FSMA claim brought by a number of large investor groups against the Plc, its CEO and CFO. Tim Lord KC is routinely sought out by both investors and banks for cases involving litigation in banking and finance, and Mark Howard KC is experienced in commercial and city litigation both in trial and appellate advocacy. Charlotte Tan has been instructed in banking disputes involving civil fraud, including The Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse & Ors, which raised allegations of bribery and corruption. Richard Blakeley KC and Fred Hobson KC were made silks in 2024.