Commercial
Sophie has a broad commercial litigation and international arbitration practice. She is regularly instructed in general contractual commercial disputes involving the sale of goods, the supply of goods and services, debt claims, commission agreements and unjust enrichment. Examples of her own recent work include:
- Acting for the claimant in a dispute relating to the provision of IT services.
- Drafting a defence for the freeholder in a case involving unpaid invoices and defective building works. The matter engaged questions of privity of contract and agency.
- Drafting pleadings in relation to unpaid commission. The claim involved advising on misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.
- Acting as junior counsel for the Claimants at the disclosure stage of Munícipio de Mariana and others v BHP Group in their class action for damages caused by the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Brazil.
Before joining Chambers, Sophie built up significant experience working on high value claims as a trainee solicitor at a US commercial law firm. For example, she worked on
- a deceit claim brought before the Commercial Court arising out of a private equity investment;
- an urgent application for a worldwide freezing injunction; and
- jurisdiction and enforcement advice for a large social media company; and
- international arbitration proceedings in relation to an LNG sale and purchase agreement
Sophie spent six months on secondment to the in-house legal team at Nestle UK where she provided advice on a range of commercial matters. This included leading negotiations to recover costs caused by a supplier’s breach of the contract, preparing updates for the board in relation to litigation and assisting with contesting a trademark claim.
Selected Cases
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- Sophie Ashford appointed to the Sports Resolutions’ Pro Bono Service
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Qualifications
- BA in History – First Class, Jesus College, University of Cambridge
- GDL (Distinction), LPC (Distinction) and Bar Transfer Test, BPP University
Memberships
- COMBAR
- TECBAR
- LCLCBA
- Sport Resolutions Pro Bono Service
