Sofia Wyzykiewicz

Sofia's experience includes:

• Defending a national bank in a multi-million pound ongoing fraudulent misrepresentation dispute in the High Court of England & Wales (889 Trading Limited v Clydesdale Bank plc & Ors (2021) EWHC 850 (Ch), 889 Trading Ltd v Clydesdale Bank Plc and Others [2023] EWHC 215 (Ch)).
• Acting for the same client in a successful application for an Extended Civil Restraint Order against the claimant.
• Acting for two US industrials clients on a series of high-profile product liability and personal injury claims, and representing the clients in criminal and regulatory investigations, and before a Public Inquiry. Sofia has defended and settled several group actions concerning allegations of negligence and breach of various statutory duties and is presently defending a c. GBP400m commercial claim for first party losses and contribution.
• Acting for the same clients in significant group costs litigation, involving the detailed assessment of the generic, common and individual costs of over 900 claimants represented by 14 claimant firms.
• Acting for a European headquartered bank in a multi-million pound fraud claim issued in the High Court.
• Acting for a United Nations entity in an arbitration concerning the sale of defence equipment to Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
• Acting for a development finance institution in relation to the termination of various infrastructure contracts in West Africa.
• Acting for an international defence contractor in relation to the procurement of defective military vehicles in Australia.
• Acting for a leading global airline in relation to a claim in the District Court of New South Wales concerning one of Australia’s first luxury conservation resorts.
• Advising a global leader in smart transportation technologies in relation to the enforcement of civil fines in ten European jurisdictions.
• Acting for a UK bank in a successful application for summary judgment/strike out on the basis of the claimant’s failure to (1) plead fraud adequately in respect of its mis-selling claim; and (2) to overcome the bank’s limitation defence to LIBOR manipulation allegations. This was the first case to be decided on the issue of limitation in LIBOR-rigging claims.
• Acting for a UK bank in a successful application for an urgent injunction to compel the respondent to deliver up 1,600+ customer records which the respondent had unlawfully retained without the bank's consent.
• Acting for a UK government department in the defence of judicial review proceedings relating to contracts allegedly unlawfully awarded to third parties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Acting for a UK government body in an ad-hoc arbitration concerning mining subsidence.
• Acting for one of the largest veterinary practice chains in the UK on a complex dispute in the High Court of England & Wales concerning breaches of a share purchase agreement and breaches of the relevant regulatory framework.
• Acting for a national technology company in a multi-million pound shareholder dispute concerning alleged fraudulent misrepresentations claimed to induce prospective shareholders into purchasing shares.
• Acting for a national property developer in professional negligence proceedings issued in the High Court against a law firm with a claim value with losses exceeding GBP 21m.
• Acting for a Fortune 500 company in respect of an internal investigation into allegations of potential fraud and misconduct. Experience includes working as a team under time pressure to review and report on thousands of documents.