Commercial
Commercial disputes sit at the heart of Toby’s practice, and he has experience as both sole and junior counsel across a wide range of commercial cases including disputes regarding the proper forum for disputes, contractual formation and construction, the scope of tortious and fiduciary duties and civil fraud. Toby’s insurance, professional liability, arbitration and construction & engineering practices are set out in more detail under separate headings.
Recent high-profile examples of Toby’s commercial work includes:
- Instructed on a c. £10 million dispute concerning allegedly negligent tax advice in relation to a £200 million building project (led by Daniel Shapiro KC).
- Claim against agricultural professionals including the scope of duties owed by an agronomist instructed to advise upon the soil and land use at a substantial potato farm. Toby appeared unled against leading counsel in the Circuit Commercial Court.
- Successful strike out and challenge to jurisdiction in respect of a dispute arising out of the financing of a K-12 education business in Hong Kong and China.
Toby is frequently involved in cases which involve allegations of dishonesty, deceit and the misappropriation of assets. Further examples of such civil fraud work include:
- A substantial directors’ duty claim arising out breach of a multi-million-pound joint venture agreement being heard in the Commercial Court, arising from the alleged misappropriation of assets from businesses domiciled in the UK and the BVI.
- International fraud claim arising out of misappropriation of funds from Dubai and BVI companies worth c. $1.5 million.
- A civil fraud action in respect of various breaches of directors and fiduciary duties on a transaction to defraud creditors of a corporate group worth c. £4 million. Toby acts for solicitors alleged to have facilitated the fraud in defending the claim and the third-party claim against the alleged fraudsters.
Selected Cases
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- Dubai Arbitration Week 2024
- Toby Chandler recognised by Lady Chief Justice for Commitment to Pro Bono Work
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Qualifications
- City University, BPTC, 2019, Very Competent; Lincoln’s Inn Denning Scholar (2018)
- University of Bristol, LLB, 2015-2018, First Class
Memberships
- COMBAR
Recommendations
“Toby’s advice is clear, concise and he is very user friendly and easy to get on with. Very much a valued member of the team.”
Rising Star, Insurance and Reinsurance, Legal 500, 2025
“He is very analytical and offers sound commercial advice. His written work is good and he builds a very good rapport with the client.”
Rising Star, Professional Negligence, Legal 500, 2025
