Toby Robinson

Toby Robinson

Partner

Toby is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Department.

He has acted for a number of clients on a wide variety of commercial disputes. His practice covers a broad range of contentious work, including cases involving allegations of fraud and banking disputes.

Toby is also a member of the cross-practice Regulatory Investigations Group and has extensive experience of advising clients facing enforcement action brought by the FCA.

In 2012, he was seconded to the Royal Bank of Scotland for six months as Acting Head of Litigation, Regulatory and Investigations dealing exclusively with contentious regulatory issues.

Toby was included in the 2023 "Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom" in the field of Litigation.

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

  • Acting for Hewlett Packard in relation to fraud claims amounting to US$5 billion, with parallel criminal proceedings in the US, arising out of the US$11 billion acquisition of Autonomy Corporation plc in late 2011.
  • Acting for Mueller Industries in relation to various competition (follow-on damages) claims brought in the Chancery Division by Travis Perkins group companies.
  • Acting for The Republic of Argentina in relation to jurisdictional challenges in the Commercial Court based on state immunity arising out of the attempted enforcement in England of New York judgments obtained by various vulture funds. The "flagship" case of NML v The Republic of Argentina was heard by the Supreme Court in 2011.
  • Acting for a Libor submitter at one of the banks being investigated by the FCA and a bond trader in relation to market abuse proceedings brought by the FCA (heard by the Regulatory Decisions Committee, where Toby did the advocacy).

WHAT OTHERS SAY

Diligent, determined and with huge reserves of energy.
The Legal 500 UK 2022
Recognises his skills in regulatory matters and complex financial institutions litigation.
Chambers and Partners UK
Clever, energetic and a pleasure to work with.
Clients
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