Sophia Dzwig

• Acting in an appeal from a DIAC arbitration in a commodities dispute with Nicholas Craig KC.
• Successfully represented insurers in a HKIAC arbitration on a trade-credit insurance policy with Nicholas Craig KC.
• LCIA arbitration for unfair prejudice under s.995 Companies Act 2006 with Andrew Fletcher KC and James McWilliams.
• LCIA arbitration on a trade-credit insurance policy with Colin Edelman KC and Peter Ratcliffe.
• Appeal under section 69 Arbitration Act 1996 from LMAA arbitration arising out of Petrobras bribery and money-laundering convictions (HPOR Servicos de Consultoria Ltda v Dryships Inc [2018] EWHC 3451 (Comm)) with Ali Malek KC.
• Junior counsel for a state in an arbitration under an investor-state treaty.
• Tribunal secretary in LCIA arbitrations.
• As a Judicial Assistant in the Commercial Court, assisted Sir Michael Burton at hearing of enforcement application under s.103 Arbitration Act 1996 in J (Lebanon) v K (Kuwait) [2019] EWHC 899 (Comm) (later in the Supreme Court Kabab-Ji SAL (Lebanon) (Appellant) v Kout Food Group (Kuwait) [2021] UKSC 48).

Sophia is shortlisted for Media and Arts Junior of the Year at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2026. She won Media and Arts Junior of the Year at the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards 2025 and was shortlisted as a Star Junior for the Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Awards 2025.

She is ranked in Band 2 for art & cultural property law by Chambers & Partners’ UK Bar Guide and High Net Worth Guide, and as a Tier 1 Leading Junior for art and cultural property by Legal 500.

• Acting for an art investor in a dispute with a gallery.
• Acted for an auction house in claim for breach of a consignment agreement.
• Acted for an auction house in title dispute over paintings left with it for valuation and research.
• Expert opinion on English law for insurers in a Zurich Commercial Court dispute over diminution in value of a stolen and damaged painting.
• Advised an auction house on issues arising from sale of stolen Chinese artefacts.
• Alongside her busy practice, in 2021 Sophia undertook the Institute of Art and Law’s Diploma in Art Profession Law and Ethics, for which she received a high Distinction.

• Acting on appeal in Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners, a £1.4bn claim by Denmark relating to cum-ex trading, having successfully represented a key defendant group at trial and in pre-trial stages, including personally making submissions. With (at various times) Jonathan Crow KC, Andrew Onslow KC, David Head KC, Christopher Bond, Tom De Vecchi and Hannah Glover.
• Claim arising from sale of a portfolio of assets in the coronavirus-related market crash in March 2020 – acted for a bank with David Simpson.
• Sole counsel advising on investor-introduction agreement.
• Sole counsel for a bank in relation to a freezing order under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 against a defendant convicted of mortgage fraud.
• Claim against forex trading platform retaining client’s money, with Rajesh Pillai KC.
• Assisted Sir Ross Cranston in the Cranston Review arising out of criminal misconduct at HBOS Reading.
• Obtained Civil Restraining Order as sole counsel in cryptocurrency-related dispute.
• Co-author, “Margin calls during global crises: practice note” Practical Law with Adrian Beltrami KC and David Simpson (https://3vb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Margin-calls-w-025-5316.pdf)
• Co-author, ‘Bank Resolution: Key Issues and Local Perspectives’ INSOL with James Potts and Hodge Malek KC.

Sophia is ranked by Chambers & Partners as an Up and Coming junior and by the Legal 500 as a Tier 4 Leading Junior in Fraud: Civil.

• Acting on appeal in Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners, a £1.4bn claim by Denmark relating to cum-ex trading, having successfully represented a key defendant group at trial and in pre-trial stages, including personally making submissions. With (at various times) Jonathan Crow KC, Andrew Onslow KC, David Head KC, Christopher Bond, Tom De Vecchi and Hannah Glover.
• Acting in appeal proceedings, having successfully representing a key defendant group, including personally making submissions, in Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners, a £1.4bn fraud and unjust enrichment claim by the Danish tax authority, with Jonathan Crow KC, Andrew Onslow KC, David Head KC, Christopher Bond, Tom De Vecchi and Hannah Glover.
• Sole counsel for creditor in relation to claim involving bankruptcy and recovery from debtor subject to freezing order.
• Sole counsel for a third-party disclosure respondent in a large fraud claim.
• Sole counsel for the CPS at a Crown Court hearing in relation to an asset restraint order.
• Sole counsel for a bank in relation to a freezing order under the Criminal Justice Act 1988 against a defendant convicted of mortgage fraud.
• Acted for a defendant to a claim by the Kuwaiti national pension fund arising from alleged payment of secret commissions, with Adam Kramer KC and Ian Higgins
• Acted for the National Crime Agency with Andrew Sutcliffe KC in proceedings for freezing order and civil recovery order arising from alleged money laundering.
• Member of the Serious Fraud Office’s Panel of Counsel (Proceeds of Crime International Assistance Division, Panel C).
• Appeal under section 69 Arbitration Act 1996 from LMAA arbitration arising out of Petrobras bribery and money-laundering convictions (HPOR Servicos de Consultoria Ltda v Dryships Inc [2018] EWHC 3451 (Comm)) with Ali Malek KC.
• Sole counsel in numerous enforcement applications in the High Court, including amendment of freezing order, winding up of a company, charging orders and orders for sale, arising out of fraud and unjust enrichment claim.
• As a Judicial Assistant in the Commercial Court, assisted Jacobs J in 5-week trial in Vald. Nielsen Holding A/S Newwatch Ltd v Baldorino & Ors [2019] EWHC 1926 (Comm), now a regularly cited authority in fraudulent misrepresentation caser.

• LCIA arbitration for unfair prejudice under s.995 Companies Act 2006, arising from breakdown in multi-million pound family business, with Andrew Fletcher KC and James McWilliams.
• Advised on unfair prejudice petition, arising from breakdown in multi-million pound family business, in a Caribbean jurisdiction.
• As a Judicial Assistant in the Commercial Court, assisted Jacobs J in 5-week trial in Vald. Nielsen Holding A/S Newwatch Ltd v Baldorino & Ors [2019] EWHC 1926 (Comm) relating to management buyout at an undervalue.

Sophia is ranked by the Legal 500 as a Tier 4 Leading Junior in Insurance and Reinsurance.

• Advising professional indemnity insurers in relation to negligent valuations with Tom Weitzman KC
• Insurance contribution claim relating to defective cladding with Tom Weitzman KC.
• Expert opinion on English law for insurers in a Zurich Commercial Court dispute over diminution in value of a stolen and damaged painting.
• Sole counsel advising insurers on coverage under D&O policies in relation to minority shareholder/ derivative claims (multiple cases).
• Advising on war and terrorism (LMA 3030 standard wording) coverage of political protests, with Tom Weitzman KC.
• Acting for insurance broker in negligence and breach of contract claim relating to a fatal industrial accident with Tom Weitzman KC.
• Successfully represented insurers in a HKIAC arbitration on a trade-credit insurance policy with Nicholas Craig KC, involving structured trade finance and coverage/ avoidance issues.
• LCIA arbitration on a trade-credit insurance policy with Colin Edelman KC and Peter Ratcliffe, involving structured trade finance and coverage/ avoidance issues.
• Advising Premier League football club on business interruption insurance coverage with Adam Kramer KC.
• Successfully acted for the claimant in Acorn UK Finance Ltd v Markel [2020] EWHC 922 (Comm), £16m professional indemnity insurance avoidance trial, with Adam Kramer KC.

• Acted for Sir Frederick and Amanda Barclay in claim for breach of confidence, misuse of private information, Data Protection Act 2018/ GDPR breaches and conspiracy, successfully obtaining urgent doorstep-delivery up injunctions and related press restrictions, with Hefin Rees KC and Cleon Catsambis.