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Akash Sonecha

Career

Akash is developing a broad commercial practice in line with Chambers’ profile. During pupillage, Akash experienced a wide range of commercial litigation and arbitration spanning Chambers’ areas of expertise. Since commencing practice, Akash has been instructed on a broad spectrum of work, including commercial litigation, civil fraud, banking & financial services, revenue law and insurance work.

Before coming to the Bar, Akash graduated with a First Class degree in Law from St Catherine’s College, Oxford. He went on to read for the Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford.

Akash subsequently taught contract and tort law at the London School of Economics, and was a lecturer in law at Merton College, Oxford, where he taught undergraduate tutorials in Administrative Law.

Education

2018-2019 – BPTC, City, University of London

2017-2018 – Bachelor of Civil Law, St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford

2014-2017 – BA Jurisprudence, St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford (ranked 5th in year)